Not the Troubles - Alternative Narratives From Belfast

"Belfast is often analysed as a divided society, anchored in ethno-politico-religious differences amid a long history of conflict. However, shifting the focus of academic attention reveals a range of alternative narratives of city life. Using storytelling as a leitmotif, this ethnographic account explores the epistemological validity of engaging with strangers in a range of settings, such as street corners, a hairdresser's and a storytelling evening. It considers how creative writers represent life in Belfast. The author employs a variety of methods, including a dog as a research assistant and storytelling on location which demonstrates how people can re-shape and re-narrate life in Belfast"-- Provided by publisher.

Info autore

Karen Lane is a lecturer and Evening Degree Co-ordinator in social anthropology at the University of St Andrews. Her research interests are in storytelling, urban anthropology and using sensory knowledge as a research, teaching and learning tool. She was awarded the David Riches medal in 2017.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Karen Lane, Karen Lane Lane
• Editore: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.2025
• EAN: 9781836950318
• ISBN: 978-1-83695-031-8
• Pagine: 228
• Serie: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Sociology, Belfast, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Urban communities, Anthropology (General)