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Viajando e escutando entre as Irlandas : narrativas de viagem sobre os Troubles
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O principal foco desta dissertação é a realização de um estudo sobre a forma como as questões sociais, históricas, culturais e identitárias presentes na Irlanda do Norte, no período dos Troubles – entre 1968 e 1998 –, são analisadas em duas obras de não-ficção literária: A Place Apart (1978), de Dervla Murphy, e Bad Blood: A Walk Along the Border (1987), de Colm Tóibín. Estas obras, relatos de viagens realizadas pelos autores à Irlanda do Norte, de bicicleta e a pé, respetivamente, abordam o clima de violência e instabilidade vivido nas décadas de setenta e oitenta do século XX naquela região. Estas questões, tal como é possível constatar através das obras, assumem também grande importância no espaço geográfico da fronteira irlandesa – linha territorial que separa a República da Irlanda da Irlanda do Norte. Para além disso, a coexistência das comunidades católica e protestante neste espaço geográfico contribui para algo abordado em A Place Apart e Bad Blood: o desenvolvimento de diferentes conceitos de identidade, a nível individual e coletivo. Em termos de estrutura, a dissertação encontra-se dividida em duas partes. A primeira parte contém um enquadramento histórico, que versa sobre os acontecimentos que antecederam a criação da Irlanda do Norte em 1921 e as décadas de violência dos Troubles, assim como uma breve análise da geografia da fronteira irlandesa. As principais características do subgénero narrativo em que as obras se inserem – a literatura de viagens – também são analisadas. A segunda parte da dissertação apresenta um estudo individual de cada obra e um estudo comparativo de ambas. Por fim, é efetuada uma reflexão sobre como as observações acerca dos Troubles presentes em A Place Apart e Bad Blood continuam a ser de grande relevância no panorama atual da sociedade irlandesa. Através de uma breve análise à atualidade pós-Brexit da Irlanda do Norte, é também explorada a importância, num contexto pós-Acordo da Sexta-feira Santa, da não-ficção literária de Murphy e Tóibín na exposição das questões identitárias presentes na Irlanda do Norte.
The main objective of this dissertation is to study the way in which the social, historical, cultural and identity issues present in Northern Ireland, during the Troubles – between 1968 and 1998 –, are examined in two works of non-fiction literature: A Place Apart (1978), by Dervla Murphy, and Bad Blood: A Walk Along the Border (1987), by Colm Tóibín. These works, accounts of journeys undertaken by the authors throughout Northern Ireland by bicycle and on foot, respectively, address the climate of violence and instability that marked the 1970s and 1980s in that region. These issues, as can be seen in the works, are also of great importance in the geographical area of the Irish border – the territorial line that separates the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland. Additionally, the coexistence of the Catholic and Protestant communities in this geographical area contributes to a major topic that is addressed in both A Place Apart and Bad Blood: the development of different concepts of identity, on both individual and collective levels. In terms of its structure, the dissertation is divided into two parts. The first part presents a historical overview, examining the events that preceded the creation of Northern Ireland in 1921 and the decades of violence during the Troubles, along with a brief analysis of the geography of the Irish border. The main characteristics of the subgenre in which Murphy’s and Tóibín’s non-fiction works belong – travel literature – are also analysed. The second part of the dissertation presents an individual study of each work and a comparative analysis of both. Finally, a reflection is made on how the observations of the period of The Troubles in Northern Ireland featured in A Place Apart and Bad Blood are still relevant in the current landscape of Irish society. Thus, through a brief analysis of post-Brexit Northern Ireland, the importance of Murphy and Tóibín's non-fiction literature on the exposition of the identity issues of Northern Ireland – in a post-Good Friday Agreement context – is examined.
The main objective of this dissertation is to study the way in which the social, historical, cultural and identity issues present in Northern Ireland, during the Troubles – between 1968 and 1998 –, are examined in two works of non-fiction literature: A Place Apart (1978), by Dervla Murphy, and Bad Blood: A Walk Along the Border (1987), by Colm Tóibín. These works, accounts of journeys undertaken by the authors throughout Northern Ireland by bicycle and on foot, respectively, address the climate of violence and instability that marked the 1970s and 1980s in that region. These issues, as can be seen in the works, are also of great importance in the geographical area of the Irish border – the territorial line that separates the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland. Additionally, the coexistence of the Catholic and Protestant communities in this geographical area contributes to a major topic that is addressed in both A Place Apart and Bad Blood: the development of different concepts of identity, on both individual and collective levels. In terms of its structure, the dissertation is divided into two parts. The first part presents a historical overview, examining the events that preceded the creation of Northern Ireland in 1921 and the decades of violence during the Troubles, along with a brief analysis of the geography of the Irish border. The main characteristics of the subgenre in which Murphy’s and Tóibín’s non-fiction works belong – travel literature – are also analysed. The second part of the dissertation presents an individual study of each work and a comparative analysis of both. Finally, a reflection is made on how the observations of the period of The Troubles in Northern Ireland featured in A Place Apart and Bad Blood are still relevant in the current landscape of Irish society. Thus, through a brief analysis of post-Brexit Northern Ireland, the importance of Murphy and Tóibín's non-fiction literature on the exposition of the identity issues of Northern Ireland – in a post-Good Friday Agreement context – is examined.
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Mestrado em Literaturas, Artes e Culturas Modernas, especialidade em Estudos Ingleses.