Helena Wulff: 3 books
Rhythms of Writing
An Anthropology of Irish Literature
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
This is the first anthropological study of writers, writing and contemporary literary culture. Drawing on the flourishing literary scene in Ireland as the basis for her research, Helena Wulff explores the social world of contemporary Irish writers, examining fiction, novels, short stories as well...
Novel Approaches to Anthropology
Contributions to Literary Anthropology
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
This volume of interdisciplinary essays reflect current contributions to literary anthropology. Novel Approaches to Anthropology: Contributions to Literary Anthropology showcases the myriad ways that anthropologists bring their disciplinary perspectives, theories, concepts, and pedagogical strategies...
Dancing At the Crossroads
Memory and Mobility in Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Dancing at the crossroads used to be young people's opportunity to meet and enjoy themselves on mild summer evenings in the countryside in Ireland until this practice was banned by law, the Public Dance Halls Act in 1935. Now a key metaphor in Irish cultural and political life, "dancing at the...