Bc. Jiří Michlíček

Master's thesis

From the Good Friday Agreement to Brexit: Loyalist Identity and Violence in Cyprus Avenue and The Bones of It

From the Good Friday Agreement to Brexit: Loyalist Identity and Violence in Cyprus Avenue and The Bones of It
Abstract:
Tato práce se zabývá analýzou identity a násilí loajalistů v Severním Irsku a zobrazení těchto aspektů v literatuře. Za tímto účelem jsou pak vybrána dvě díla. Kniha The Bones of It autorky Kelly Creighton, a divadelní hra Cyprus Avenue, kterou napsal David Ireland. Práce sleduje vývoj loajalistů a jejich identity a násilí od Velkopáteční dohody, přes Brexit, až do současnosti. Teoretická část se věnuje …more
Abstract:
This thesis aims to analyse the identity and violence of Northern Irish Loyalists and portrayal of these aspects in literature. In order to do so, two literary works are selected: the novel The Bones of It by Kelly Creighton, and the play Cyprus Avenue, which was written by David Ireland. The main focus of the thesis is on Loyalist violence and identity since the Good Friday Agreement, through Brexit …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 25. 5. 2022

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 14. 6. 2022
  • Supervisor: M.Phil. James Joseph Little, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Ph.D. Stephen Paul Hardy

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / field:
English Language and Literature / English Language and Literature

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