Politics and Sociology of Northern Ireland

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Politics and Sociology of Northern Ireland

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Politics and Sociology of Northern Ireland. Socialising Politics and the Politics of Socialising. Week 9 (part 1). Dividing factors in culture. Music Art Performance Dance Language Sport Bands & Ulster Scot Murals Theatre Highland Ulster Scot - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Politics and Sociology of Northern Ireland

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Socialising Politics and the Politics of Socialising

Week 9 (part 1)

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Dividing factors in culture

• Music• Art

• Performance• Dance

• Language• Sport

• Bands & Ulster Scot• Murals• Theatre

• Highland• Ulster Scot• Soccer/rugby/

cricket/Gaelic Football/ Hurling/Olympics

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• Ask yourself, do you ever socialise through the participation in or around music?

• Are ideologies relayed/played out during these circumstances? (Country music?)

• Are identities relayed/played out through these circumstances? (Rap/hip-hop music?)

• What about aesthetic valuations? (Classical music for certain socio-economic groups?)

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Protestant Music (?)• Ramsey, Gordon

• More than one Irish identity in Irish music

• Bell, Desmond• Machismo expression• ‘Protestant Work Ethic’

replacement?• Bands are an important feature for

working class young men

• Radford, Kathy• Central feature of loyalist disputes• Important forum for loyalists to

express dissatisfaction with the state/Government

• Witherow, Jacqueline• ‘Peace Process Soldiers’• Alternative means to expressing loyalist

dissatisfaction

• Casserly, Ray• Socialising aspect• Business Networking• Cultural Education• Politics not as significant as media presumes• Youth focus (?)

• Jenkins, Richard• Deprived Estate• Deeply segregated from Catholic Population• Largely managed by paramilitaries (little or no

Government influence)• Band is an important cultural feature for the

working class youths

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011qdp0