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Masculinities, History and Cultural Space: Queer Emancipative Thought in Jamie O’Neill’s At Swim, Two Boys

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Milewski J.

Text Matters: A Journal of Literature, Theory and Culture

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2018

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issue 8

55-67

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At Swim, Two Boys, a 2001 novel by Jamie O’Neill, tells a story of gay teen romance in the wake of the Easter Rising. This paper considers the ways in which the characters engage in patterns of masculine behaviour in a context that excludes queer men, and the rhetorical effect of transgressive strategies to form a coherent identity. These patterns include involvement with the masculine and heteronormative nationalist movement, as well as a regime of physical exercise, and a religious upbringing in 20th-century Ireland. The strategies of broadening the practices of masculinity include their renegotiation and redefinition, as well as attempts to (re)construct the Irish and the gay canons of history and literature. These strategies, as exemplified by character development, become a rhetorical basis for the novel’s main argument for inclusiveness. This analysis deals with the central metaphors of space and continuity in the novel in the light of a struggle between identities. It also observes the tradition of parallels drawn between the emasculated position of the gay man and the Irish man at the beginning of the 20th century, and O’Neill’s rhetorical deployment of the shared telos in construction of a coherent gay Irish revolutionary identity.

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The Afterlives of the 1966 and 2016 Easter Rising Commemorations

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Halama V.

Prague Papers on the History of International Relations

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2022

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issue 2

66-77

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National commemorations are historical events, too. While re-imagining the past to correspond with contemporary sentiments, they are themselves open to reinterpretation by future observers. The 50th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising was intended to be a liminal event, paying tribute to the veterans of the revolutionary generation while recalibrating the national narrative to be more conciliatory and less militaristic. Yet, the anniversary later became neglected as one of the sparks of the conflict in Northern Ireland and subsequently served as the grand negative example of what needs to be avoided during the preparations for the Easter Rising centenary in 2016. The organisers of this centenary eventually introduced a highly diverse programme that held inclusivity at its centre. Nonetheless, with Brexit or Covid-19 in mind, one might wonder what the afterlife of the centennial mosaic of narratives will look like. Will the popular success of the event last, or will it be overshadowed or even neglected in the future?

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Sprawa irlandzkiego powstania wielkanocnego na forum brytyjskiej Izby Gmin

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Pawłowska A.

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Historica

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2016

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issue 96

143-160

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The article analyzes issues discussed during debates on the subject of the Easter Rising in Ireland of 1916 in the British House of Commons’ Forum. In the course of debates the subject of British administration’s responsibility for the outbreak of rebellion was widely disputed. Conclusions on the subject were included in the Rapport of the Royal Commission on the Rebellion in Ireland. There were also debates concerning issue of legal responsibility of the rebels, the means of judging them, and the legal basis of their trials. Among the vital issues discussed the question about general John Maxwell’s scope of authority and the validity of the martial law introduced in Ireland were found. Way of treatment of the Irish rebels by the British army and international overtone of the events were analyzed. The subject of changing public mood after the suppression of the Rising and possible repercussions from this situation were followed by a heated discussion. The analysis of the mentioned issues was based on transcripts of House of Commons’ debates and the Rapport of the Royal Commission on the Rebellion in Ireland.

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Artykuł analizuje zagadnienia omawiane podczas dyskusji na temat powstania wielkanocnego w Irlandii w roku 1916 na forum brytyjskiej Izby Gmin. Podczas debat szeroko omawiano kwestię odpowiedzialności administracji brytyjskiej za wybuch rebelii. Konkluzje na ten temat zawarto w raporcie Królewskiej Komisji do spraw Irlandzkiej Rebelii. Debatowano także na temat odpowiedzialności powstańców, sposobie ich sądzenia oraz podstaw prawnych, na mocy których mieliby zostać skazani. Pośród ważnych tematów poruszanych na forum parlamentu znalazł się problem zakresu władzy generała Johna Maxwella oraz zasadności wprowadzenia stanu wojennego na terenie Irlandii. Analizowano sposób traktowania cywilów przez brytyjskie wojsko oraz międzynarodowy wydźwięk wydarzeń. Gorąca dyskusja rozgorzała również w kwestii zmiany nastrojów społecznych po stłumieniu powstania oraz możliwych tego reperkusji. Wszystkie wymienione zagadnienia zostały przeanalizowane na podstawie stenogramów Izby Gmin parlamentu brytyjskiego oraz raportu Komisji do spraw Irlandzkiej Rebelii.

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Masculinities, History and Cultural Space: Queer Emancipative Thought in Jamie O’Neill’s At Swim, Two Boys

The Afterlives of the 1966 and 2016 Easter Rising Commemorations

Sprawa irlandzkiego powstania wielkanocnego na forum brytyjskiej Izby Gmin