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• Soccer/rugby/
cricket/Gaelic Football/ Hurling/Olympics
• 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?)
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