11 episodes

This UCD symposium examined the role of visual culture in constructing and critiquing the Irish Free State and national identity in the aftermath of political independence. The symposium took place in the UCD Humanities Institute on 19 October 2018 and was a joint initiative between the UCD School of Art History and Cultural Policy and NIVAL, The National Irish Visual Arts Library. The symposium was funded by UCD Decade of Centenaries. Podcasting by Real Smart Media.

Art and Reality: The Role of Visual Culture in the post-independent state UCD Decade of Centenaries

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This UCD symposium examined the role of visual culture in constructing and critiquing the Irish Free State and national identity in the aftermath of political independence. The symposium took place in the UCD Humanities Institute on 19 October 2018 and was a joint initiative between the UCD School of Art History and Cultural Policy and NIVAL, The National Irish Visual Arts Library. The symposium was funded by UCD Decade of Centenaries. Podcasting by Real Smart Media.

    Roisin Kennedy. Introduction to Art and Reality: The Role of Visual Culture in the post-independent state.

    Roisin Kennedy. Introduction to Art and Reality: The Role of Visual Culture in the post-independent state.

    In this podcast, a welcome address by the symposium organiser Dr Roisin Kennedy, Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Irish Art at the UCD School of Art History and Cultural Policy.

    • 9 min
    Eimear O'Connor. Sean Keating and the Art of Nation Building.

    Eimear O'Connor. Sean Keating and the Art of Nation Building.

    In this podcast, a paper by Dr Eimear O'Connor at Introduction to Art and Reality: The Role of Visual Culture in the post-independent state.

    • 20 min
    Sighle Bhreathnach-Lynch. Expressions of Nationhood in Bronze and Stone: Albert Power RHA.

    Sighle Bhreathnach-Lynch. Expressions of Nationhood in Bronze and Stone: Albert Power RHA.

    In this podcast, a paper by Sighle Bhreathnach-Lynch at Introduction to Art and Reality: The Role of Visual Culture in the post-independent state.

    • 27 min
    Fionna Barber. The Vibrant Studio: Margaret Clarke's performative femininities and 1920s painting.

    Fionna Barber. The Vibrant Studio: Margaret Clarke's performative femininities and 1920s painting.

    In this podcast, a paper by Fionna Barber at Introduction to Art and Reality: The Role of Visual Culture in the post-independent state.

    • 27 min
    Elaine Sisson. Irish Modernity in Fancy Dress - The Costume Balls of the 1920s.

    Elaine Sisson. Irish Modernity in Fancy Dress - The Costume Balls of the 1920s.

    In this podcast, a paper by Elaine Sisson at Introduction to Art and Reality: The Role of Visual Culture in the post-independent state.

    • 26 min
    Hilary O'Kelly. Dress in Our Boy's in the Independence Period, c.1910-40.

    Hilary O'Kelly. Dress in Our Boy's in the Independence Period, c.1910-40.

    In this podcast, a paper by Hilary O'Kelly at Introduction to Art and Reality: The Role of Visual Culture in the post-independent state.

    • 26 min

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