Ep. 66: How to talk about race with Dr Ebun Joseph
As policies on EDI are rolled out in higher education institutes, increased efforts are being made to diversify and decolonise a wide range of curricula across the sector. With thanks to SATLE funding...
4 Mar 202435min
Ep. 65: Caoimhe Weakliam, spoken word poet
This episode sees us welcome our very first spoken word poet to the podcast! Caoimhe Weakliam joined us to chat about the power of spoken word poetry after a talk with English students that was funded...
26 Feb 202439min
Ep. 64: Daniel Mulhall, Joyce and Yeats scholar and former ambassador
This first episode of 2024 for The Nerve features Daniel Mulhall, former Irish ambassador to the United Kingdom and the United States, who recently received an honorary doctorate from SETU. Born and r...
2 Feb 202441min
Ep 63: Christmas book and event recommendations
Ho, ho, ho, and happy Christmas! In this festive episode of the podcast, Jenny is joined by Aoife Hearne, dietician and lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences (and previous contributor to TV’s ...
4 Des 202341min
Ep. 62: Alexander MacLeod
Joining Dr Jenny O’Connor in studio for this episode is the award-winning Canadian author Alexander MacLeod. A Professor of Creative Writing at St Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Alexander ...
16 Nov 202344min
Ep 61: Orwell scholar Martin Tyrrell
This episode of the podcast features a discussion with the facilitator of this semester’s English and Theatre Studies Day, Martin Tyrrell. Martin is the author of the forthcoming George Orwell: from C...
26 Okt 202335min
Ep 60: Shakespeare Squared
In this episode, members of Waterford’s newest theatrical company, Shakespeare Squared, join Jenny in the studio to talk about the genesis of the organisation and their recent production of Twelfth Ni...
12 Okt 202340min
Ep 59: Generative Artificial Intelligence vs The Essay
In this first episode of a new season of the podcast, Dr Jenny O’Connor is joined by Pete Windle, the Head of the Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning at SETU, and Dr Kate McCarthy, researcher and ...
28 Sep 202352min
