Cosmopolitan Kitchen: The Representations of Nationality in the Irish TV Series, RAW

According to the statistics, this included 1 12,548 UK citizens, 163,227 EU citizens, 24,425 from the rest of Europe, 46,952 Asia nationals, 21, 124 American nationals, 35, 326 Africa nationals, and 16,131 stated as 'other' nationals. [...]a lot of emphasis is placed on the cosmopolitan na...

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Published in:Critical studies in television 2011-09, Vol.6 (2), p.87-99
Main Authors: Tobin, David, Neville, Patricia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Drama
Expatriates
Forecasts and trends
Irish language
Market trend/market analysis
Motion pictures
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Realism
Restaurants
Society
Television
Television production
Television programs
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Summary:According to the statistics, this included 1 12,548 UK citizens, 163,227 EU citizens, 24,425 from the rest of Europe, 46,952 Asia nationals, 21, 124 American nationals, 35, 326 Africa nationals, and 16,131 stated as 'other' nationals. [...]a lot of emphasis is placed on the cosmopolitan nature of this drama series. Together, Sheehan laments that these devices merely show city life to be akin to 'a fall from a rural Eden',32 a moral waste ground as opposed to the socially and morally nurturing countryside. Since the rural/urban divide in Irish television drama series served to reiterate the moral construction of Ireland as a pastoral idyll, it is understandable that it wasn't until 1989 that an Irish urban drama was developed, Fair City. [...]the programme attracted 21.2 per cent of the 15-24 age audience.43 RTÉ commissioned the filming of a second season, which was broadcast in the new time slot of Sunday nights on flagship channel RTÉ One from 10 January 2010.
ISSN:1749-6020
1749-6039
DOI:10.7227/CST.6.2.10