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Literary Studies
August 3, 2022
The Obsolete Empire
Untimely Belonging in Twentieth-Century British Literature
Philip Tsang
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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 …
Irish Studies
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Interviews with scholars of Ireland about their new books.
General History
July 29, 2022
Cornwallis
Soldier and Statesman in a Revolutionary World
Richard Middleton
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 …
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