Ep 32: If I knew then what I know now…
In this episode of The Nerve, Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined by three English graduates who are currently engaged in postgraduate study. Lauren Browne, Michael Power and Dylan Phelan reflect on what the...
23 Nov 202041min
Ep 31: English and Theatre Studies Day with Billy O’Callaghan
In this episode of The Nerve, Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined by Billy O’Callaghan, our special guest for this semester’s English and Theatre Studies Day. Billy is the winner of a Bord Gais Energy Book A...
11 Nov 202045min
Ep 30: Global Undergraduate Awards and life after the BA Arts programme at WIT
In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Jenny O’Connor talks to Dr. Christa de Brun about being on the judging panel for the Global Undergraduate Awards, which receives approximately 4,000 entries each ye...
28 Okt 202029min
Ep 29: Online Teaching & Learning
In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Jenny O’Connor speaks to Dr. Áine Furlong, Dr. Úna Kealy and English and Theatre Studies student Jack Reid about the process of moving from face-to-face to emergenc...
8 Okt 202031min
Ep 28: Books on the Nightstand
We continue our Books on the Nightstand tradition in the final episode of The Nerve for this semester. However, while we normally invite staff from other departments to give their recommendations, we ...
24 Apr 202038min
Ep 27: Waterford’s Magdalene Heritage
In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Jenny O’Connor is joined by Dr. Jennifer O’Mahoney and Dr. Kate McCarthy of the Magdalene Heritage and Waterford Memories projects which aim to document survivors’ ...
27 Mars 202037min
Ep 26: Donal Ryan. English Day at WIT
English Day at WIT takes place once per semester. This semester, we were delighted to welcome the multi-award winning author and lecturer in Creative Writing, Donal Ryan to the Institute for a worksho...
9 Mars 202034min
Ep 25: Theatre trip: Gone Full Havisham
As part of the extracurricular programme of events on offer to students of English and/or Theatre Studies at WIT, staff and students attended a production of Gone Full Havisham at Garter Lane Arts Cen...
27 Feb 202032min
