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Literary Studies August 3, 2022

The Obsolete Empire

Untimely Belonging in Twentieth-Century British Literature

Philip Tsang

Hosted by Gargi Binju
Modernist literature at the end of the British empire challenges conventional notions of homeland, heritage, and community. The waning British empire left behind an abundance of material relics and an …

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General History July 29, 2022

Cornwallis

Soldier and Statesman in a Revolutionary World

Richard Middleton

Hosted by Charles Coutinho
Charles, First Marquis of Cornwallis (1738-1805), was a leading figure in late eighteenth-century Britain. His career spanned the American War of Independence, Irish Union, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the …
British Studies July 22, 2022

Empire and Enterprise

Money, Power and the Adventurers for Irish Land During the British Civil Wars

David Brown

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
In Empire and Enterprise: Money, Power and the Adventurers for Irish Land During the British Civil Wars (Manchester UP, 2020), Dr. David Brown examines the transformation of England's trade and …
Literary Studies July 18, 2022

The Guide to James Joyce's Ulysses

Patrick Hastings

Hosted by Morteza Hajizadeh
From the creator of UlyssesGuide.com, The Guide to James Joyce's Ulysses (Johns Hopkins UP, 2022) weaves together plot summaries, interpretive analyses, scholarly perspectives, and historical and biographical context to create an …
Irish Studies July 13, 2022

Changing Land

Diaspora Activism and the Irish Land War

Niall Whelehan

Hosted by Aidan Beatty
Niall Whelehan is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Strathclyde, where he focuses on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and themes of migration, political violence, nationalism and …
British Studies July 11, 2022

Great Trees of Britain and Ireland

Over 70 of the Best Ancient Avenues, Forests and Trees to Visit

Tony Hall

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Boasting Europe's largest number of ancient oaks and yews, Britain and Ireland are home to forests that can be traced back for centuries, feature amazing avenues lined with trees hundreds …
Literary Studies July 7, 2022

Poetry, Politics, and the Law in Modern Ireland

Adam Hanna

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Dr. Adam Hanna’s Poetry, Politics, and the Law in Modern Ireland (Syracuse University Press, 2022) is a richly detailed exploration of how modern Irish poetry has been shaped by, and …
Irish Studies June 30, 2022

The Case of Ireland

Commerce, Empire and the European Order, 1750-1848

James Stafford

Hosted by Aidan Beatty
James Stafford teaches at Columbia University, where he specializes in the political and intellectual history of Ireland, Britain and Western Europe since 1750, with a particular interest in questions of …
Middle Eastern Studies June 28, 2022

The Irish Imperial Service

Policing Palestine and Administering the Empire, 1922–1966

Seán William Gannon

Hosted by Roberto Mazza
Seán William Gannon's book The Irish Imperial Service: Policing Palestine and Administering the Empire, 1922–1966 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) explores Irish participation in the British imperial project after ‘Southern’ Ireland’s independence in 1922 …
Irish Studies June 28, 2022

The Fadden More Psalter

The Discovery and Conservation of a Medieval Treasure

John Gillis

Hosted by Danica Ramsey-Brimberg
In The Faddan More Psalter: The Discovery and Conservation of a Medieval Treasure Dr. John Gillis explores the conservation, construction, and context of an early medieval psalter discovered by chance in …
Irish Studies June 21, 2022

Representing Magic in Modern Ireland

Belief, History, Culture

Andrew Sneddon

Hosted by Aidan Beatty
Andrew Sneddon is a Lecturer in International History at Ulster University. His research explores Irish witchcraft, magic and the supernatural in a comparative framework from the medieval to the modern …
Exchanges: A Cambridge UP Podcast June 15, 2022

The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses

The 1922 Text with Essays and Notes

James Joyce and Catherine Flynn (ed.)

Hosted by Mark Klobas
James Joyce's Ulysses is considered one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses: The 1922 Text with Essays and Notes (Cambridge UP, 2022) - published …
Irish Studies May 27, 2022

The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Ireland

Kay Muhr and Liam Ó. hAisibéil

Hosted by Margaret Smith
The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Ireland (Oxford UP, 2021) contains explanations of over 3,800 family names, of any origin, that are established in Ireland, both in the Republic …
Irish Studies May 24, 2022

Irish Writers and the Thirties

Art, Exile and War

Katrina Goldstone

Hosted by Bridget English
The theme of exile in Irish writing often calls to mind Joyce or Beckett, but rarely does it conjure up other writers or literary networks, particularly those of the often-overlooked …
Irish Studies May 23, 2022

Fierce Appetites

Loving, Losing and Living to Excess in my Present and in the Writings of the Past

Elizabeth Boyle

Hosted by Danica Ramsey-Brimberg
In Fierce Appetites: Loving, Losing and Living to Excess in my Present and in the Writings of the Past (Sandy Cove, 2022), Dr. Elizabeth Boyle weaves together the past and …
British Studies May 3, 2022

For King and Country

The British Monarchy and the First World War

Heather Jones

Hosted by Charles Coutinho
For King and Country: The British Monarchy and the First World War (Cambridge UP, 2021) is a ground-breaking history of the British monarchy in the First World War and of …
Think About It April 18, 2022

Ardythe Ashley on Oscar Wilde

Book Talk 51

Ardythe Ashley

Hosted by Uli Baer
Secretly his unconscious body, still flickering with life, is spirited away by to an island monastery in the Venetian lagoon where he recovers his health and joie de vivre. From …
Irish Studies April 8, 2022

Gay and Lesbian Activism in the Republic of Ireland, 1973-93

Patrick J. McDonagh

Hosted by Averill Earls
Ireland’s 2015 Marriage Equality referendum is often framed as an incredible achievement just twenty years after sex between men was decriminalized (1993). But starting the story of gay and lesbian …
Secularism April 5, 2022

Childhood, Religion and School Injustice

Karl Kitching

Hosted by Carrie Lynn Evans
In Childhood, Religion, and School Injustice (Cork University Press, 2020), Dr. Karl Kitching examines how debates about religion and education internationally often presume the neutrality of secular education governance as …
Irish Studies March 25, 2022

About: Blank

Adam Wyeth

Hosted by Bridget English
The city of Dublin, with its ancient cobblestones, historic pubs, and legendary river Liffey, has been a source of inspiration for writers and poets for centuries. Though it might provide …