{"product_id":"of-memory-and-the-misplaced-irish-immigrant-life-writing-in-the-united-states-hardcover","title":"Of Memory and the Misplaced: Irish Immigrant Life Writing in the United States - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat can the life writing of post-famine Irish immigrants tell us about Irish diasporic memory? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf Memory and the Misplaced\u003c\/i\u003e considers the endurance and nature of Irish American memory across the twentieth century. Guided by 30 memoirs written between 1900 and 1970, Sarah O'Brien shows the prevalence of intimate and taboo themes in ordinary immigrants' writing, such as domestic violence, same-sex love, and famine-induced trauma. Importantly, \u003ci\u003e Of Memory and the Misplaced\u003c\/i\u003e critiques the role of the Irish landscape as a site of memory and shows how the interiority of the domestic world has provided Irish women with the language needed to reclaim their own lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining literary and historical theory, \u003ci\u003eOf Memory and the Misplaced\u003c\/i\u003e highlights voices that have traditionally been silenced and offers a rare and unexplored collection of primary source autobiographical texts to better understand the experiences of Irish immigrants in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah O'Brien is Lecturer at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland, and codirector of the college's Oral History Centre. She is author of\u003ci\u003e Linguistic Diasporas, Narrative and Performance: The Irish in Argentina\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52693809070413,"sku":"9780253067876","price":187.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/R4qbM0BNQo9780253067876.webp?v=1762039226","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/of-memory-and-the-misplaced-irish-immigrant-life-writing-in-the-united-states-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}