Mazzi Views of Place, Views of Irishness

Representing the Gaeltacht in the Irish Press, 1895-1905
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-78997-194-1
Verlag: Peter Lang
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 194 Seiten

This book focuses on the representation of the Gaeltacht in the Irish press. It examines texts from a key moment in the history of Irish journalism, namely the decade between the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth (1895-1905). Newspapers and periodicals have often been discussed with a view to their contents, or else they have served as supporting materials for scholars in Irish history. However, little to no interest has been taken so far in the language of the Irish press and the structure or discursive organisation of its news texts. In an attempt to contribute to filling this gap, this work is intended to carry out a corpus-based and discourse study of Irish news texts. The analysis fields the following general questions: How was the Gaeltacht represented in mainstream newspapers of the time? What aspects of Irish identity does the representation highlight, beyond the vivid description of remote places? In that regard, what are the concurring or competing voices of journalists engaging in the Irish public sphere? How do such voices actively shape news discourse in order to argue distinctive visions of Ireland?

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mazzi, Davide

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Mediengeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

CONTENTS: Journalism in Ireland - Historical news analysis: An overview - Materials and methods - «… a strange race of friendly beings …»: The representation of the Gaeltacht in the Irish press - «Many are the legends …»: On the intersection of place and history in Éirnews texts - «Our grand old Celtic tongue …»: The Gaeltacht as the repository of the Irish language.

Über Autor(innen)

Davide Mazzi is Associate Professor of English Language and Translation at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. His research activity lies at the intersection of discourse analysis, corpus linguistics and argumentation studies. In particular, his research interests have concentrated on legal, academic, healthcare and news discourse, which he has explored mainly in an Irish context. His recent publications include The Theoretical Background and Practical Implications of Argumentation in Ireland (2016).