UID:
almahu_9949434634802882
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 166 pages) :
,
illustrations, maps.
ISBN:
9781003266693
,
100326669X
,
9781000814613
,
1000814610
,
9781000814576
,
1000814572
Series Statement:
Routledge research in literacy
Content:
"Constructions of Illiteracy in Twentieth Century Ireland: Contesting the Narrative of Full Literacy offers new insights into literacy and illiteracy in the context of twentieth-century Ireland. Through a close analysis of archived documentation from educational, military, and parliamentary sources, the book reveals a potent narrative of full literacy that promoted literacy proficiency as a facet of the Irish national identity and suppressed any formal acknowledgment of illiteracy within the adult population. Tobin applies a sociological approach and uses Foucauldian concepts of knowledge, power, discourse, and silence to examine how constructions of illiteracy and the "illiterate person" varied over time, while being consistently bound to nationalism and nation-building in the twentieth century. Though focused on Irish society from 1900-1980, this volume also offers a resonant lens through which to examine the aims of the "Decade of Centenaries," an Irish Government initiative spanning 2012-2023 that commemorates significant events in the history of the Irish state. Relevant to any readers with an interest in the Irish experience of independence, decolonisation, and postcolonialism, this book will be a useful companion for scholars and postgraduate students of literacy and Irish studies more broadly"--
Note:
Introduction and background -- Power, knowledge, silence, and literacy -- The era of anticipation 1900 to 1921 -- The era of independence 1920s and 1930s -- The era of social progress 1930s and 1940s -- The era of economic development 1940s to 1960s -- The era of literacy measurement 1960s to 1980 -- Conclusion.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Tobin, Maighréad. Constructions of illiteracy in twentieth century Ireland New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 ISBN 9781032210940
Language:
English
Keywords:
History.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003266693
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003266693
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