Constructions of Illiteracy in Twentieth-Century Ireland : Contesting the Narrative of Full Literacy - Maighréad Tobin

Constructions of Illiteracy in Twentieth-Century Ireland

Contesting the Narrative of Full Literacy

By: Maighréad Tobin

Paperback | 14 October 2024

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Constructions of Illiteracy in Twentieth-Century Ireland: Contesting the Narrative of Full Literacy offers new insights into literacy and illiteracy in the context of twentieth-century Ireland.

Through a close analysis of archived documentation from educational, military, and parliamentary sources, the book reveals a potent narrative of full literacy that promoted literacy proficiency as a facet of the Irish national identity and suppressed any formal acknowledgment of illiteracy within the adult population. Tobin applies a sociological approach and uses Foucauldian concepts of knowledge, power, discourse, and silence to examine how constructions of "illiteracy" and the "illiterate person" varied over time, while also being entwined with activities of nation-building in the twentieth century. Though focused on Irish society from 1900 to 1980, this volume also offers a resonant lens through which to approach the "Decade of Centenaries", an Irish Government initiative spanning 2012-2023 that commemorates significant events in the history of the Irish state.

Relevant to any readers with an interest in the Irish experience of independence, decolonisation, and postcolonialism, this book will be a useful companion for scholars and postgraduate students of literacy and Irish studies more broadly.

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