Date of Award
2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Anthropology
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
First Advisor
Catarina Passidomo Townes
Second Advisor
Carrie V. Smith
Third Advisor
Simone Delerme
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
Ireland is still recovering from the Great Recession that devastated much of the world in 2007. Simultaneously, the country is also dealing with increasing diversity and multiculturalism during a time of rising economic stability. This thesis analyzes the effects of globalization on the local expressions and perceptions of changing cultural identities through an examination of interactions between Irish patrons and Non-Irish vendors and employees in a weekly lunchtime food market located in the Silicon Docks Business Park in Dublin, Ireland. The actions which occur in the market demonstrate the influences of cross-cultural contact and heterogeneity on the Irish display of power and perceived threat of the "migrant other" through the appropriation and consumption of the exotic other. Simultaneously, this thesis examines the Non-Irish presentation and renegotiation of identity while in the market as well as the Non-Irish migrants’ capitalization of their authority and authenticity over the food they sell.
Recommended Citation
Myers, Grace Katharine Elizabeth, "Into Ireland: An Analysis Of Cultural Hybridity, Immigration, Food, And Place In The Silicon Docks Market In Dublin, Ireland" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 359.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/359