Representations of Policing in Northern Irish Theatre

1921 - 2021
2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-24620-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 508 g

Reihe: New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature

This monograph provides the first sustained, chronological account of Northern Irish police officers’ representation in theatre. Importantly, its scope comprises a critical period of national and organisational development, beginning with the Partition of Ireland in 1921 and the founding of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) one year later in 1922. It progresses through the relevant theatrical and historical events of the century, through the period after the RUC’s dissolution and replacement with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in 2001, and concludes in 2021 to coincide with the centenary of Partition. As such, this project is distinctive in its ability to trace paradigm shifts in perceptions of the police over time, as they intersect with relevant historical events and milestones of political conflict in the province.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saunders, T. W.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.Introduction.- 2.1921–1950.- 3.950–1969.- 4.1969–1980.- 5.1980–1990.- 6.1990–2001.- 7. 2001–2021.- 8. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

T. W. Saunders received his PhD from the Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2018. He then travelled extensively—to locations including Cyprus, Spain, Chile, Canada, Gibraltar, and the Falkland Islands—while adapting his dissertation into a scholarly monograph and working on various other adjacent projects. He lives in Colorado.