Redressing the silence: Photography, memory and the Great Famine

dc.contributor.author	Carpenter, Paul Anthony Matthew
dc.contributor.supervisor	Assoc. Prof. Joan Wardrop
dc.contributor.supervisor	Dr. Ann Schilo
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-30T10:01:45Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-30T10:01:45Z
dc.date.created	2015-07-31T06:17:10Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1265
dc.description.abstract	Much has been said regarding the presumption of silence surrounding the Great Irish Famine (1845-1852). During and since the event’s sesquicentennial commemoration in the mid-1990s, this silence has been examined by scholars from diverse fields. Following these developments, this thesis examines how Photography’s enigmatic mix of referential and allegoric possibilities might, by uncovering the Famine’s traces, provide insights into the event, its memory and the class of cottiers and landless labourers who were obliterated by it.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Curtin University
dc.title	Redressing the silence: Photography, memory and the Great Famine
dc.type	Thesis
dcterms.educationLevel	PhD
curtin.department	School of Design and Art
curtin.accessStatus	Open access