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OLE1214 The Blackbird Bookclub, Part 1
£0.00 / unit
Tess Maginess, BA, MA, PhD, PFHEA
Fee £100.00 (concession rate £80.00) - fee will amend when you select the appropriate fee rate below
Autumn 2025
10 weekly sessions on Mondays 11.00 am to 1.00 pm, starting 22 September
The Blackbird Bookclub celebrates the best of classical and contemporary writing and features guest talks from leading Irish writers. The Bookclub is an informal class where participation from students is welcomed. Students are also invited to contribute their ideas about the works to be discussed. The course is led by Tess Maginess.
22 September | Colm McCann, Twist | Tess Maginess |
29 September | Belinda McKeon: 'Long Distance' (in The Long Gaze Back ed. Sinead Gleeson) | Louise McIvor |
6 October | Scott McKendry, GUB | Scott McKendry |
13 October | Barbara Kingsolver,The Bean Trees | Linda McKeown |
20 October | Eoin McNamee, The Bureau | Eoin McNamee |
27 October | Raymond Carver, ‘Cathedral’ | Tess Maginess |
3 November | Euripides Alcestis: The Perfect Wife | Geraldine O’Neill |
10 November | Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice | Tess Maginess |
17 November | Muriel Spark, Girls of Slender Means And GM Hopkins ‘Wreck of the Deutschland’ (Text will be on PP) | Martin Tyrrell |
24 November | Open session | Tess Maginess |
Dates and speakers correct at time of going to press.
This class will take place on QUB campus
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