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‘Ireland on a Plate’: Curating the 2011 State Banquet for Queen Elizabeth II |
MAHON, ELAINE
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<p>State dining has been shown to define the social, cultural and political position of a nation’s leaders (Albala, 2011; Baughman, 1959; Strong, 2003) and has been used by rulers for centuries to display wealth, cement alliances and impress foreign visitors (Albala, 2007; De Vooght and Scholliers, 2011; Young, 2002). This paper will show how the state banquet for Queen Elizabeth II was carefully curated to represent Ireland’s diplomatic, cultural and culinary identity. As the first visit by a reigning British monarch since Ireland had gained independence from Britain in 1922, the state visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland in 2011 was a significant event. The state banquet hosted by President Mary McAleese at Dublin Castle was to be the pinnacle of the visit. This paper will demonstrate how the brief ‘Ireland on a plate’ was fulfilled and the statecraft involved in what was to be a theatre of political and cultural diplomacy and a showcase of the Irish gastronomic register.</p>
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Keyword(s):
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Ireland; diplomatic dining; state dining; state banquet; Queen Elizabeth; curate; culinary diplomacy; gastrodiplomacy; Irish food; gastronomy |
Publication Date:
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2015 |
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Journal article |
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Peer-Reviewed:
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Yes |
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Contributor(s):
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Dr Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire (DIT) and Dr Michael Kennedy (Royal Irish Academy); Fáilte Ireland |
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Institution:
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Dublin Institute of Technology |
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Citation(s):
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Mahon, E. (2015) ‘Ireland on a Plate’: Curating the 2011 State Banquet for Queen Elizabeth II, <i>M/C Journal of Media and Culture,</i> Vol. 18, Issue 4, August 2015, 'curate'
http://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/viewArticle/1011 |
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Publisher(s):
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Dublin Institute of Technology |
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File Format(s):
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application/pdf |
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First Indexed:
2015-10-10 05:35:18 Last Updated:
2017-04-26 09:29:22 |
