Opposing English, Contesting Capitalism: Pearse’s and Connolly’s discourses on the “Necessity for De-Anglicising Ireland” in the Early 20th Century
This article looks at the way two major Irish political figures of the early 20th century, Pádraic H. Pearse and James Connolly, articulated language questions with political economy analyses. Through the analysis of texts as well as their social-political context of production, I show that for the...
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| Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires du Midi
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Anglophonia |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/anglophonia/4949 |
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| Summary: | This article looks at the way two major Irish political figures of the early 20th century, Pádraic H. Pearse and James Connolly, articulated language questions with political economy analyses. Through the analysis of texts as well as their social-political context of production, I show that for the two activists the opposition to the English language was consubstantial with the revolution for a free and socialist Ireland. I wish to highlight that the movement of opposition to English in early 20th century Ireland was not only intended to serve the interests of a conservative bourgeoisie, as is sometimes suggested in the scientific literature. More broadly, this article reflects on the emancipatory potential of language revitalisation movements. |
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| ISSN: | 1278-3331 2427-0466 |