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This book explores the unique set of challenges faced by mature-age
male undergraduates as they adapt to university study. The authors
examine the motivations of mature male students for enrolling in
higher education and their aspirations for life after graduation,
in doing so filling a crucial gap in the current literature. Later
access to higher education carries numerous benefits, including
improved social mobility: it is therefore paramount to understand
why men tend to be underrepresented among mature students.
Exploring the intersections of socioeconomic status, ethnicity,
culture and gender, and paying careful attention to the stories of
the students themselves, the authors provide a thought-provoking
analysis of an underrepresented student group. The book will be of
interest and value to students and scholars of mature-age male
students, and aspirations and motivations within higher education
more generally.
Contemporary Irish Documentary Theatre is the first anthology of
Irish documentary drama. It features five challenging plays by
Irish writers, and one by an international author, interrogating
and commenting on crucial events of Irish history and of the
diaspora, with introductory essays by established academics.
Together these plays represent the most innovative development in
contemporary Irish theatre and illuminate the social and political
realities of contemporary Ireland. The first two plays, of 2010 and
2013, deal with scandals of clerical and institutional abuse, and
use as source material the Ryan Report of 2009, and the documents
from the 2008 Irish Bank Guarantee. The next two, of 2014 and 2013,
concern interpretations of the most iconic moment of Irish history:
the Easter Rising. The first of these is based on published
statements of participants in the event and the second on the lived
experiences of those in the contemporary Republic whose founding
ideals have not been realized . The last two plays, of 2015 and
2016, widen the view to the history of the Irish in the diaspora:
one retelling the history of emigration to England based on
published research material; and the other tracing Roger Casement's
experiences in the Amazon and his subsequent participation in the
Easter Rising using extracts from his diaries and other writings.
The plays included and discussed are: No Escape by Mary Raftery
Guaranteed by Colin Murphy Of This Brave Time by Jimmy Murphy
History by Grace Dyas My English Tongue, My Irish Heart by Martin
Lynch The Two Deaths of Roger Casement by Domingos Nunez
Contemporary Irish Documentary Theatre is the first anthology of
Irish documentary drama. It features five challenging plays by
Irish writers, and one by an international author, interrogating
and commenting on crucial events of Irish history and of the
diaspora, with introductory essays by established academics.
Together these plays represent the most innovative development in
contemporary Irish theatre and illuminate the social and political
realities of contemporary Ireland. The first two plays, of 2010 and
2013, deal with scandals of clerical and institutional abuse, and
use as source material the Ryan Report of 2009, and the documents
from the 2008 Irish Bank Guarantee. The next two, of 2014 and 2013,
concern interpretations of the most iconic moment of Irish history:
the Easter Rising. The first of these is based on published
statements of participants in the event and the second on the lived
experiences of those in the contemporary Republic whose founding
ideals have not been realized . The last two plays, of 2015 and
2016, widen the view to the history of the Irish in the diaspora:
one retelling the history of emigration to England based on
published research material; and the other tracing Roger Casement's
experiences in the Amazon and his subsequent participation in the
Easter Rising using extracts from his diaries and other writings.
The plays included and discussed are: No Escape by Mary Raftery
Guaranteed by Colin Murphy Of This Brave Time by Jimmy Murphy
History by Grace Dyas My English Tongue, My Irish Heart by Martin
Lynch The Two Deaths of Roger Casement by Domingos Nunez
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