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ISBN 10: 0230219985 
ISBN 13: 9780230219984
Author: Sara Brady, Fintan Walsh 

Crossroads Performance Studies and Irish Culture 1st Table of contents:

Part I: The Body and the Stage

Chapter 1: Performing the National Body

• The intersection of physicality and national identity in Irish performance.
• Examining representations of the body in Irish theatre and dance.

Chapter 2: 'Queering' the Irish Stage: Pageantry and Performance

• An analysis of events like Alternative Miss Ireland and Mr Gay Ireland.
• How these performances deconstruct traditional notions of gender, sexuality, and national identity.

Chapter 3: The Female Body in Endurance Art: The Work of Amanda Coogan

• A feminist critique of traditional gender roles through the lens of performance art.
• How Coogan's work challenges the audience's voyeuristic gaze.

Part II: Festivals, Rituals, and Public Performance

Chapter 4: The Performance of Tradition: St. Patrick's Day Parades

• Examining the parade as a cultural performance.
• The evolution of the parade from a religious procession to a global spectacle.
• Debates on authenticity and commodification.

Chapter 5: Storytelling as a Subversive Performance

• Drawing on Walter Benjamin's 'storyteller' to analyze oral traditions in a contemporary context.
• The role of storytelling in community-building and social commentary.

Chapter 6: Irish wakes and Funerary Rituals as Public Performances

• The performative elements of mourning and remembrance.
• How death rituals reflect social values and community bonds.

Part III: Politics, Memory, and History

Chapter 7: Performing History: The Commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising

• How historical events are re-enacted and remembered through public performance.
• The role of parades, pageants, and reenactments in shaping collective memory.

Chapter 8: The Theatre of Testimony: Trauma and Performance in Post-Conflict Ireland

• Exploring plays and performances that deal with the legacies of the Troubles.
• The ethics of representing trauma on stage.

Chapter 9: The Performance of Citizenship in a Multicultural Ireland

• The emergence of migrant theatre companies, such as Arambe Theatre Company.
• How performance is used to negotiate new identities and build community in a changing society.

Chapter 10: Retelling the Story of Bridget Cleary: Performance and Historical Revision

• An in-depth case study of how the story of Bridget Cleary has been performed and reinterpreted in theatre, documentaries, and historical studies.
• How these retellings perform and revise versions of Ireland's own history.

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