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Not the Troubles: Alternative Narratives from Belfast

Not the Troubles: Alternative Narratives from Belfast

Hardcover

Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movemen, Book 17

Literary CriticismAnthropologyGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1836950314
ISBN13: 9781836950318
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: Jul 1 2025
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Belfast is often analysed as a divided society, anchored in ethno-politico-religious differences amid a long history of conflict. However, shifting the focus of academic attention reveals a range of alternative narratives of city life. Using storytelling as a leitmotif, this ethnographic account explores the epistemological validity of engaging with strangers in a range of settings, such as street corners, a hairdresser's and a storytelling evening. It considers how creative writers represent life in Belfast. The author employs a variety of methods, including a dog as a research assistant and storytelling on location which demonstrates how people can re-shape and re-narrate life in Belfast.

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