By Benjamin Marshall Abstract The violent outset of The Troubles in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s has taken a religiously and culturally divided society and added an element of extremism, terrorism, segregation, and sectarianism. Both sides have flown their own flags, literally and figuratively with pro-paramilitary songs and parades, car-bombings, targeted shootings, and constant … Continue reading Discontent on the Surface: A Brief Look into Murals, Bonfires and Discourse in Northern Ireland