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Irish Intercultural Cinema: Memory, Identity and Subjectivity
(SAHKartell, 2015)Irish intercultural cinema looks at the development of a cinematic genre which focuses on issues of Irish migrancy but is produced outside of Ireland. This paper has as its focus the cultural landscape of Irish-Australia. ... -
The Tip: Shoe Shops, American Dreams, and the Ultimate Irish-American Hard Luck Story
(SAHKartell, 2015)The Brockton-Irish story may, in many respects, be representative of Irish-American neighborhoods located in large urban centers of immigrant Irish settlement, but we need to know more about life in the smaller ethnic Irish ... -
Editorial
(SAHKartell, 2015)Reflective learning, critical thinking, open access, libraries and publishing, academic freedom -
Once a Villain Always a Villain: Edmund’s “Reformation” in King Lear, 5.3.241-42
(SAHKartell, 2015)The article examines possible motives behind the alleged change of heart shown by Edmund at the end of King Lear when, defeated by his brother Edgar, he decides to revoke his former order to execute Lear and Cordelia. ... -
Comparing Social and Intellectual Appeals to Reduce Disgust of Eating Crickets
(SAHKartell, 2015)Objective. Research on disgust, to date, has focused on general sensitivity. This experiment looks at disgust specific to eating crickets, how it can be reduced, whether there are differences with gender and whether age ... -
Images and Voices from Beyond the National: How the ‘Trans’ Affected Spanishness in the Cinema of J.A. Bardem
(SAHKartell, 2015)Juan Antonio Bardem (1922-2002) is a key cineaste if one wants to understand the evolution of Spanish cinema and its place in the history of European and World cinemas today. Since the 1950s, Bardem contested official ... -
Green Shoots: Environmental Sustainability and Contemporary Film Production
(SAHKartell, 2015)This paper explores the emerging phenomenon of ‘green filmmaking’ in film production, whereby the process of filmmaking is conducted with a view to minimising environmental impact. Establishing the motivations behind green ... -
Are Anxiety and Depression the Same Disorder?
(SAHKartell, 2015)The issue of co-morbidity in Anxiety and Depression as disorders leads to questions about the integrity of their present taxonomies in mental health diagnostics. At face value the two appear to have discrete differences, ... -
A Recounting of the Stages of French Communist Resistance during World War II and its Relationship to the French Resistance Overall
(SAHKartell, 2015)This paper will recount the stages of communist resistance in France during World War Two and its relationship to the French Resistance overall, as well as analyse the effect that communist resistance in France had on the ... -
Female Liberation and Autonomy in the Films of Federico Fellini
(SAHKartell, 2015)The essay examines the role of women and the portrayal of femininity in the films of Federico Fellini (1920-1993), and the extent to which Fellini’s view of women guides the evolution of the plots. Key female characters ... -
Living on the Hyphen: How Elizabeth Bowen Portrays the Predicament of the Anglo-Irish in The Last September
(SAHKartell, 2015)This paper explores the portrayal of the Anglo-Irish in Elizabeth Bowen’s The Last September. Bowen writes from personal experience with a strong sense of irony to explore the relationships of this declining class and their ... -
A Review of Behavioural Gerontology and Dementia Related Interventions
(SAHKartell, 2015)Behavioural Gerontology is concerned with the interaction of the aging individual and their environment. One aspect of behavioural gerontology has focussed on the use of behaviourist methods to improve the functioning and ... -
Ossian & the Hare: An Experiment in Poetry and the Alchemy of Film
(SAHKartell, 2016)Ossian & the Hare is an experimental film-essay combination intended to work like two sides of the one coin. The 20-minute long film is designed to be more experiential than narrative driven, moving us through various ... -
Patrick Pearse: Psychobiographical Reflections on an Enigmatic, Paradoxical Personality
(SAHKartell, 2016)To date historians have focused almost exclusively on Patrick Pearse’s key role in the 1916 Easter Rising to the extent that there is much less information about his personality development and characteristics. They have ... -
The Minister For Poetry Has Decreed
(SAHKartell, 2016)...after Zbigniew Herbert. A new poem by Kevin Higgins. -
Social Ecology and Aesthetic Criticism
(SAHkartell, 2016)While ecocriticism has become a respected field in literary theory and in the broader landscape of aesthetic philosophy, it could benefit from an enhanced ethical-political framework which social ecology – an underrated ... -
Forgetting and Remembering - Uncovering Women’s Histories at Richmond Barracks: A Public History Project
(SAHKartell, 2016)Richmond Barracks was, in 2015, designated one of the seven major restoration and/or commemorative projects to be funded by the Irish State. The Barracks, with its fascinating yet little remembered military, social and ...