| dc.description.abstract | "The main question of this research is: How does bordermaking take place in
contemporary Belfast? When speaking of bordermaking we refer to all the practices that produce,
reproduce or modify borders. Bordermaking should be seen as a process that can be fuelled by
many things, such as human activities, but can also be influenced by already existing physical
entities like the walls in Belfast that separate Catholic and Protestant neighbourhoods. In our conclusion we will
answer the question how bordermaking takes place in contemporary Belfast. We will do this by
keeping in mind the interconnected themes of place, performance and perspective of borders. We argue that bordermaking in contemporary Belfast has its roots in
two different analytical perspectives. One has its roots in politics of belonging, where
bordermaking is the result of imaginings about what the nation state should look like, resulting is
different Irish and British territories. The other way of bordermaking in contemporary Belfast
has its roots cultural, social and physical silences, which are methods to prevent any form of
conflict. These silences however, constitute and routinise fear in society." | |
