Sunday 25 May 2008

Popular Culture discussed in Academia


The Art of Popular Culture: From "The Meeting of the Waters" to Riverdance

A series of audio lectures on the theme, 'The Art of Popular Culture:
From "The Meeting of the Waters" to Riverdance.' See website

1: Sean Ryder, Dept of English, NUI Galway, ŒTom Moore: Ireland¹s First Pop Star¹ (Not yet available)

2: Elaine Sisson, School of Creative Arts, Dun Laoghaire IADT, ŒThe Boy as National Hero: The legacy of Cúchulainn¹ (Available)

3: Eddie Holt, School of Communication, DCU, ŒW.B. Yeats, Journalism and the Revival¹ (Available)

4: Anne Fogarty, School of English, Drama and Film, UCD, ŒJames Joyce and Popular Culture¹

5: Claire Wills, Dept of English, Queen Mary, University of London, ŒNeutrality and Popular Culture¹

6: Paige Reynolds, Dept of English, Holy Cross College, ŒHollywood and Contemporary Irish Drama¹

7: Bill Whelan, Composer, Riverdance, ŒGlobalising Irish Music¹

8: Frank McGuinness, Writer-in-Residence, School of English, UCD, ŒFilming Friel: Lughnasa on Screen¹

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