Irish Literary Revival and identity debates (19th-20th cent.).

2 Outubro 2024, 15:30 • Maria Teresa Correia Casal

1. Douglas Hyde, "The Necessity for De-anglicising Ireland" (1892): cultural nationalism and independence.

2. W.B. Yeats e Lady Gregory, Cathleen Ni Houlihan, 1902.

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Cerimónia de Abertura do Ana Académico.

30 Setembro 2024, 15:30 • Maria Teresa Correia Casal

Opening ceremony of the academic year.

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Relations between Ireland and England (17th-18th cent.): Swift's "A Modest Proposal".

25 Setembro 2024, 15:30 • Maria Teresa Correia Casal

Jonathan Swift, "A Modest Proposal", 1729: text, context and the use of satire.

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Anglo-Irish relations: geo-political and religious contexts.

23 Setembro 2024, 15:30 • Maria Teresa Correia Casal

1. Early representations of Ireland by British visitors (12th-17th centuries): Giraldus Cambrensis, The Topography of Ireland, 1187; The Conquest of Ireland, 1189; Edmund Spenser, A View of the Present State of Ireland, 1663;

2. Protestant Reformation and its impact on Anglo-Irish relations;.

3. The Great Famine (1845-1849);

4. Representations of the Irish: Punch cartoons and the dehumanisation of colonised populations

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Overview of Irish history.

18 Setembro 2024, 15:30 • Maria Teresa Correia Casal

Commented screening of A Short History of Ireland, documentary based on the eponymous work by Richard Killeen - 

https://documentaryheaven.com/short-history-ireland/

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