This special issue examines aspects of Irish television at the current political, economic and cultural conjuncture in Ireland, and against the backdrop of two major crises since the 1990s: the first deriving from the Catholic Church’s institutional abuse scandals, which progressively weakened its power and influence; the second from the 2008 collapse of the Celtic Tiger economic boom, following which years of austerity have deepened social inequality. Focusing primarily on Ireland’s public service broadcaster RTÉ, the articles consider how national television in Ireland has represented and negotiated the resultant tensions and divides within Irish society. They examine the endurance and evolution of a daily Catholic ritual on national television; the weaknesses of a transnational drama in addressing the legacy of institutional abuse; varieties of progressive post-2015 Marriage Equality referendum “queer” television; “property television” and the current housing crisis; and intergenerationally themed reality television in the context of growing generational inequality.

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特刊简介：当代爱尔兰电视

本期特刊探讨了爱尔兰当前政治、经济和文化形势下爱尔兰电视的各个方面，以及 1990 年代以来两次重大危机的背景：第一次危机源于天主教会的机构滥用丑闻，逐渐削弱了其权力和影响力; 第二个是 2008 年凯尔特之虎经济繁荣的崩溃，此后多年的紧缩政策加深了社会不平等。这些文章主要关注爱尔兰的公共服务广播公司 RTÉ，探讨爱尔兰的国家电视台如何代表并解决爱尔兰社会内部由此产生的紧张和分歧。他们在国家电视台检查了每日天主教仪式的持久性和演变；跨国戏剧在解决机构虐待遗留问题方面的弱点；2015 年后婚姻平等公投“酷儿”电视的各种进步；“物业电视”与当前的住房危机；在代际不平等加剧的背景下，以代际为主题的真人秀电视。