Dublin, City of Words

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Of the many city descriptions that I sifted through when identifying my exemplar cities, one that stuck out to me was Dublin, Ireland. Firstly, Dublin has a very impactful creative economy, as the creative industries employ more people in the Greater Dublin Area than anywhere else in Ireland (Curran & van Egeraat, 2010, p. 26). While this is impressive to say the least, what I found most interesting about Dublin was the type of creative work that is most celebrated. Dublin is a UNESCO City of Literature, meaning that it is exceptional in its support and facilitation of the development and appreciation of literary works (Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, n.d.). I found it very interesting to see how ingrained literature is in the city’s culture. It is clear through the image above of the Long Room at Trinity College Library in Dublin that literature holds a tremendously important place in Dublin’s DNA. Dublin influences the creation of new literary works and appreciation of old ones every day.