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Black 47
Luke Callinan reviews Black 47, a film which reminds us of the brutal and inhuman nature of colonisation. Lance Daly’s Black 47, which was released in September 2018, is the first feature-length film...
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A History of Ireland in 100 Words
Luke Callinan reviews A History of Ireland in 100 Words by Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh and Gregory Toner, Royal Irish Academy, 320 pp, €19.99, ISBN: 9781911479185. “Ní hí an teanga do chuaidh...
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The struggle to decolonise the mind: Frantz Fanon and his Irish translator,...
Luke Callinan sketches the life of Constance Farrington (see image above), translator of Fanon's Wretched of the Earth Last month marked 70 years since the passing of psychiatrist, political radical,...
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An Cailín Ciúin’ and the growth of Irish language film-making
In January 2023, An Cailín Ciúin (‘The Quiet Girl’) became the first Irish language film to receive an Oscar nomination and it has proved to be the most successful of all time. For many viewers, it is...
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