My research topic is focusing on the role of the temperance movement in Dublin society around the early 1900s and … More
Month: May 2020
Women as National and Mythological Resources
In Eavan Boland’s autobiography, Object Lessons, she mulls deeply over women’s portrayal in Irish literature, remarking that the female identity … More
Language and Identity
A theme that has stood out to me throughout this quarter – probably because I am taking an anthropology class … More
Poverty and the Paycock
I am planning to focus my final paper on poverty in Dublin and how it is portrayed through Juno and … More
World War One and Irish Identity
For my final paper I am planning to focus on the cultural impact of World War One on Irish consciousness … More
The Intersection of Life and Death
Even as the quarter comes to a close, I still find myself intrigued by the explorations and discoveries from Week … More
Colonialism in Ireland
The research topic for my final paper is the impact of English colonialism on the culture of Ireland. In my … More
Araby: A timeless Coming of Age Story
I thought I’d do an image search for my favorite James Joyce story, Araby. Amidst the old drawings and photographs … More
Galway, Gretta, and Gabriel
In Joyce’s “The Dead,” Galway is mentioned as the hometown of Gabriel’s wife, Gretta. Throughout the story, this place increasingly … More
The North Wall as a Passage to Freedom
This week I explored James Joyce’s collection of short stories titled “Dubliners.” In my past few diary entries, I have … More
