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Slow reading of ‘A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man’.

Slow reading of ‘A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man’.

Event: A ‘slow reading’ of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Where: Greek Club Brisbane, 29 Edmondstone St, West End QLD 4101. Ph: (07) 3844 1166 When: Tuesday 22nd November to Friday 25th November (inclusive) 8:30am for 9:00am start, finish at 5:00pm all days.   Cost: Early Birds – Before 1st October – $450.00/ After 1st October – $500.00 … Continue reading →

The Quixotic Generation of 1916

The Quixotic Generation of 1916

What is most striking to me about the pre-Rising Irish middle-class is its freewheeling bohemian character: romantic advanced nationalism provided many fora (meetings, dance-floors, remote country language camps, amateur and professional theatrical stages, communist communes) for debating and living secularism, feminism, suffragism, even vegetarianism and lesbianism. Continue reading →

1916 in Dublin 2016.

1916 in Dublin 2016.

A Traveller’s Tale by Historian, Dianne Hall April 2016 was a great time to be visiting Dublin, not only was the weather good, but the energy and enthusiasm in commemorating the events of the 1916 Rising was infectious. While I was not in town for the official events at Easter, I was standing outside the … Continue reading →