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- Item100 Essential Indian Films, by Rohit K. Dasgupta and Sangeeta Datta(Film and Screen Media, University College Cork, 2021) Chakrabarty, Darshana; Murphy, Jill
- Item12th Irish Screen Studies Seminar, Dublin City University, 11 May 2016(Film and Screen Media, University College Cork, 2016) Goff, Loretta; Goff, Loretta
- Item13.12.18(University College Cork, 2019) D'Arcy, Kathy; Davis, Alex; O'Donoghue, Bernard; Irish Research CouncilThis piece takes the form of a long experimental poem in three parts followed by a ‘guidebook’ which is referenced throughout so that it can be read alongside. The poem is a heteroglossic exploration, using fictional voices and fragmented texts, of the blurred visibility (the ‘weighted silence’ as I have called it) of women in Irish history and literature, and an attempt to creatively problematise that omission. The first section begins in the mythological beginnings of Ireland, the second takes place in the first years of the hypermasculine ‘Irish State’, and the third occurs in the present. The various voices clash and coincide, speak over and beyond each other, and rise together in a palimpsest of re-articulation.
- Item16th Kolkata Film Festival. Kolkata, India, 10-17 November 2010(Film Studies, University College Cork, 2011) Chattopadhyay, Saayan
- Item1st Symposium on Digital Art in Ireland (DigiArt22): Programme and book of abstracts(2022-06-02) McCarthy, Aoibhie; O'Sullivan, James
- Item2000 - 2017 inventory of extreme weather events in Ireland(2019-01-01) Pasik, Adam; Hickey, Kieran; Leahy, Paul; Environmental Protection AgencyGlobally, extreme weather events are responsible for far more financial losses than the increase in mean temperature. In the context of climate change, attribution of the ever-increasing losses from these high-impact events is still contested. Some research finds climate change to drive the rising costs while other attributes this trend to socioeconomic factors such as higher population densities, demographical shift, accumulation of wealth and exposure of assets. As of yet no systematic inquiry into this matter has been carried out in Ireland. This research compiles a dataset of extreme weather events in Ireland between 2000 and 2017 based on an applied financial threshold of €30m. The overall annual losses are adjusted for inflation and emerging trends are identified and discussed. Population change and per capita GDP are considered as important variables in this research due to their potential to exacerbate losses even without any change in their frequency or climate. Temporal trends in population and per capita GDP are discussed as well as emerging spatial patterns in population distribution. Furthermore, loss values are normalized by adjusting them for inflation, population rise and GDP growth to better understand the relationship between losses from weather extremes and societal and economic factors. The results are contextualized in relevant peer-reviewed literature and compared to similar studies carried out elsewhere in the world. This study, in agreement with similar research implemented elsewhere, establishes an increasing trend in annual losses from weather extremes in Ireland, while also demonstrating that this trend is nullified by population rise and economic growth. During the study period population of Ireland has increased by 26.4%, resulting in 1 million new residents, meanwhile, the per capita GDP has more than doubled. Larger and wealthier populations hold more assets which can be potentially damaged. Losses from weather extremes in Ireland adjusted for population and wealth increase no longer show a rising trend, highlighting the importance of population densities and wealth accumulation as key factors driving the increase in financial damages stemming from weather and climatic extremes.
- ItemThe 2014 Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF), Atlanta, GA, U.S.A., 26 March-4 April 2014(Film and Screen Media, University College Cork, 2014) Mock, Erin Lee; O'Riordan, Nicholas
- ItemThe 2020 general election: a gender analysis(Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-05-13) Buckley, Fiona; Galligan, YvonneThe February 2020 general election will be remembered as the “change” election, when the two dominant parties of Irish politics, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, trailed behind Sinn Féin in voters' preferences for the first time. However, for the gender balance of Irish politics, much remained unchanged. While the number of women elected to Dáil Éireann increased by one, this marginal growth since the 2016 general election was deemed a disappointment by analysts and advocates alike. A review of candidacy reveals that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael lag behind other parties in terms of the proportion of women selected and rely on the 'add-on' route to shore up their female candidacy base. The success rates of female candidates were markedly lower than those of their male counterparts in the Labour party, Greens, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. However, the election was a good outing for women in the Social Democrats and Sinn Féin, and especially for Mary Lou McDonald, who became the first woman to lead a party to top-spot in an Irish general election. The legislative gender quota continued to play an integral role in ensuring a critical mass of women were selected to contest the general election. In many respects, 2020 was a consolidation election for the gender quota as it fits-in and integrates into party candidate selection processes. Yet, with just 22.5% of the seats in Dáil Éireann occupied by women, the legislative gender quota should be viewed as the start rather than the culmination of efforts to support women's candidacy and election.
- Item33rd International Istanbul Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, 5–20 April 2014(Film and Screen Media, University College Cork, 2014) Özdüzen Ateşman, Özge; O'Riordan, Nicholas
- Item4 questions to ask your election candidate about poverty(Raidió Teilifís Éireann, 2020-01-29) Whelan, Joe
- Item45th International Film Festival Rotterdam. Rotterdam, Netherlands, 27 January–7 February 2016(2016) Çağlayan, Emre; Goff, Loretta
- ItemThe 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary, 4–12 July 2014(Film and Screen Media, University College Cork, 2014) Drubek, Natascha; O'Riordan, Nicholas
- Item51st International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Antalya, Turkey, 10-18 October, 2014(Film and Screen Media, University College Cork, 2015) Akser, Murat; Odorico, Stefano
- Item6 ways you and your family can take action now on climate change(Raidió Teilifís Éireann, 2021-08-17) Mintz-Woo, KianSix ways individuals can contribute to climate mitigation: reduce meat-eating, watch food waste, limit driving/flying, talk about climate with others, upgrade appliances, and donate to environmental groups.
- Item6. SCENARIO Forum Symposium report(Department of German, University College Cork, 2018) Göksel, Eva; Giebert, Stefanie; Schewe, Manfred; Even, SusanneThe symposium entitled 'Are Universities on the way towards a performative teaching, learning and research culture?' centred on the following questions: What exactly do we understand by a performative teaching and learning culture? Wherein exactly lies the benefit of applying performative approaches? How can we make university administrators and lecturers more aware of the immense innovative potential of going performative in higher level education?1 *This dialogue represents a subjective impression of the SCENARIO Forum Symposium as expressed by two fictional characters. It is best enjoyed when read aloud and taken with a grain of salt. Emily is typing. E: (reading aloud) Okay. On September 21 and 22nd the 6th SCENARIO Forum Symposium took place in Hanover. It was organised by the Fachsprachenzentrum of Hannover University and the Staatstheater Hannover in conjunction with SCENARIO. (Sabine enters, listening to Emily. She is obviously not very pleased by what she hears.) E: The title of the conference was... S: What are you doing?! I thought you were writing a report about a conference on performative teaching and learning. E: Yes, that is in fact what I am doing. S: You need to liven it up a bit! E: What do you mean? S: ...
- Item900,– Euro! oder Dreigroschen: Kollektive und individuelle Schaffensprozesse bei der Erarbeitung eines Theaterstückes(Department of German, University College Cork, 2015) Reinhardt, Michaela; Giebert, StefanieIm vorliegenden Erfahrungsbericht werden drei Herangehensweisen vorgestellt, die zur Erarbeitung eines kleinen Theaterstückes mit Gruppen von italienischen Deutschstudierenden erprobt wurden. Dabei richtet sich das Augenmerk auf die Förderung kollektiver und individueller Schaffensprozesse innerhalb der Projektarbeit. Die angeführten Beispiele stammen aus der Arbeit im Rahmen des Projekts “TiLLiT” (teatro in lingua – lingua in teatro) der Universität Piemonte Orientale (Vercelli), welches seit zwölf Jahren Theaterarbeit in englischer, deutscher, französischer und spanischer Sprache fördert.
- ItemA desire to succeed: exploring aspiration towards higher education participation amongst members of a socio-economically marginalised community(University College Cork, 2023-04-25) Ó hUiginn, Stiofán; Cahill, Kevin; Dowling, SiobhanThis thesis is a qualitative interview study that examines the barriers that exist in preventing students from a background of marginalisation from progressing to and through higher education, and how these barriers can be overcome. The study explores aspiration towards higher education participation amongst members of a socio-economically marginalised community, highlighting how having a desire to succeed can strongly contribute to the ability of marginalised students to overcome a multitude of barriers that have traditionally existed in limiting or preventing their participation and success in higher education. Many recurring themes emerged from this study and are discussed throughout the thesis. Whilst research on the experience of socio-economically marginalised students in higher education has traditionally focused on negative outcomes such as – amongst others – drop-out, feelings of inferiority amongst more affluent classmates, failure to complete their degree programme, this study aims to highlight how coming from a socio-economically marginalised background can act as a motivating factor for educational success. Each of the findings sections draws on the aspiration of members of a socio-economically marginalised community to succeed educationally, in spite of challenges and barriers that exist in potentially undermining or preventing said success. This study intends to serve the greater good of equality in education by highlighting the potential of all students, irrespective of their class background, to succeed educationally with the right mindset and supports.
- ItemA method to the madness? Representations of female psychological disorder in Irish women’s fiction 1878-1914(University College Cork, 2022-10) Regan, Éadaoin; O Gallchoir, Cliona; Laird, Heather; University College CorkThis thesis investigates representations of female psychological disorders in selected Irish women’s fiction published between 1878 and 1914, focusing on how these stories challenge contemporary perceptions of the cause and cure of mental illness. The authors included in this project are as follows: George Egerton, Edith Somerville and Martin Ross, Richard Dehan, Sarah Grand, Bithia Mary (B.M.) Croker, and Charlotte Riddell. I propose that these stories point to contemporary women’s awareness of their mental illnesses or what society perceived these to be. This includes a discussion of Freudian analysis’ wide-ranging list of hysterical symptoms: general illness, fantasies, or dreams. It also explores various instances of self-harm such as anorexia, alcoholism, and suicide. With reference to contemporary psychoanalytic theories on hysteria, I offer a correction to cultural perceptions of women’s mental health issues during the fin de siécle. For some of the texts explored, these Irish women writers were anticipating psychoanalytic interpretations of wider women’s experiences or at the very least responding to the culture which formed psychoanalysis. Furthermore, I argue that in contrast to prevailing perceptions of the time, the texts suggest that neuroses are not solely caused by repressed sexuality. This thesis contributes to a re-evaluation of fin de siècle Irish women’s writing, thus building upon the research carried out in this area over the past three decades. It does so by employing critical readings of nineteenth-century Irish women’s writing but through an alternative methodology, one that engages with long-neglected Spielreinian, Horneyan, or Jungian theories. This thesis therefore explores fictional representations of fin de siècle women’s mental illness using psychoanalysis as a comparative study of the impact domestic, social, and cultural had on neurotic behaviour. This thesis also engages with the implications of the geographical proximity of Ireland to the centre of the British Empire, which necessitated the former’s adherence to the latter’s laws and social expectations. For Irish women, like their English counterparts, there was an emphasis on women’s integral roles within the Empire as daughters, wives, and mothers. While the New Woman movement stretched beyond Ireland and Britain, differences in legal and cultural ramifications means that the experiences represented in these fictional texts incorporate complex contemporary tensions which result in psychological disorder. Though thesis focuses on women’s experiences during the period, where relevant, it also examines the role of Irish culture and its impact on the selected fictional instances of madness. The British Empire’s colonisation efforts in Ireland had significant impact on the island and are inextricable from discussions of its sexuality, maternity, culture, individuality, and women’s mental illness. Similarly, psychoanalysis was not created in a vacuum. If Freud’s case studies can be deemed an archive of their time, then the selected Irish women’s writing can be seen as somewhat of a counter-archive. As argued throughout this thesis, the selected fiction deconstructs contemporary perceptions of a universal Irish women’s experience during this period. It therefore suggests Irish women had a far more intricate understanding of their mental illness, and society’s impact on it, than their contemporaries acknowledged.
- ItemAbbas Kiarostami and Film-Philosophy, by Mathew Abbott(Film and Screen Media, University College Cork, 2018) Houck, Kelly; Mulvey, James
- ItemThe ABC of Modern Biography by Nigel Hamilton and Hans Renders(University of Hawai'i Press, 2021) Ní Dhúill, Caitríona