John Singleton Routledge, 2023 John McGahern (1934–2006) believed that fiction could act as a window on the world. Such windows, however, frame our fields of vision, alter and shape our perspectives. Far from being static, the artist’s perspective must continually evolve. This book provides a literary analysis of John McGahern’s artistic and poetic vision – his ‘ways of looking’, examining
» Read moreDate: 20 March Colm Tóibín, Niamh Campbell and Caitríona Crowe discuss the 60th Anniversary of John McGahern’s, The Barracks. Moderated by Dr. Barry Houlihan, Archivist at NUIG with an introduction from Tom Inglis. Time: 7pm, March 20Link for Tickets and Info: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/johnmcgahernbarracksmuseum/862487#
» Read moreEamon Maher, Director of the National Centre for Franco-Irish Studies, has been given a TU Dublin Scholarship to recruit a PhD student who will work on the general theme of Cultural Tourism: A Case Study of John McGahern’s Leitrim. Dr Eugene O’Brien, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick will co-supervise the project with Professor Maher, and their joint expertise on the theory of space/place will undoubtedly prove a big advantage to
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