When researching women’s rights in Northern Ireland, specifically more contemporary examples, I’ve came across a lot of illustrations created that show how art/fashion has been used to unify people (or for political good; I may need to change my essay question to better fit this.) Below are some of my favourite examples, specifically targeting N.I. …
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Women on the Margin
I’ve read a really good journal on the journey for women’s right in Northern Ireland, which explains more in depth how it differed for women there compared to other countries, due to the economy, conflict, religious views etc of the time. Here are some quotes/information I think may be useful to me in writing my …
Women’s Movement: N.I.
I wanted to look into another area of when fashion/art has been used to unify people, and I’ve decided to look specifically at Northern Ireland. I’ve already looked into the Punk scene during the Troubles and how people used fashion to claim a new identity, and now I want to look into another very important …
Murals
As I’m currently looking more into the creative scene in Northern Ireland, specifically political art, it’s only right to mention the infamous murals of the country. Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. Around 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. I suppose they’re almost an artistic timeline of political and religious …
Alternative Ulster
I’ve always heard about the punk scene in Belfast, but somehow had never thought too deeply into it with regards to the Troubles. However, from talking to my Dad a little more about his youth and those he knew, I’ve realised that the movement played a massive part in keeping the youth of that time …
Tourism
I’ve been thinking about the creative scene in Northern Ireland. Although we do have a number of ‘greats’ from over the years, and even the likes of JW Anderson emerging in recent years, I can’t help but feel as though we’re still lightyears behind our neighbouring countries. I think it’s safe to say that this …
Brexit
The UK leaving the EU means a number of things for Northern Ireland. Some believe the way Brexit would impact the fragile state of Northern Ireland was one of the many things not thought about by those in favour to leave the EU. Those it is agreed that a physical border should not be erected, …
Politics Now
One of the most important things to know about Northern Irish politics right now, is that since January 2017, Northern Ireland has basically had no government, raising a number of issues with new laws being passed and money. This occurred when Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness resigned due to disagreements with First Minister Arlene Foster …
The Battle of Bogside
I was talking to my Dad about my work and he recommended a BBC documentary for me to watch about ‘The Battle of the Bogside” which tells the story of the first major conflict that many say was the start of the Troubles. These are my notes/a summary of the documentary: Summary: August 1969; The …
Ideas
Here are some of my thoughts so far on my topic in terms of inspiration for my practical or points to look into for my essay writing: Segregation is still a real issue in terms of education etc. We need to improve on this if young people are to grow up accepting those with different …
time to change 