The Arts Past and Present: Ireland - for iPod/iPhone
By The Open University
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Description
Do we use our buildings to declare who we are? How far does our heritage influence our collective identity? This insightful album reveals Ireland's shifting attitudes towards its cultural heritage. In 1922 when it broke free of British rule to become an independent nation state, the Irish nationalists abandoned high-profile buildings like Dublin Castle as it was symbolic of their British oppressors, and it fell into ruin. Yet they proudly restored older sites like Cashel and New Grange, which is even older than the pyramids, to emphasise an earlier romantic Irish past. In doing so they literally reconstructed their new identity through obliterating the memories they didn't want to keep and reinforcing those they did. Today, with the passing of time and after joining the EU, the neglected buildings no longer provoke associations with a painful colonial history. St Mary's Church is now appreciated as a bar as well as a work of art. Ireland has moved on, and now embraces all of its heritage. In the audio track, Anne Laurence, a History Professor at The Open University, elaborates on the issues addressed in the album. This material is drawn from The Open University course AA100 The arts past and present.
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The Arts Past and Present: Ireland | A short introduction to this album. | 8 2 2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- The Arts Past and Present: Ireland | Transcript -- A short introduction to this album. | 8 2 2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 3 | VideoAttitudes to architectural heritage | How Ireland's built heritage is being rapidly reshaped. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Attitudes to architectural heritage | Transcript -- How Ireland's built heritage is being rapidly reshaped. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 5 | VideoRebuilding after the rebellion | How the new government abandoned certain buildings but chose to preserve others after the rebellion and the civil war. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Rebuilding after the rebellion | Transcript -- How the new government abandoned certain buildings but chose to preserve others after the rebellion and the civil war. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 7 | VideoAncient heritage | How the Irish free state restored ancient sites to consciously reconnect with a more glorious past. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Ancient heritage | Transcript -- How the Irish free state restored ancient sites to consciously reconnect with a more glorious past. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 9 | VideoNineteenth century romantic reinvention | How nationalists were quick to see the power of cultural symbols for political ends. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Nineteenth century romantic reinvention | Transcript -- How nationalists were quick to see the power of cultural symbols for political ends. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 11 | VideoCashel Castle, Tipperary | The ancient monuments at Cashel provide a sense of a romantic past without oppressors. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Cashel Castle, Tipperary | Transcript -- The ancient monuments at Cashel provide a sense of a romantic past without oppressors. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 13 | VideoThe fate of country houses | Why the big estates symbolised the old regime, and so were burned, stripped and redistributed. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- The fate of country houses | Transcript -- Why the big estates symbolised the old regime, and so were burned, stripped and redistributed. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 15 | VideoCastletown House | Appreciating the stately home as a monument to Irish craftsmanship and acheivement. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Castletown House | Transcript -- Appreciating the stately home as a monument to Irish craftsmanship and acheivement. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 17 | VideoChanging attitudes to restoration | St Mary's church becomes a trendy bar: how Ireland has moved on. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Changing attitudes to restoration | Transcript -- St Mary's church becomes a trendy bar: how Ireland has moved on. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Unravelling the issues | Anne Laurence, a History Professor at Open University, explains the significance of Ireland's built heritage to the reconstruction of its national identity. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Unravelling the issues | Transcript -- Anne Laurence, a History Professor at Open University, explains the significance of Ireland's built heritage to the reconstruction of its national identity. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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