Sara McDowell

Dr Sara McDowell is a lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Ulster. Her current research focuses on the geography of conflict, memory and identity in South Africa, Israel/Palestine and Sri Lanka.

Violence, space and memory in the new Northern Ireland

Violence in Belfast in September and December 2012 bears witness to the collision of the 'old' and the 'new'. As Northern Ireland embarks upon a decade of centenaries, the question arises: who hosts memory - and how?

By Maire Braniff, Sara McDowell and Jonny Byrne

/ 14 Dec 2012