Jenny Farrell
LATEST ARTICLES BY Jenny Farrell
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Culture
Radical legacy: Revisiting Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ on 175th anniversary of her death
January 30, 2026The Netflix adaptation doesn’t do justice to the novel’s critique of illegitimate power and debates about tyranny, equality, and revolutionary reform.
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Culture
Jack London at 150: ‘The Iron Heel’ as the first dystopia of imperialism
January 9, 2026The pioneering literary figure's writing, shaped by his theoretical contradictions, became a mirror of a pivotal developmental period in the U.S.
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Culture
Shivaun O’Casey’s intimate portrait of family, art, and communism
December 9, 2025The memoir explores Sean O’Casey as a relevant revolutionary artist, whose battles against clerical repression and capitalist theatre echo sharply today.
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Culture
‘Under the Same Sky’: Palestinian-American author’s novel shows Gaza’s will to survive
December 2, 2025Doing what countless reports fail to do: It translates a vast, complex geopolitical tragedy into a deeply personal, sensory, and unforgettable human experience.
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Politics
In Ireland, a popular mandate against the government
November 5, 2025Catherine Connoly’s victory reflects opposition to EU mobilization for war
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World
East Germans still underpaid and ignored decades after unification
October 20, 2025Thirty-five years after reunification, East Germans earn less, hold fewer top positions, and are still defined by narratives written in the West.
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Culture
‘Burning Down the House’: Riveting book explores systemic and historical trauma
October 1, 2025The author uses the genre to ask urgent, philosophical questions about power, justice, and resistance
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Culture
Guinness: From working-class pub favorite to right-wing moneymaker
September 26, 2025What was once a paternalistic brewery at the heart of Dublin is now an anti-working-class multinational corporation that prioritizes shareholders.
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