| Autor: |
Dominic Bryan |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Irish |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Review of Irish Studies in Europe, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 76-91 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2398-7685 |
| DOI: |
10.32803/rise.v2i1.1708 |
| Popis: |
This article examines the way in which the availability of cheaply produced polyester flags has changed the symbolic landscape in the public places of Northern Ireland. The “tradition” of flying flags to express identity is common throughout the world and an important feature of an annual marking of residential and civic spaces in Northern Ireland. Such displays have been a consistent part of the reproduction of political identities through commemoration and the marking of territory. However, the availability of cheaply produced textiles has led to a change in the way the displays take place, the development of a range of new designs and helped sustain the control of areas by particular paramilitary groups. It highlights how the “symbolic capital” of the national flags can be used by different social groups having implication on the status and value of the symbol. |
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