JOURNAL ARTICLE

Shanty.

  • Published In: New Literary History, 2025, v. 56, n. 2. P. 407 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Goff, Lisa 3 of 3

Abstract

From the time they arrived in the United States in the 1820s, Irish immigrants built wooden shanties that, while often only a single room, reflected the resourcefulness of their builders. As the pace of immigration accelerated, "shanty Irish" became shorthand for otherness and a lack of civilization. Shantytown residents pushed back on the streets, in the courts, and on the stages of nineteenth-century America, asserting ethnic and class aspirations. As Irish-Americans cemented their political and cultural influence in the twentieth century, the shanty acquired a nostalgic glow, celebrating the tenacity of Irish immigrants even as they ceased to live in shanties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:New Literary History. 2025/04, Vol. 56, Issue 2, p407
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0028-6087
  • DOI:10.1353/nlh.2025.a975412
  • Accession Number:189769152
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