FACULTY OF ARTS: Recent submissions
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Pseudospectrum of an element of a Banach algebra (Pre-published version)
(Element Publishing House, 2017-03)The ε -pseudospectrum Λε (a) of an element a of an arbitrary Banach algebra A is studied. Its relationships with the spectrum and numerical range of a are given. Characterizations of scalar, Hermitian and Hermitian idempotent ... -
Pseudospectra of elements of reduced Banach algebras (Pre-published version)
(Springer, 2017)Let A be a Banach algebra with identity 1 and p ∈ A be a non-trivial idempotent. Then q = 1−p is also an idempotent. The subalgebras pAp and qAq are Banach algebras, called reduced Banach algebras, with identities p and q ... -
Markovianity and the Thompson monoid F+ (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2023-03-13)We introduce a new distributional invariance principle, called `partial spreadability', which emerges from the representation theory of the Thompson monoid F+ in noncommutative probability spaces. We show that a partially ... -
Pseudospectra of elements of reduced Banach algebras II (Pre-published version)
(Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Nis, Serbia, 2018-06)Let A be a Banach algebra with identity 1 and p ∈ A be a non-trivial idempotent. Then q = 1 − p is also an idempotent. The subalgebras pAp and qAq are Banach algebras, called reduced Banach algebras, with identities p and ... -
Wittgenstein looking at Wittgenstein: a critical analysis of the self reflexive logical evolution of Wittgenstein's work
(2024-09-25)This thesis traces the evolution of Wittgenstein‟s work through the set theoretic concept of the infinite and the generated problems of Russell‟s paradox and self reference, which I argue develops through three distinct ... -
The content of the Christian Religious Studies syllabus in Nigerian secondary schools: a historical perspective on indigenous pastoral theology
(2024-09-24)Christian Religious Studies in Nigeria is almost entirely based on the study of the Bible. This is as a result of the historical foundation of formal education in Africa, and the contribution of missionaries. Though ... -
Organised labour in Limerick City, 1810-1899
(2024-09-11)This monograph identifies and describes the nineteenth century workers of Limerick who established and maintained societies, representing both individual occupational groups and multi-occupational alliances. The study ... -
Anything but the ideal speaker listener in anything but a homogenous speech community: a study of communication through the medium of lingua franca English
(2024-09-09)This thesis characterizes the English spoken as a lingua franca by a community of asylum seekers, none of whom spoke English as a native language, and it examines how they use this lingua franca to interact with the ... -
The death of Patrick Sarsfield and the search for the remains of the Earl of Lucan
(Thomond Archaeological and Historical Society, 2023)In 1668, James, the younger brother of King Charles II of England, secretly converted to Catholicism. When Charles II died without legitimate children in 1685, James became King of England and Ireland as James II and King ... -
Connecting voices: an introduction to Irish women writers' collaborations and networks, 1880–1940 (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2023-07)Collaborations and networks are both the modus operandi and focus of investigation in this Special Issue on Irish women writers between 1880 and 1940. This introductory essay sets the scene for the discussions and ... -
Lost and found in the archives: Hannah Lynch and Dimitrios Vikélas Dublin, Athens, Paris: literary crossings and collaborations (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2023-11)This essay illuminates a late nineteenth-century literary connection between Ireland and Greece, also revealing hitherto unexplored layers of the vibrant fin-de-siecle salon cultures in Paris and related literary and ... -
An introduction to local and global health behaviors using a Collaborative Online International Learning exchange
(University of Groningen Press, 2023-11)Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) uses technology to facilitate the engagement of students from different countries in collaborative coursework and sharing of cultural perspectives. This practice paper ... -
Queer ecofeminism: from binary feminist environmental endeavours to postgender pursuits
(2023-11-03)Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Ecofeminism: Inception; Development and Challenges Chapter 2: On De-Essentialising Ecofeminism Chapter 3: Gendered Climate Politics: Between the Far Right and Social ... -
‘Trying to draw a map of a child’s mind’: a study of the influence of childhood experience on the literary works of J. M. Barrie through a Freudian lens
(2023-10-27)This project aims to investigate what lies beneath the surface of J. M. Barrie’s work, from his representation of fictional characters to his subtle references to perplexing themes in his diary entries and factual recollections ... -
A literary and cultural analysis of the mistreatment of women portrayed in the works of female Irish writers and critical social events in Ireland 1984-2022
(2023-10-25)This thesis examines the treatment of women in Irish society through a cultural and literary approach. The analysis includes a variety of literature dating from 1936 to 2015. The authors discussed are all female: Teresa ... -
Constitutionally codified, the myth of the maternal in the national imaginary
(2023-10-25)This thesis will address Article 41.2 of the Constitution to examine how it affected Irish women for the succeeding eighty years. It will draw from De Valera’s ideology of nation building in 1937, which situated women in ... -
A complicated birth: the Northern Ireland Ministry of Education, 1921-1925
(2023-10-25)The primary purpose of this thesis is to establish the extent to which the development of the nascent Ministry of Education (M.O.E.) in Northern Ireland (N.I.) was defined by its relationship with the Roman Catholic (R.C.) ... -
Caomhnú, cruthaitheacht agus claochlú teanga: cás-staidéar ar leagan cainte (1995-2000)
(2023-10-24)Is é príomhchuspóir an taighde seo scrúdú a dhéanamh ar leaganacha agus ar fhocail a bhíodh faoi chaibidil ag rannpháirtithe phainéal Leagan Cainte, d’fhonn is gur féidir cíoradh a dhéanamh ar fheiniméin teanga a bhaineann ... -
Revolution, rebellion and vampires: colonial hybridity in Irish gothic literature and historical documents
(2023-10-24)Colonial hybridity remains one of the most widely deployed and disputed literary theories within Postcolonial Studies. This thesis will provide an overview of colonial hybridity in Irish historical documents as well as ... -
Good grief: changing attitudes to childhood grief in children's literature
(2023-10-24)In the modern context, it is understood that childhood grief is a normal response to loss and that bereaved children require support and guidance to navigate their grief. However, less than a century ago it was believed ...