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Composing Irishness: Remembrances Of The Irish Past Through The Prism Of The Present In Music By Donnacha Dennehy (B. 1970) And Jennifer Walshe (B. 1974), Timothy Diovanni
Composing Irishness: Remembrances Of The Irish Past Through The Prism Of The Present In Music By Donnacha Dennehy (B. 1970) And Jennifer Walshe (B. 1974), Timothy Diovanni
Masters
Although modern remembrances in the fields of literature, theatre, poetry, and the visual arts have received considerable scholarly attention in Ireland since the publication of History and Memory in Modern Ireland in 2001, similar activities in an Irish art music context remain unexplored. This thesis addresses this lacuna in examining how the contemporary Irish composers Donnacha Dennehy (b. 1970) and Jennifer Walshe (b. 1974) have remembered, reimagined, and reinvented the past to communicate their positions on Irish history and modern Irish society, as well as to respond to recent historical and curatorial practices. Through a series of five works written …
Final Build?: Imaging The Local-Global Landscape Of Hewlett-Packard, Ireland, Mark Curran
Final Build?: Imaging The Local-Global Landscape Of Hewlett-Packard, Ireland, Mark Curran
Masters
This practice-led thesis constitutes a timely response to the absence of audio and visual representation of labour practices and post-industrial space in the context of Ireland’s accelerated economic development during the past decade, resulting in its current status as the most globalised economy in the world. The significance of Ireland’s global position is amplified by the fact that the South of Ireland never experienced the Industrial Revolution and has thus been propelled from an agricultural-based economy to one defined as post industrial. In both its methodological design and implementation, the study stakes out new terrain through the combined use of …
Strategy Process And Practice: Case Studies From The Irish Independent Television Production Sector, Caroline Quinn
Strategy Process And Practice: Case Studies From The Irish Independent Television Production Sector, Caroline Quinn
Masters
The purpose of this study is to review and empirically examine the literature on the strategy processes and the emerging strategy as practice perspective. The study is set in the Irish independent television production sector, bringing a significant contextual dimension to the analysis of strategy in practice. Working within the interpretive paradigm qualitative case studies are chosen as the means of inquiry, employing in-depth interviews and documentary evidence. The method proved to be both flexible and inventive, allowing for a depth of understanding and a holistic view of the research question. This research examines the strategy formation process and seeks …
Land Surveys And The Robinsons Of North Kildare (1769-1864), James Robinson
Land Surveys And The Robinsons Of North Kildare (1769-1864), James Robinson
Masters
Between the 18th and 19th centuries, the prosperity of Irish Catholic Tenants ebbed and flowed with the prevailing economic, political and social climate. The objective of this work is to illustrate that process by reference to the Robinson Family of North Kildare. Specifically, the dissertation will • Review the surveys undertaken in 1769, 1803, 1819, 1834, 1853, 1864 and 1744 • Establish the status of the Robinson Family as demonstrated by these surveys and other social and economic information, much of it previously unpublished. • Record, where, relevant, the contribution of the family to the social, economic and political developments …