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All The World's A Page: Towards A Definition Of 'Writer' In An Age Of Opportunity, Sue Norton
All The World's A Page: Towards A Definition Of 'Writer' In An Age Of Opportunity, Sue Norton
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This article considers the status of the writer at a time when publication is no longer elusive, given the immediacy of online dissemination. For those who identify as writers, it looks at the implications of blogging, social media, entrepreneurial self-publishing, and scholarly open access journals, including so-called ‘predatory’ ones. It argues for a distinction between day-to-day writing and composition, and seeks to establish a category for the writer that takes account of deliberation, craft, and readership. It juxtaposes the creative activity of Jack Kerouac, Virginia Woolf, Truman Capote, and Mother Goose against the linguist John McWhorter’s convincing dismissal of the …
Alcoholism, Miscomprehension And Salvation : Edwin O'Connor's The Edge Of Sadness, Eamon Maher
Alcoholism, Miscomprehension And Salvation : Edwin O'Connor's The Edge Of Sadness, Eamon Maher
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Remembering ‘The Dark’: Fifty Years On From The ‘Mcgahern Affair’, Eamon Maher
Remembering ‘The Dark’: Fifty Years On From The ‘Mcgahern Affair’, Eamon Maher
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It is difficult to believe that 50 years have passed since 260 advance copies of John McGahern’s second novel, The Dark, were seized by Irish Customs and Excise officers. The Censorship of Publications Board would deem that the novel posed a risk to public morality because of its “indecent or obscene” content.
In Praise Of Mary O'Donnell, Eamon Maher
Living At A Value Systems Crossroads, Eamon Maher