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The limitations of whiteness and the boundaries of Englishness
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Abstract The focus of this article is the second-generation Irish in England. It is based on data collected as part of the Irish 2 project, which examined processes of identity formation amongst the second-generation Irish population in England and Scotland. The a... view more
The focus of this article is the second-generation Irish in England. It is based on data collected as part of the Irish 2 project, which examined processes of identity formation amongst the second-generation Irish population in England and Scotland. The article examines and maps identifications and positionings of second-generation Irish people and discusses how two hegemonic domains - Ireland and England - intersect in the lives of the children of Irish-born parents, with material and psychological consequences. Their positionings in multiethnic Britain are compared with those of ‘visible’ minority ethnic groups, and their narratives of belonging and non-belonging are analysed in terms of the limitations of whiteness and the boundaries of Englishness.... view less
Free Keywords
Irishness; minority ethnic group;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 160-182
Journal
Ethnicities, 5 (2005) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1468796805052113
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)