Irene Gilsenan Nordin

Liminal borderlands in Irish literature and culture

Liminal Borderlands: Ireland Past and Present examines the theme of liminality in Irish literature and culture against the philosophical discourse of modernity. The study is a collection of article ...

Transcultural Identity Constructions in a Changing World

This volume takes a broad outlook on the concept of transculturality. Contributions from 19 authors and specialists, of almost as many diverse origins, grapple with this concept, each in their own way. How can transculturality be described? How can it help us understand our world? Many of the chapters deal with literary texts, others with the stories told in movies, drama, and visual art. There are texts about the complexity of the European Burqa-Ban debate, the negative aspects of Portuguese multiculturalism, or the border-crossing experiences of Filipino immigrants in Ireland. Several chapters examine stereotypes, the idea of movement, the dissolution of cultural borders, or the nature of bilingual writing. It is a unique contribution to the field, on a virtually global scale.

Nihilism in Seamus Heaney

Iwish to begin with the words of Nietzsche’s madman as he makes his famous appearance, running into the crowded marketplace in the bright morning with his lit lantern in his hand, crying out his proclamation of the death of God: “‘Where has God gone?’ he [cries]. ‘I shall tell you. We have killed him—you and I. We are all his murderers.’” He calls out in despair to the bemused and indifferent crowd his rhetorical questions: