A Case for the Importance of EthnicityIn a recent round table discussion held through University College Cork, author Elizabeth Anderson explained American politics as a graph…Mar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021
Why was I born a European-American instead of a Native American or an Irishwoman?I am so uncomfortable in my white skin with my American accent. What is this hybrid person that I represent? This offspring of colonial…Jan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
Buildings and Ruins as Physical Sources of MemoryToday I as I was walking along the road in Clonakilty, Ireland, I noticed how I tend to stop and gaze at the old crumbling walls or…Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021
Pub TalkThe sun just came out. It’s shining through my window onto my fern that sits on the windowsill. That one little change in my environment…Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021
Here’s a depressing thought:Is it possible that the main reason Feminism in the 1970’s was successful at getting middle-class women out of the home and into the…Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021
The Case for Deep MemoryI want to find evidence for — and find a way of talking about — the idea that deep memory is important. By deep memory, I mean historic…Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020
