[acornlive] Welcome to Acornlive (at last!)
Mark O'Sullivan (webmaster@dublinwriters.org)
Sun, 13 Dec 1998 19:57:46 -0000
Hi List,
This is to welcome you all to the DWW very own mailing list
and extension which we've launched due to the buzz generated
on our messaging forum. I've just set up the subscription form
on our pages which will make it easier for everyone to join.
There have been some very interesting threads emerging lately..
notably the representation of Irish Cultural Identities in the face of
the
current "Celtic Craze" that seems to be sweeping the world onto
which so
many have jumped in order to make a fast buck. The contrasting
the celtic
disneyland of "Riverdance" with the integrity of a bands such as
Altan or
Kíla in Irish music has extensions into literature, where arguably
works
such as McDonagh's"Leenane Trilogy" can be contrasted with
the likes of
Pat McCabe.
It seems that it suits quite a lot people to sustain the laughable
stereotypes of paddywhackery as the tills ring. Indeed the very
fact that this seems to be the primary discussion on the DWW of
late, rather than simply discussing literature and writing in
general seems to indicate that this stereotyping and branding of
Irish cultural expression has overtaken the heterogeneous nature
of a people's expression.
Looking forward to the discussions to come,
Mark
Hope you enjoy yourselves
Mark
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Mark O'Sullivan
The Dublin Writers' Workshop.
http://www.dublinwriters.org
mark@dublinwriters.org