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The Comic Effect: Humor and the Construction of National Identity in Northern Ireland
The Comic Effect: Humor and the Construction of National Identity in Northern Ireland Chloe Prendergast Yale University Advisor: Professor Bonnie Weir May 2020 Senior essay submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of the Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Abstract National identity behaves as a binding agent between people with massive impacts on the organization of the modern world. It is built and maintained through many processes that are institutional, linguistic, banal, and everyday. In Northern Ireland, a small country in the British Isles, national identity represents a major point of cleavage between Irish, British, and Northern Irish identities. This cleavage has manifested in large scale violence. The Troubles, a conflict between Irish Nationalist paramilitaries, British Loyalist paramilitaries, and British institutions such as the army and police, took place between 1968 and 1998. This violence, which resulted in over 3,000 deaths and 45,000 injuries, demonstrates the deeply held importance of national identity in the country. Divisions between identities remain evident in neighborhood and regional segregation as well as educational separation. This paper explores the impact of humor on the construction and maintenance of competing and uniting national identities in Northern Ireland. It examines the effect of television, live comedy, and social laughter, highlighting the roles of institutional, linguistic, banal, and everyday sites that intersect with humor theory, identity theory, and the methods of national identity construction. These sites and mediums interact in complex ways that determine the capacities of various national identity constructions. These include both the structural status quo identities: British and Northern Irish, and the opposition identity: Irish. -
BBC Week 36 Programme Information Week Commencing 02/09/2017
BBC Week 36 Week Commencing 02/09/2017 Programme Information Television & Radio BBC Northern Ireland Press Office Email: [email protected] bbc.co.uk/mediacentre bbc.co.uk/iplayer Pictures are available at: www.bbcpictures.co.uk @bbconeni @bbctwoni THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC WEEK 36 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER A Perforated Ulster NEW BBC Radio Ulster SUNDAY 3 SEPTEMBER Morning Service Live From Omagh BBC Radio Ulster Time Of Our Lives BBC Radio Ulster Classical Connections From Castle Coole BBC Radio Ulster A Kist o Wurds Live From Omagh BBC Radio Ulster MONDAY 4 SEPTEMBER Home Ground NEW BBC One Northern Ireland Places of Interest: Morning Service (Omagh, County Tyrone); Time of Our Lives (Omagh, County Tyrone); Classical Connections (Castle Coole, County Fermanagh); A Kist o Wurds (Omagh, County Tyrone) EDITORIAL 2017 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 36 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ A Perforated Ulster NEW Returns on Saturday 2 September BBC Radio Ulster, 10.30am bbc.co.uk/radioulster The Hole in the Wall Gang return with their weekly up to the minute topical sketch show - A Perforated Ulster. Hosted by Da (Tim McGarry) and Uncle Andy (Marty Reid) and recorded live in front of an audience, the series begins on Saturday 2 September on BBC Radio Ulster at 10.30am, offering an alternative look at all the news and events here, there and everywhere. From presidents, politicians and people in the public eye they may all get the Perforated treatment. The eight-part series is written by Tim McGarry, Damon Quinn and Michael McDowell, and also stars Ali Ford and Paddy Jenkins. -
Comedy & Drama Exhibition Stories, People and Programmes
Comedy & Drama Exhibition Stories, people and programmes This exhibition is the latest in a continuing series of initiatives celebrating the achievements of writers, performers and programme producers associated with the BBC. It profiles the extent and diversity of their work and provides a useful reminder of BBCNI’s long-established role in both nurturing, and providing an outlet for, local creative talent. Radio and television dramas have explored universal themes using accents and storylines familiar as our own.And comedy – as well as making us laugh - has given us alternative perspectives on the problems, pre-occupations and occasional absurdities of life wherever it is lived. BBCNI has assisted local performers in reaching audiences beyond this place and their success has helped to nurture the region’s reputation as a provider of Network programmes across a range of genre and subject areas. Building on these accomplishments by seeking out new writers and production talent is a key objective for the future. Its achievement will be critical to the growth and viability of the creative industries in Northern Northern Ireland Ireland and the social, cultural and economic benefits associated with them. Society, like broadcasting itself, is constantly changing and BBCNI’s comedy and drama output must reflect informing... educating... entertaining... connecting... that reality. Quality, innovation and distinctiveness must remain its guiding ambitions as BBCNI fulfils a role that is made uniquely possible as a result of its licence funding -
Belfast February 15Th 2003 Protest Leaflet
STOP THE WAR COALITION INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION 2PM SATURDAY 15 FEBRUARY ASSEMBLE ART COLLEGE GARDENS, YORK STREET RALLY 3PM AT BELFAST CITY HALL NORTHERN IRELAND COMMITTEE - IRISH CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS, FIRE BRIGADES UNION, SUPPORTED BY: UNISON, NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS - UNION OF STUDENTS IN IRELAND,BELFAST TRADES COUNCIL, DERRY TRADES UNION COUNCIL, STRABANE TRADES UNION COUNCIL We are in opposition to military action against Iraq. This would undermine, not contribute to, international security and lead to a humanitarian disaster. Such action is unnecessary and is against international law. The Coalition is clear in its criticism of Saddam Hussein’s totalitarian Ba’athist regime, which has denied Iraqi citizens economic, social, religious, political, and trade union rights. However, escalating military action carries the grave risk of destabilising the Middle East and endangering millions of innocent people. We call on all peace activists and organisations, trade unionists, local churches, minority ethnic organisations, development organisations, student organisations, political groupings, campaigners, to join with us in building a mass movement that can stop the war. Stop the War Coalition Supporting Organisations: Northern Ireland Committee - Irish Congress of Trade Unions • Fire Brigades Union • UNISON • Derry Trades Union Council • Belfast Trades Union Council • National Union of Students – Union of Students in Ireland • Strabane Trades Union Council • Derry Anti-War Coalition • Craigavon Trade Council • Fermanagh Trade -
Féile an Phobail Festival of the People E V a D R N E
Festival of the People Féile an Phobail y p o c e e r F F éi le a n P h ob a il 20 09 Féile 2009 Venues D A O R www.feilebelfast.com R A L U C R I C T S E W 4 FARSET 2 23 INTERNATIONAL D A RD D URPHY O M R BALLY ILL 2 R SPRINGH 4 H G K A C AY O W N RK R M A M O AN E S ONA N IC L M D GH T G A LIN I CK D K H O R 1 S R 4 TE IV S I W WH E E A AD 5 B GL P AR 1 O E - P M NV ’S T B Y EA ON E A E T E Y GH B IT R R S K C G 3 B D T R D LE T R 4 P . A N T E H T D S E R E D T E E S R T A A I G L V E E O E T E I A U T H O K E R E E A G R R P S N T H P R R T E R 4 D S N S T P T T 1 U N S K R 9 D S N S T . W T N . I T O A G O Y 1 L T T T L . E R T E S D E D N R R U S I E E T Y A D S T E M I S O M E S G N A V E U 0 G O R W D S R F P N SPINE:Layout 1 3/7/09 18:04 Page 1 M S T R H T T 4 T S T R D H O S D E L E O N U O T S E A C G S O E N S M A C O L S A N L R T S H R C R R L I R 1 C A E C A U N D D M H E W N S W A F E L R 1 V A Y A I L L O N E H O I C L N O R A T R A O A O C H U A V R O A R R M R R C N IT L A Y V O B K S A G P H V V H E E M P L T D H C M S D A P A M T W I K D E E Z D K R L O E B C L D E MM Y E O U C E I R I K V H L K S K L L A H S N L V C E T F K C M V ALL B S E N L K CEM C E R ETERY V R L S I C O O C E S A R A U O N Q L C T I S O B N O A O H C F U S R A O B U O I H W R D 4 O F O 2 M N A D E F W H T R T V N D N PAR C 2 D K A 6 O 3 F E C D O E R R B R A N 1 U 1 R R T O R K S O O E S H I S G A ST. -
BBC Northern Ireland Comedy Unit and We to Find Comedy Formats of the Future
COMEDY BBC Northern Ireland Beginning Friday, 27 January 2006 Contents The Blame Game, Tim McGarry, Jake O’Kane Neil Delamere and Colin Murphy Comedy 2006 Introduction by Peter Johnston, Head of Broadcasting, BBC Northern Ireland ..................................................................................... 3 Foreword by Jackie Hamilton, Executive Producer, Comedy Unit ............................................................................................................ 5 The Blame Game .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Dry Your Eyes ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Folks On The Hill .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Comedy 2006 Introduction Taking the not-very-serious very seriously Comedy needs to be taken seriously. On the face of it, of all the different kinds of programmes the BBC makes, comedy seems like the one with least obvious pure public purpose, but the evidence suggests that it is one of the most powerful of all the genres. At its best, it provides a different but very rich insight into contemporary society and its attitudes