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What do Daniel O''Donnell, pint baby, iodine tablets, Irish reality television,
moral panics around sex, Nadine Coyle''s missing passport, housewives of the
year, bachelor festivals and the Aliv e- O religion programme have in common?
They all tell the story of Ireland through the pop culture that has shaped us.
Part cultural history, part memoir and part affectionate excavation of the things w e
bore w itness too and experienced, this book explores the television show s, music,
scandals, celebrities, fads and media moments that shaped generations of Irish
people.
From the rise of Irish reality television and the country''s first music video
programme MT-USA, to forgotten chart acts, moral panics, tabloid sensations and
unlikely national icons, Pop Culchie explores the stories behind the pop culture
moments that defined us.
Funny, nostalgic and rigorously researched, Pop Culchie reveals how popular culture
has shaped Irish culture and history over the last half-century.
Whether you''re nostalgic for the pop culture moments of the past or fascinated
by the strange underbelly of Ireland''s cultural moments, this is a celebration of
Irish popular culture in all its eccentric, hilarious and unforgettable glory.
Páraic Kerrigan is an Irish Times bestselling author, researcher and Assistant
Professor at University College Dublin. His expertise in Irish popular culture stems
partly from academic study and partly from an unhealthy level of affection for Irish
pop music and cult films. He maintains, w ithout irony, that Fade Street and Dublin
Wives are key national texts w orthy of serious scholarly attention. He also believes
that Six''s "There a W hole Lot of Loving" is one of the great overlooked
achievements of Irish musical history. Follow ing several unsuccessful attempts to
become a pop star, he turned to w riting books instead. His previous book, Reeling in
the Queers, w as shortlisted for an Irish Book Aw ard in 2024.
moral panics around sex, Nadine Coyle''s missing passport, housewives of the
year, bachelor festivals and the Aliv e- O religion programme have in common?
They all tell the story of Ireland through the pop culture that has shaped us.
Part cultural history, part memoir and part affectionate excavation of the things w e
bore w itness too and experienced, this book explores the television show s, music,
scandals, celebrities, fads and media moments that shaped generations of Irish
people.
From the rise of Irish reality television and the country''s first music video
programme MT-USA, to forgotten chart acts, moral panics, tabloid sensations and
unlikely national icons, Pop Culchie explores the stories behind the pop culture
moments that defined us.
Funny, nostalgic and rigorously researched, Pop Culchie reveals how popular culture
has shaped Irish culture and history over the last half-century.
Whether you''re nostalgic for the pop culture moments of the past or fascinated
by the strange underbelly of Ireland''s cultural moments, this is a celebration of
Irish popular culture in all its eccentric, hilarious and unforgettable glory.
Páraic Kerrigan is an Irish Times bestselling author, researcher and Assistant
Professor at University College Dublin. His expertise in Irish popular culture stems
partly from academic study and partly from an unhealthy level of affection for Irish
pop music and cult films. He maintains, w ithout irony, that Fade Street and Dublin
Wives are key national texts w orthy of serious scholarly attention. He also believes
that Six''s "There a W hole Lot of Loving" is one of the great overlooked
achievements of Irish musical history. Follow ing several unsuccessful attempts to
become a pop star, he turned to w riting books instead. His previous book, Reeling in
the Queers, w as shortlisted for an Irish Book Aw ard in 2024.
- Publisher Name:Footnote Press Ltd
- ISBN: 9781804442906
- Author:Kerrigan, Páraic
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