Conceived as a film-poem, Liberty Hall departs from O'Loughlin's previous themes of exile and the elsewhere to explore personal and national history in Dublin, the city of his birth.
Michael O'Loughlin Books
Michael J. O'Loughlin, praised for having "a keen eye and an adroit pen," delves into contemporary Catholic issues, exploring the intersections of religion and politics, and the Church's role in the public square. His journalistic work is noted for its sharp insight into the evolving landscape of Catholicism. O'Loughlin's writing offers readers a nuanced understanding of modern religious life and its challenges. He brings a distinctive voice to discussions on faith and society.
This collection of articles is a sociolinguistic response to the recent explosion of scholarly interest in issues of identity. Identity is central to all human beings as we are all concerned with how to conceive of ourselves, present ourselves and comprehend our relationships with others. The book tackles the problem of how personal identity is made visible and intelligible to others through language, and how this may be constrained. Part One, Emblematic identities, focuses on the construction of self-definitions based on various forms of group identities, including national and ethnic ones. Part Two, Multicultural Identities, looks at negotiation of identities in multicultural contexts involving relations of power, drawing on examples from Europe and the Americas. Finally, Part Three, Emergent Identities, collects empirical studies based on a close reading of texts in which identities are being articulated and negotiated.
Poems 1980-2015
- 194 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Michael O' Loughlin has earned an enduring reputation as one of Ireland's most important poets and writers. This book brings together and celebrates a poetic career spanning nearly four decades, and includes new, previously unpublished poems