Prime the Pump

Catholicism, Arts Policy and the Post-war Irish Amateur Drama Movement 1949 to 1969
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-80374-598-5
Verlag: Peter Lang

Buch, Englisch, Band 143, 334 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 505 g

Reihe: Reimagining Ireland

For over seventy years, An Chomhairle Ealaíon/the Arts Council of Ireland has played a critical role in Irish cultural development. The interface between Arts Council policy, Catholicism, and amateur drama, which this book examines, provides an access point for understanding how people responded to the socio-economic crisis facing post-war Irish society. Exploring the cultural impact of amateur drama on the modernization of Irish society, the book argues that the movement challenged resistance to change from more traditional aspects of Irish social, political and theological life. The book analyses a cross-section of plays performed at the All-Ireland, Western, Clare, North Cork and other drama festivals between 1953 and 1969, which highlighted and challenged social issues, including emigration, poverty, housing, and the institutionalization of vulnerable women and children. Matters of national importance that continue to impact contemporary Irish society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kennedy, Ian G.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Maher, Eamon

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction – ‘Prime the Pump’ into Action – A ‘Living Irish Theatre’ – A ‘Work of Considerable Importance’– ‘Courage and Initiative’ – A Platform for Discontent.

Über Autor(innen)

Ian Kennedy, a graduate of the University of Galway and the University of Wales, has worked in education, community and cultural development for over twenty-five years. A member of the library team at ATU St Angelas, Sligo, his research interests include the cultural, political, social, and religious changes in post-war Irish society