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Leonardo da Vinci, the Mona Lisa and the dialectics of nature

19 April 2019 / 335

Jenny Farrell presents the historical background and the art of Leonardo da Vinci, who died 500 years ago, on 2 May 1519. New trends in art do... Continue reading

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Fiction

A vision of the world to come: Liam O’Flaherty’s ‘Hollywood Cemetery’

8 April 2019 / 372

Jenny Farrell reviews Liam O’Flaherty’s re-issued novel,“Hollywood Cemetery” Published in London in 1935, but never re-issued until now, “Hollywood Cemetery” is one of five novels by O’Flaherty... Continue reading

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Fiction

Exposing the exploitative nature of capitalism: the life and writings of B. Traven

31 March 2019 / 348

Jenny Farrell introduces B. Traven, a writer who stood consistently and unreservedly on the side of the working class and the oppressed. Like Robert Tressell, his novels and... Continue reading

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Cultural Commentary

Silenced voices from the margins: Irish working-class writing

14 March 2019 / 454

Jenny Farrell reviews a new anthology of working-class writing A History of Irish Working-Class Writing, edited by Michael Pierse (CUP 2017) is a book to be greatly welcomed. It... Continue reading

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Poetry

Butcher’s Dozen: Bloody Sunday, 47 years on

14 March 2019 / 474

Jenny Farrell protests the decision only to charge one paratrooper, and introduces extracts from Thomas Kinsella’s poem, Butcher’s Dozen Shock and disbelief is the reaction of most... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Cultural Commentary

IWD 2019: Pioneers of Women’s Emancipation in Ireland

7 March 2019 / 401

To mark International Women’s Day, Jenny Farrell reviews Pioneers of Women’s Emancipation in Ireland, by Priscilla Metscher Since times immemorial, people involved in the struggle for a... Continue reading

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Visual Arts

Building for a society of equals: 100 years of Bauhaus

23 February 2019 / 394

Jenny Farrell celebrates 100 years of Bauhaus, the German art school started in 1919 Inspired by Germany’s November 1918 Revolution, which was ultimately crushed by the Social... Continue reading

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Fiction

Milkman

8 February 2019 / 346

Jenny Farrell reviews the novel Milkman, a peripheral view on a besieged working-class community during the North of Ireland Troubles, which has won the Man Booker Prize... Continue reading

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Theatre

A Curse on War: Mother Courage and Her Children, by Bertolt Brecht

12 January 2019 / 315

Jenny Farrell writes about Bertolt Brecht’s anti-war play “Mother Courage and Her Children”, first performed in Germany 70 years ago. The play has retained its relevance as... Continue reading

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Cultural Commentary

Rosa Luxemburg and the spiritual growth of the proletariat

3 January 2019 / 358

‘The most precious thing’ said Rosa Luxemburg, ‘in the sharp ebb and flow of the revolutionary waves is the proletariat’s spiritual growth.’ Jenny Farrell presents two letters by... Continue reading

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