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Tir Cyffredin – Shared Land: The creation of identity, cultural tradition and community in the Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales.

Carty, Anne Marie

[Thesis]. Manchester, UK: The University of Manchester; 2011.

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ABSTRACTTir Cyffredin – Shared Land: The creation of identity, cultural tradition and community in the Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales.A portfolio of five films with a Companion TextA thesis submitted to The University of Manchester for the degree ofMaster of Philosophy in Ethnographic Documentaryin the Faculty of Humanities2010ANNE MARIE CARTYSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCESThis research project was conducted in the Dyfi Valley in rural Mid Wales. The population in this area may appear homogenous, but within the overall community there are, although the boundaries are blurred, roughly four different groups, of whom two are Welsh and the others mainly English incomers. These groups share a geographical space but are socially fragmented. The main output of the research is a portfolio of five documentary films with a Companion Text. Each of the films addresses ways in which each of these groups develop rituals to make them feel at home and create a mythology around these performances in order to legitimise their presence in the area and to create, affirm or reinforce a sense of community. The Companion Text is a supporting document, providing, firstly, a theoretical and ethnographic context for the films, and secondly, a vehicle for discussing the general anthropological and methodological issues raised by the films.

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Five documentary films on DVD:1. Village Show (30’ Colour, Stereo) follows two local gardeners in competition at the village produce show, and considers the place of these shows in the production of Welsh identity.2. Green Party (26’ Colour, Stereo) is a film about a large outdoor party held by Green incomers, which shows how liminal spaces are created in order to reinforce Green values and community.3. The ‘Re-invention of Culture’ Suite:a. The Masked Ball (24’ Colour, Stereo) sees international performance used to create a “new Welsh culture”.b. Noson i’w Chofio – A Night to Remember (23’ Colour, Stereo) follows the progress of the Mari Lwyd, a horse’s skull mounted on a stick and paraded around the pubs of Dinas Mawddwy. An ancient tradition is revived in order to integrate incomers into the village and extend the use of the Welsh language – and hence culture.c. Perthyn – Belonging (26’ Colour, Stereo) follows the process of preparing and celebrating a large lantern procession in the town, and shows the creation of a “modern tradition”.

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Type of resource:
Content type:
Administered thesis
Form of thesis:
Practice based
Type of submission:
Doctoral level ETD - final
Thesis title:
Tir Cyffredin – Shared Land: The creation of identity, cultural tradition and community in the Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales.
Degree type:
Master of Philosophy
Degree programme:
MPhil in Ethnographic Documentary
Publication date:
2011-01-10T23:24:02
Institution:
The University of Manchester
Location:
Manchester, UK
Total pages:
123
Abstract:
ABSTRACTTir Cyffredin – Shared Land: The creation of identity, cultural tradition and community in the Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales.A portfolio of five films with a Companion TextA thesis submitted to The University of Manchester for the degree ofMaster of Philosophy in Ethnographic Documentaryin the Faculty of Humanities2010ANNE MARIE CARTYSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCESThis research project was conducted in the Dyfi Valley in rural Mid Wales. The population in this area may appear homogenous, but within the overall community there are, although the boundaries are blurred, roughly four different groups, of whom two are Welsh and the others mainly English incomers. These groups share a geographical space but are socially fragmented. The main output of the research is a portfolio of five documentary films with a Companion Text. Each of the films addresses ways in which each of these groups develop rituals to make them feel at home and create a mythology around these performances in order to legitimise their presence in the area and to create, affirm or reinforce a sense of community. The Companion Text is a supporting document, providing, firstly, a theoretical and ethnographic context for the films, and secondly, a vehicle for discussing the general anthropological and methodological issues raised by the films.
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Five documentary films on DVD:1. Village Show (30’ Colour, Stereo) follows two local gardeners in competition at the village produce show, and considers the place of these shows in the production of Welsh identity.2. Green Party (26’ Colour, Stereo) is a film about a large outdoor party held by Green incomers, which shows how liminal spaces are created in order to reinforce Green values and community.3. The ‘Re-invention of Culture’ Suite:a. The Masked Ball (24’ Colour, Stereo) sees international performance used to create a “new Welsh culture”.b. Noson i’w Chofio – A Night to Remember (23’ Colour, Stereo) follows the progress of the Mari Lwyd, a horse’s skull mounted on a stick and paraded around the pubs of Dinas Mawddwy. An ancient tradition is revived in order to integrate incomers into the village and extend the use of the Welsh language – and hence culture.c. Perthyn – Belonging (26’ Colour, Stereo) follows the process of preparing and celebrating a large lantern procession in the town, and shows the creation of a “modern tradition”.
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en

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Manchester eScholar ID:
uk-ac-man-scw:105380
Created by:
Carty, Anne Marie
Created:
10th January, 2011, 23:24:02
Last modified by:
Carty, Anne Marie
Last modified:
15th April, 2013, 12:24:36

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