Open Ivory Tower Podcast

In this podcast I talk about the importance of oral communication to the history of Irish de/colonialism. I’m analyzing Eimear McBride’s novel A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing, the TV programs The Late Late Show and Give My Head Peace, and the movies The Wind that Shakes the Barley and The Magdalene Sisters. Want to help support the podcast? Consider making a small, monthly donation at Patreon.com/OpenIvoryTower Notes and references: Neoliberalism Ate My Democracy, Or 1980s and 90s Cult TV: http://openivorytower.org/2017/01/30/1980s-and-90s-cult-tv/ Episode 5: Ms. Ives, The New Old Final Girl: http://openivorytower.org/2016/07/31/episode-5-new-old-final-girl/ Bhabha, Homi. “Of Mimicry and Man.” October. Vol. 28, 1984. 130. Gillespie, Michael Patrick. The Myth of an Irish Cinema: Approaching Irish-Themed Films. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse UP, 2008. Landay, Lori. Madcaps, Screwballs, and Con Women: The Female Trickster in American Culture. Philadelphia: U of Pennsylvania, 1998. Print. Lloyd, David. Irish Cultu