“…This absence of these experiences is compounded by Kincaid's non-engagement with recent research into questions of urbanism and identity in Ireland. By now there is quite a well developed literature that has considered the social and cultural spaces of gardens, department stores, hospitals, cinemas and dancehalls as well as the social histories of sport, technology, dance, fashion and advertising (Attis, 2000;Bielenberg, 2002;Cronin, 2003;Maguire, 1998;O'Kane, 2000;Ryan, 1998 ;Carroll-Burke, 2002;Smyth, 2001;Smith, 2004;O'Connor, 2005;Whyte and Bowler, 1997).…”