Synopses & Reviews
Peter Mahon offers an interdisciplinary examination of the complex crossovers of texts, politics and violence in literature and film set during the Northern Irish 'Troubles'. These include novels by Bernard MacLaverty, Glenn Patterson, Pat MacCabe and Louise Dean, and films such as In The Name of the Father and Some Mother's Son.
Synopsis
Using the work of Rene Girard and Jacques Lacan, Mahon develops a new theoretical framework for reading the dynamic interplay of textuality, sexuality, violence, politics, reciprocity and the body in key literary and cinematic texts that engage with the period of political and social unrest in Northern Ireland known as the 'Troubles' (1968-1998).
About the Author
PETER MAHON is a Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of British Columbia, Canada.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Blood, Shit and Tears: The Textual Reinscription of Sacrifice, Ritual and Victimhood in Bernard MacLavertys Cal
The Laws Terrifying Double: “Legal Panic” in Glenn Pattersons That Which Was
Family Matters: Jim Sheridans In the Name of the Father and Terry Georges Some Mothers Son
States of Desire in Patrick McCabes Breakfast on Pluto
“Something like God”: Shit, Orifices, and Bodily Signifiers in Louise Deans This Human Season
Conclusion: Contaminated Christs
Notes
Index