Sumários
The personal essay in twenty-first century Ireland: Emilie Pine's Notes to Self.
30 Novembro 2021, 12:30 • Maria Teresa Correia Casal
Students' presentation on Emilie Pine's "Speaking/Not Speaking", in Notes to Self, 2018, pp. 79-95: historical background on divorce in the Republic of Ireland; the essay: the aesthetic rendering of the child's point of view; its testimonial power and its ethical implications. Discussion.
Eavan Boland's poetry and essays.
25 Novembro 2021, 12:30 • Maria Teresa Correia Casal
Students' presentation on Eavan Boland's poetry and essays: her life and work; her preoccupations and perceptions of Irish history and literature; discussion of selected poems.
Seamus Heaney's poetry.
23 Novembro 2021, 12:30 • Maria Teresa Correia Casal
Second students' presentation on Seamus Heaney's work and selected poems: discussing selected early and late poems from Death of a Naturalist, The Haw Lanthern, and Human Chain.
Seamus Heaney's poetry.
18 Novembro 2021, 12:30 • Maria Teresa Correia Casal
Presentations by two groups of students on Seamus Heaney's work and selected poems: i) an overview of his life and work and a discussion of selected poems from Death of a Naturalist, North, The Haw Lanthern; ii) introduction and analysis of selected poems, ranging from Heaney's early poems to his late work (Human Chain).
Northern Ireland's Troubles (1968-1998).
16 Novembro 2021, 12:30 • Maria Teresa Correia Casal
Pete Travis, director, Omagh, 2004: Students' presentation: historical backdrop to the documentary; plot and its presentation; political and ethical debates; discussion.