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Northern Irish writing after the Troubles : intimacies, affects, pleasures

Magennis, C

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The period since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 has seen a sustained decrease in violence and, at the same time, Northern Ireland has undergone a literary renaissance, with a fresh generation of writers exploring innovative literary forms. This book explores contemporary Northern Irish fiction and how the ‘post’-conflict period has led writers to a renewed engagement with intimacy and intimate life. Magennis draws on affect and feminist theory to examine depictions of intimacy, pleasure and the body in their writings and shows how intimate life in Northern Ireland is being reshaped and re-written. Featuring short reflective pieces from some of today’s most compelling Northern Irish Writers, including Lucy Caldwell, Jan Carson, Bernie McGill and David Park, this book provides authoritative insights into how a contemporary engagement with intimacy provides us with new ways to understand Northern Irish identity, selfhood and community.

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Magennis, C. (2021). Northern Irish writing after the Troubles : intimacies, affects, pleasures. Bloomsbury. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350074750

Book Type Authored Book
Online Publication Date Jul 15, 2021
Publication Date Aug 12, 2021
Deposit Date May 24, 2021
Publicly Available Date Jan 19, 2023
Series Title New Horizons in Contemporary Writing
ISBN 9781350074743-(ebook);-9781350074736-(ebook);-9781350074729-(hardback)
DOI https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350074750
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350074750
Related Public URLs https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/northern-irish-writing-after-the-troubles-9781350074743/

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