Les voyageurs anglais en Irlande au XVIIIe siècle by Claire Dubois

“…All the narratives published in the 18th century aimed at confirming the stereotype of the idle, rebellious Irishman. When the fear of a possible Catholic uprising gradually faded away, new travellers came to Ireland to observe Irish barbarism with their own eyes. …”
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Representing the Overdetermination of Blackness in Roddy Doyle’s “Guess Who’s Coming for the Dinner” by Victor Augusto da Cruz Pacheco

“…The story follows the racial anxiety experienced by Larry, a white Irishman, who welcomes Ben for dinner. In addition to Frantz Fanon's (2020) concepts of overdetermination of blackness and Negrophobia, I analyze the short story considering the notion of hospitality discussed by French philosopher Jacques Derrida (2000) and internationalist Ida Danewid (2017), reflections on empathy by historian Saidiya Hartman (1997), as well as issues of gender and sexuality based on Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1985) and Keguro Macharia (2019). …”
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At the Origins of Chartism: James O’Brien by Darya A. Avakyan, Kirill M. Anderson, Olga D. Talskaya

“…Special attention is paid to the life path and creative legacy of James O’Brien (1805-1864), one of the brightest Chartist leaders, publicist, journalist and reformer, whose activities and radical position of a militant Irishman set the tone for the entire working-class movement in England. …”
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Creeping from the Grave – The Return of Dracula by Emilia Musap

“…In the following paper, Donatella Abbate Badin analyzes Romances set in Italy (a subgenre of the Irish Gothic) by focusing on Charles Maturin’s novel The Fatal Revenge; or, The Family of Montorio (1807), anonymous novelette The Castle of Savina, or the Irishman in Italy. A Tale (1807), and two short stories written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. …”
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