This book presents extensive research into the cinematic representation of the British-identifying Protestant, unionist and loyalist community in Northern Ireland and is the first time such comprehensive analysis has been produced. Gallagher's research traces the history of the community's...

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Main Author:	Gallagher, Richard (Author)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cham, Switzerland Palgrave Macmillan [2023]
Subjects:	Geschichte 1980-2022 Geschichte 1980- Nordirland > Motiv Unionisten Film Irland Großbritannien Nationalism in motion pictures Northern Ireland / In motion pictures Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) / In motion pictures Unionism (Irish politics) Northern Ireland / Politics and government Motion pictures Politics and government Ireland / Ulster Northern Ireland Hochschulschrift
Summary:	This book presents extensive research into the cinematic representation of the British-identifying Protestant, unionist and loyalist community in Northern Ireland and is the first time such comprehensive analysis has been produced. Gallagher's research traces the history of the community's representation in cinema from the emergence of depictions of both nationalist and unionist communities in social-realist dramas in 1980s British and Irish cinema to today, through periods such as those focused on violent paramilitaries in the 1990s and irreverent comedy after the Northern Ireland peace process. The book addresses the perception that the Irish nationalist community has been depicted more frequently and favourably than unionism in films about the period of conflict known as "The Troubles". Often argued to be the result of an Irish nationalist bias within Hollywood, Gallagher argues that there are other inherent and systemic reasons for this cinematic deficit
Physical Description:	ix, 194 Seiten
ISBN:	9783031234354