Catherine Switzer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1448148 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine Switzer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Switzer |
| SIGNATURE | SWITZER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ulster |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Iraq casualty, the listed monument and the missing child
The memorials erected in the aftermath of the First World War have become the subject of a great deal of academic research, but much of this has a historical focus. The emphasis in this article, however, is on the place of these same memorials in the present-day United Kingdom. It shows how the meanings attributed to the memorials has broadened considerably, and how military commemoration is only one of a number of ways in which the memorials mai…
War, Memory, and Popular Culture
"War, Memory, and Popular Culture: Essays on Modes of Remembrance and Commemoration, edited by Michael Keren and Holger H. Herwig." Canadian Journal of History, 45(1), pp. 195–196
Ulster's love in letter'd gold’
Redrawing cognitive maps of conflict
Northern Ireland is currently emerging from three decades of conflict. Belfast, its largest city, experienced some of the worst levels of violence. During these ‘Troubles’ it became a highly segregated city in which its citizens understandings of the urban fabric were mediated through their ethno-religious backgrounds. Yet as the region moves into a post-conflict situation, Belfast has been undergoing rapid physical change. One result of this has…
From thorn to thorn
Although the literature on memorialisation often stresses the role of the national, there is a growing understanding of the polyvalency and dispersal of memory. Here, we address the rather difficult process of memorialising the security forces of a state which denies that it was a participant in a conflict. In Northern Ireland, the British state pursued a policy of 'Ulsterisation' of security forces, the result being that the memorialisation of t…
Redrawing cognitive maps of conflict
Northern Ireland is currently emerging from three decades of conflict. Belfast, its largest city, experienced some of the worst levels of violence. During these ‘Troubles’ it became a highly segregated city in which its citizens understandings of the urban fabric were mediated through their ethno-religious backgrounds. Yet as the region moves into a post-conflict situation, Belfast has been undergoing rapid physical change. One result of this has…
From thorn to thorn
Although the literature on memorialisation often stresses the role of the national, there is a growing understanding of the polyvalency and dispersal of memory. Here, we address the rather difficult process of memorialising the security forces of a state which denies that it was a participant in a conflict. In Northern Ireland, the British state pursued a policy of 'Ulsterisation' of security forces, the result being that the memorialisation of t…
Ulster's love in letter'd gold’
Ulster's love in letter'd gold’
Redrawing cognitive maps of conflict
Northern Ireland is currently emerging from three decades of conflict. Belfast, its largest city, experienced some of the worst levels of violence. During these ‘Troubles’ it became a highly segregated city in which its citizens understandings of the urban fabric were mediated through their ethno-religious backgrounds. Yet as the region moves into a post-conflict situation, Belfast has been undergoing rapid physical change. One result of this has…
From thorn to thorn
Although the literature on memorialisation often stresses the role of the national, there is a growing understanding of the polyvalency and dispersal of memory. Here, we address the rather difficult process of memorialising the security forces of a state which denies that it was a participant in a conflict. In Northern Ireland, the British state pursued a policy of 'Ulsterisation' of security forces, the result being that the memorialisation of t…
The Iraq casualty, the listed monument and the missing child
The memorials erected in the aftermath of the First World War have become the subject of a great deal of academic research, but much of this has a historical focus. The emphasis in this article, however, is on the place of these same memorials in the present-day United Kingdom. It shows how the meanings attributed to the memorials has broadened considerably, and how military commemoration is only one of a number of ways in which the memorials mai…
War, Memory, and Popular Culture
"War, Memory, and Popular Culture: Essays on Modes of Remembrance and Commemoration, edited by Michael Keren and Holger H. Herwig." Canadian Journal of History, 45(1), pp. 195–196
History (4 works) · History (4 works) · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Ethnology (3 works) · Irish and British Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Northern ireland (3 works) · Political science (3 works)