Activities per year
Abstract
In the wake of the EU referendum, the United Kingdom's border with Ireland has gained greater significance: it is set to become the frontier with the European Union.
Over the past year, Garrett Carr has travelled this border, on foot and by canoe, to uncover a landscape with a troubled past and an uncertain future.
Across this thinly populated line, travelling down hidden pathways and among ancient monuments, Carr encounters a variety of characters who have made the frontier their home.
He reveals the turbulent history of this landscape and changes the way we look at nationhood, land and power.
The book incorporates Carr's own maps and photographs.
Over the past year, Garrett Carr has travelled this border, on foot and by canoe, to uncover a landscape with a troubled past and an uncertain future.
Across this thinly populated line, travelling down hidden pathways and among ancient monuments, Carr encounters a variety of characters who have made the frontier their home.
He reveals the turbulent history of this landscape and changes the way we look at nationhood, land and power.
The book incorporates Carr's own maps and photographs.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Commissioning body | Faber & Faber Ltd |
| Number of pages | 340 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-571-31335-8 |
| Publication status | Published - 02 Feb 2017 |
Keywords
- Land
- Border
- Ireland
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'The Rule of the Land: Walking Ireland's Border'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Impacts
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The Rule of the Land: Politics, Landscape and Identity on Ireland’s Border
Garrett Carr (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impact, Societial Impact, Other Impact
Activities
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Heritage talk, Ireland's border
Garrett Carr (Lecturer)
20 Jan 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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The Cultural Afterlife of Ruins (Journal)
Garrett Carr (Editor)
15 Nov 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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The Border Literatures book reading and conversation series
Garrett Carr (Invited speaker)
22 Sep 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Prizes
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Shortlisted for The Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Awards
Carr, Garrett (Recipient), 10 Jan 2018
Prize: Other distinction
Press/Media
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Cuper Way, Belfast. BBC Radio 4's World At One.
07/04/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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'Collateral to someone else's national story': A view from Northern Ireland on the Brexit saga. Interview on CBS (Canada) Sunday Edition
02/02/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Interview: The peace walls of Belfast: Do they still help keep the peace? CBS Canada
02/09/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Profiles
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North South East West
Carr, G., 10 Oct 2021, The New Frontier: Reflections from the Irish Border. Dublin: New Island, p. 122-134 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Edges of memory: A childhood in the Troubles
Carr, G., 10 Sep 2020, In: TLS - The Times Literary Supplement. p. 20 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Open Access -
Walking the border, Northern Ireland
Carr, G., 12 Dec 2020, National Geographic Traveller.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Open Access