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Kristen Druse wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 1 month ago
Irish-America, the End of the IRA’s Armed Struggle and the Utility of ‘Soft Power’- Cochrane
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Kristen Druse wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 1 month ago
The issues that the Sinn Fein administration concerns itself with have shifted dramatically in the past few decades. Sinn Fein had little interest in catering to the daily needs of the Irish public during the […] -
Kristen Druse wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 1 month ago
The modern Sinn Fein political platform is considerably less revolutionary as the party is a participant in the far more normalized Irish democratic process. In the six counties of Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein […] -
Kristen Druse wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 1 month ago
The beginning of the role of Sinn Fein in Irish politics was certainly unconventional. During the infamous H-block hunger strikes in Belfast in the early 1980s, the Irish public responded to the British […] -
Kristen Druse wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 1 month ago
Considering it began as a propaganda arm of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, the political party Sinn Fein has come a long way in terms of rebranding for the purpose of assimilating itself into the modern […] -
Kristen Druse wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 1 month ago
Literary works produced by Irish writers often reflect the daily manifestations of perpetual social conflict. Many Irish authors go beyond simply the descriptive to ruminate on the extent to which British […] -
Kristen Druse commented on the post, Friday, 7 August: Yeats International Summer School Lectures and Seminar, on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 1 month ago
Tonight’s performance of Yeats’ play “Calvary” was definitely the most unconventional dramatic performance I’ve ever seen. I really enjoyed the respective dialogues between Christ and Lazarus and Christ and Judas, […]
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Kristen Druse commented on the post, Interviews, on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 2 months ago
Interview with Sinn Fein Dublin office employee:
Q: What do you see as the contemporary role of Sinn Fein in Northern Irish politics?
A: More of a “sort of” political party in the north than anything else. We […] -
Kristen Druse commented on the post, Tuesday, 4 August: Yeats International Summer School Lectures and Seminar, on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 2 months ago
Today’s poetry reading by Bernard O’Donoghue was both beautiful and entertaining. The poem he read, I believe titled “History,” connecting Abraham Lincoln’s funeral to contemporary readers, was really reflective […]
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Kristen Druse commented on the post, Wednesday, 29 July: Yeats International Summer School Lectures and Seminar, on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 2 months ago
I thought that this morning’s lecture on Yeats at Sea was really interesting and valid considering the widening global influence of Yeats since his death. Yeats certainly embraced some nationalist qualities in his […]
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Kristen Druse commented on the post, aturday, 25 July: Walking Tour of the Derry City Walls and Tour of Murals with the Bogside Artists, on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 2 months ago
After reading Belfast Diary, I was really excited to see relics of the contentious political climate of the north, some of which still exists today. I absolutely loved the bogside murals tour and learning more […]
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Kristen Druse commented on the post, Monday, 20 July: Bus to Dublin and Visit to Strokestown Park/National Famine Museum, on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 2 months ago
Going to the National Famine Museum today was definitely the most informative experience I’ve had so far in Ireland. I thought that the examples of the propaganda sent to the English public during the Famine […]
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Kristen Druse commented on the post, Sunday, 19 July: Bus Tour of the Burren, Cliffs of Moher, and Doolin, on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 2 months ago
After two days in Ireland, I’ve already encountered some really fascinating social interactions that are indicative both of long-standing biases and contemporary political motivations. Last night, I watched a man, […]
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Kristen Druse commented on the post, Thursday, 16 July 2015: Overnight Flight to Dublin, on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 2 months ago
I’m anticipating having a stimulating and informative time while in Ireland. I’m excited for (believe it or not) the weather, exploring the local geography, and spending enough time in a foreign country to at […]
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Kristen Druse commented on the post, Lecture 1: Interpreting Irish History, on the site Irish Studies 9 years, 3 months ago
I’m personally interested in contemporary Irish politics, and I’m wondering if you could elaborate a little on the reasons for Ireland’s commitment to the EU despite the recent economic hardships it has faced? Is […]
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Kristen Druse commented on the post, Modern Critics’ Assessment of Pip in the Dual Role of the Narrator & Protagonist , on the site Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 10 months ago
Group 5
The critic Parossiens cited by Group 6 claims that the use of the narrator viewing himself allows for the expansion of perspective in the novel as a whole. We agree with this interpretation as old Pip […]
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Kristen Druse commented on the post, “The Novel of Purpose”: Informing and Reforming Victorian England, on the site Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 11 months ago
Group 5: Kristen Druse, Matthew Spitzer, Joseph Fennie, Courtney Cavallo, and Klarisa Loft
Oliver Twist, although one of Dickens’ earliest works, is still a more than sufficient example of Dickens writing as an […]
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Kristen Druse commented on the post, Negative Reviews and Criticism (Or Lack Thereof) on Dickens and A Christmas Carol, on the site Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 12 months ago
Group 5
Although it is true that Dickens includes some non-Christian components in his novel, he still seems to conclude that Christian morality is the best source or guide of good in the world. The idea of a […]
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