Type/Formats:
Sound — Lectures — Podcasts
Publisher:
University College Dublin
Contributor:
O'Connor, Blaze, 1975-2009 (Blaze O'Connor)
Abstract:
This short paper offers a personal reflection based on the author’s involvement in the reconstruction phase of the Francis Bacon studio project. During this project, archaeologists were employed to deconstruct or ‘excavate’ the contents of Francis Bacon’s painting studio in London, and... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Sound — Lectures — Podcasts
Publisher:
University College Dublin
Contributor:
Brannigan, John (John Brannigan)
Abstract:
This lecture examines poems which make reference to the Shipping Forecast, as broadcast by BBC Radio Four, including poems by Seamus Heaney, Carol Ann Duffy, Sean Street, Andrew McNeillie, and Andrew Waterman. The aim of the lecture is to consider how both the radio broadcast and the poems it... [ … ]
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... [ … ]