Irish Cinema in the Twenty-First Century

Written by one of the leading scholars in the field, this book provides a detailed account of Irish cinema in the twenty-first century, suitable for students and lecturers alike. It covers new areas in Irish film production such as the creative documentary, animation and horror, and revisits key themes including the representation of history, post-Troubles cinema and Northern Ireland, rural representations and the cinema of the city.

The book is informed by theories of globalisation, the transnational, cultural trauma and spatiality. One of its key concerns is the question of gender representation, but it also looks at how the new social structures of Ireland, from the Celtic Tiger to today, are treated in the work of leading filmmakers such as Lenny Abrahamson, John Crowley, Neil Jordan, the McDonagh brothers and Jim Sheridan. Focusing on exemplary case studies, the book examines how high-profile films straddle both the local and the global industries. In addition, each chapter is preceded by the analysis of a short film.

Irish cinema in the twenty-first century is an important contribution to debates on the possibility of a national cinema in the age of globalisation. It will appeal to students and lecturers in film studies and Irish studies, as well as general readers interested in contemporary Irish cinema.