Post-Partition Shakespeare: Northern Ireland's Bard in History, Politics and Culture (1921-Present)

分治后莎士比亚：北爱尔兰历史、政治和文化领域的吟游诗人（1921 年至今）

• 批准号: 2778356
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Queen's University Belfast
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2778356
• 关键词: Post; Partition; Shakespeare; Northern; Ireland

This thesis will examine the cultural significance of Shakespeare in Northern Ireland since Partition (1921-present). Building on work in Global Shakespeares, it utilises case-studies drawn from a largely unacknowledged Northern Irish archive, including theatrical productions, community theatre, fiction, poetry, education, film and material traces/architecture. Exploring aesthetic and political dimensions, the thesis demonstrates that Shakespeare's plays - their mobilisation and reception - have shaped the material, literary, educational and theatrical fabric of Northern Ireland. Tracing connections between a fragile state and a global literary icon, the thesis makes a case for Shakespeare's applicability and utility in a conflict and post-conflict situation.Research Questions:1.How has the mobilisation and reception of Shakespeare's plays shaped Northern Ireland's material, literary, educational and theatrical heritage?2.How have his plays been reproduced by generations of Northern Irish directors, writers and community interpreters? 3.In what ways are material traces of Shakespeare part of Northern Ireland's architectural landscape? 4.What has been the political significance of Shakespeare in Northern Ireland? How has Shakespeare been used in moments of crisis and in changing debates around language, identity and nationhood?5.How can the knowledge gained contribute to wider debates in Shakespeare and Ireland and Global Shakespeares?Research ContextWork on the significance of Shakespeare in Ireland has proliferated in recent years. Studies by critics such as Bates (2008), Steinberger (2008), Clare and O'Neill (2010), Putz (2013) and Taylor-Collins (2018) testify to the field's vitality. Northern Ireland, however, is conspicuous by its absence in these studies. This critical invisibility means that the discontinuities and points of contestation embedded in Irish Shakespeares are passed over.The recent 2021 Northern Ireland centenary makes the corrective urgent. Encompassing one hundred years of engagement with Shakespeare across an undulating environment (including civil rights disturbances, the 'Troubles', the legacies of the Good Friday Agreement and the post-conflict era), this thesis argues that Shakespeare's plays - their mobilisation and reception - have shaped Northern Ireland's material, literary, educational and theatrical fabric. It builds on the promise of the few relevant studies conducted so far, including Wray (2011) on Mickey B (2007) - a film adaptation which reads Macbeth inside the 'Troubles' - Corcoran (2020) on the Shakespearean dependencies of Heaney and other Northern Irish poets, and Coleman (2011) on Ulster Protestant Shakespearean rhetoric. These isolated studies suggest that bringing Northern Ireland into the conversation will complicate our sense of Shakespeare in Ireland as well as offering a fresh understanding of how Shakespeare is understood in a conflicted community. As the first comprehensive exploration of the significance of Shakespeare in Post-Partition Northern Ireland, the thesis will invigorate wider debates in the vibrant area of Global Shakespeares and push Northern Irish Shakespeares into more plural and diverse discussion. I will utilise an interdisciplinary methodology which combines history, politics, and performance and cultural studies with a focus on the material.

这篇论文将研究自北爱尔兰分裂（1921年至今）以来莎士比亚在北爱尔兰的文化意义。在全球莎士比亚作品的基础上，它利用了从一个很大程度上不被承认的北爱尔兰档案中提取的案例研究，包括戏剧作品、社区戏剧、小说、诗歌、教育、电影和材料痕迹/建筑。本文探讨了美学和政治的维度，论证了莎士比亚的戏剧——它们的动员和接受——塑造了北爱尔兰的材料、文学、教育和戏剧结构。本文追溯了一个脆弱的国家和一个全球文学偶像之间的联系，论证了莎士比亚在冲突和冲突后的情况下的适用性和实用性。研究问题:1。莎士比亚戏剧的动员和接受如何塑造了北爱尔兰的物质、文学、教育和戏剧遗产？他的戏剧是如何被一代又一代的北爱尔兰导演、作家和社区译员复制的？3.在哪些方面，莎士比亚的物质痕迹是北爱尔兰建筑景观的一部分？4.莎士比亚在北爱尔兰的政治意义是什么？在危机时刻，以及围绕语言、身份和国家地位的不断变化的辩论中，莎士比亚是如何发挥作用的？获得的知识如何有助于对莎士比亚、爱尔兰和全球莎士比亚进行更广泛的辩论？研究背景莎士比亚在爱尔兰的重要性近年来激增。Bates（2008）、Steinberger（2008）、Clare and O'Neill（2010）、Putz（2013）和Taylor-Collins（2018）等评论家的研究证明了该领域的活力。然而，北爱尔兰在这些研究中明显缺席。这种关键的不可见性意味着爱尔兰莎士比亚作品中的不连续性和争论点被忽略了。最近的2021年北爱尔兰百年纪念使得纠正问题迫在眉睫。在一个起伏不定的环境中（包括民权骚乱，“麻烦”，耶稣受难日协议的遗产和后冲突时代），这篇论文认为，莎士比亚的戏剧——它们的动员和接受——塑造了北爱尔兰的材料，文学，教育和戏剧结构。它建立在迄今为止进行的少数相关研究的基础上，包括Wray（2011年）对Mickey B（2007年）的研究——这是一部改编自《麻烦》中的麦克白的电影——Corcoran（2020年）对希尼和其他北爱尔兰诗人对莎士比亚的依赖的研究，以及Coleman（2011年）对阿尔斯特新教莎士比亚修辞的研究。这些孤立的研究表明，将北爱尔兰纳入对话将使我们对爱尔兰莎士比亚的认识复杂化，同时也为在一个冲突的社区中如何理解莎士比亚提供了新的理解。作为第一次全面探索莎士比亚在北爱尔兰分治后的意义，这篇论文将在充满活力的全球莎士比亚领域激发更广泛的辩论，并推动北爱尔兰莎士比亚进入更多元化和多样化的讨论。我将采用跨学科的方法，将历史、政治、表演和文化研究结合起来，重点关注材料。