The Politics and Polemics of Culture in Ireland, 1800–2010 by Pat Cooke (2022), Routledge

Authors

  • Connell Vaughan

Keywords:

Cultural History, Arts policy, Ireland, Post-colonialism

Abstract

Cooke’s book surveys the history of cultural policy and discourse from the Act of Union to the Financial Crash of 2008. It demonstrates the different ways the role of culture has been conceived by the state with an eye for the ideological ironies when theory is put into practice. Particular focus is devoted to the postcolonial nature of these ironies. The author does not find cultural policy to be a result of deliberative and democratic processes. Rather it is largely ad-hoc, idiosyncratic, and personality-driven.

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Published

2022-08-31

How to Cite

Vaughan, C. (2022). The Politics and Polemics of Culture in Ireland, 1800–2010 by Pat Cooke (2022), Routledge. Irish Journal of Arts Management and Cultural Policy, 9(2021-22), 111–117. Retrieved from https://ojs.tchpc.tcd.ie/index.php/ijamcp/article/view/2481

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2021-22 (2022)

Section

Book Review

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