Twenty-first century short story: Lucy Caldwell and Anne Enright.
2 Dezembro 2021, 12:30 • Maria Teresa Correia Casal
1. Students' presentation on Lucy Caldwell, “Mayday”, Intimacies: Eleven More Stories, London: Faber and Faber, 2021, pp. 10-20: historical backdrop on abortion in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; the short story as a narrative form; "Mayday": how it approaches such a sensitive topic as abortion; discussion.
2. Students' presentation on Anne Enright, “Three Stories About Love”, The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers, ed. Sinéad Gleeson, 2015: introduction to the author and her work; historical backdrop to the story: Celtic Tiger Ireland (ca. 1992-2008); 2008 Financial Crash and emigration.