The aim of my thesis is to analyse the various ways in which different literary cultures react to the threat of climate change. Because the scope and structure of this project allows me to, I will be dissecting three separate novels: Weather by Jenny Offill, which brings the US perspective on board; Beautiful World Where… Continue reading literature review: ma thesis, here we go
Category: 2023
space, place and non-place
Before I attended Danny Denton’s talk on “Being Present: how ideas of physical space, place & non-place were used to build the worlds of The Earlie King… and All Along The Echo“, I had never heard of the term non-place. I had never stopped to wonder, either. Like, what is it? Not a place, as… Continue reading space, place and non-place
climate change is an emergency
It is also funny because she thought she was making a change. I actually have no knowledge of if she is behind any policies that are trying to fight climate change, since she went into Law and all that jazz—but she is no Greta Thunberg. The thing is: no change was made. And climate change… Continue reading climate change is an emergency
textualities 23
I had never spoken at a conference before. Never had I ever organised one, either. Girl, that was fun! As someone who does not enjoy public speaking at all, it was such a rewarding experience—and, at the end of the day, it was not the medieval method of torture that I pictured it to be.… Continue reading textualities 23
editing wikipedia & other things i’ve never done before
I have never gone skydiving. I have never broken a bone. I̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶n̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶e̶d̶i̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶a̶ ̶W̶i̶k̶i̶p̶e̶d̶i̶a̶ ̶e̶n̶t̶r̶y̶.̶ I have done that! With the new semester came new opportunities to tick items off my bucket list—even items I did not think would be there before I started this MA program. Editing a Wikipedia entry was… Continue reading editing wikipedia & other things i’ve never done before
grief, love, the impermanence of life and other things that scare me
To expand on the title: the impermanence of life is no match for the all-consuming love that defines our existences, and remains here long after we are gone. That is why grief is sometimes so profound. Surviving the person you love is devastating. Like a grenade, it is never the impact that kills you, but… Continue reading grief, love, the impermanence of life and other things that scare me
✿❀ kindred spirits ❀✿
Not that I did not know before coming to Ireland all the way from Spain, but I really do think female friends are a sort of lifeline in every woman’s life. This realization came to light pretty recently, what with me getting really close with my American roommate: I would have drowned in my own… Continue reading ✿❀ kindred spirits ❀✿
“but you liked me yesterday”
Give Colin Farrell the Best Actor nomination at the 2023 Academy Awards, and the win, too, while we are at it. Gleeson and Keoghan can fight for the Best Supporting Actor statue. Kerry Condon deserves her flowers, too. What I mean to say is, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ was one of my favourite movies of… Continue reading “but you liked me yesterday”