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Entextualizing Famine, Reconstituting Self: Testimonial Narratives from Ireland
- Anthropological Quarterly
- George Washington University Institute for Ethnographic Research
- Volume 74, Number 2, April 2001
- pp. 72-88
- 10.1353/anq.2001.0020
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract
This article shows how the past was used to construct and disseminate an alternative view of the Great Irish Famine (1845-1850). Theories on the entextualization process are considered in tandem with those on reconstituting identity. Ambivalent selfhood is situated within the historical parameters of famine, language loss, and the legacy of colonial representation.
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