Type/Formats:
Sound — Lectures — Podcasts
Publisher:
University College Dublin
Contributor:
Ferriter, Diarmaid, 1972- (Diarmaid Ferriter)
Abstract:
In this episode Diarmaid Ferriter reads from chapter six of his latest book Occasions of Sin: Sex and Society in Modern Ireland published by Profile Books. Using a huge variety of different sources, Occasions of Sin charts the Irish sexual experience over the course of the twentieth century. In... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Sound — Narration — Podcast
Contributors:
O'Neill, John C. — Athena Media — McGovern, Barry — Shaw, Helen (Helen Rosemary) — Crispi, Luca [ … ]
Abstract:
Joyce described The Dead as a ghost story. The ghost of Michael Furey, who as Gretta says ‘died for me’ haunts the final scenes. But the story also echoes with the ghosts of Irish history and politics. Professor Kevin Whelan peels back the layers and references from the Battle of the Boyne, the... [ … ]