José Carregal-Romero
Biographic Data
| ID | 5400906 |
|---|---|
| NAME | José Carregal-Romero |
| GIVEN NAMES | José |
| FAMILY NAME | Carregal-Romero |
| SIGNATURE | CARREGAL-ROMERO J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade de Vigo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1402-9387 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Vulnerability, care, and relational ethics in contemporary Irish culture: An introduction
Through the prisms of vulnerability and care, which prioritise mutuality over individualism and valorise the affective, socially embedded nature of the self, this special issue addresses the relational ethics of contemporary Ireland within a diversity of artistic and cultural expressions. This introduction details how, in recent years, Irish Studies scholarship has expanded its focus and methodologies to foreground the emergence of positive formu…
“If you weren’t my friend I wouldn’t know who I was”: Care Virtues and the Relational Self in Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where Are You
Set in contemporary Ireland, Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where Are You (2021) focuses on the relationship dynamics between characters who struggle with intimacy and human connection, against the backdrop of the individualist ethos and existential anxieties induced by current neoliberal systems. Drawing on care ethics, vulnerability and relationality theory, this analysis of Beautiful World underscores how Rooney constructs her characters’ psy…
So This was what Being Alone was like”: Articulations of Vulnerability in Colm Tóibín’s Nora Webster
Set in 1960s Catholic Ireland, Colm Tóibín’s Nora Webster (2014) foregrounds the inherent and pathogenic vulnerabilities of widowhood –from bereavement to economic precarity and the culture of grief for widows– in the figure of its eponymous protagonist. Drawing on recent research on vulnerability theory, this study adopts an understanding of vulnerability not as perpetual injury or victimhood, but as a site of potential transformation, which imp…
Narratives of the Unspoken in Contemporary Irish Fiction: Silences that Speak
This open access collection addresses the complex and multifaceted topic of silence in the context of contemporary Irish fiction.
Gay Fiction, Homophobia and Post-Troubles Northern Ireland: An Interview with Jarlath Gregory
Jarlath Gregory Jarlath Gregory was born in 1978 in Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. He settled in Belfast before moving to Dublin to study Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, and has remained in the Irish capital since then. Gregory became a fresh voice in Irish
I am not one of his followers”: The Rewriting of the Cultural Icon of the Virgin in Colm Tóibín’s The Testament of Mary
However, the devotion to Mary has turned her into a powerful icon of religious folklore in many Catholic societies. In Ireland, the Virgin has often been used as a figure for cultural nationalism, characterised by its religious orthodoxy, rigid moral codes and a staunch defense of patriarchy. In The Testament of Mary (2012), Irish author Colm Tóibín, a lapsed Catholic and anti-traditionalist intellectual, rewrites the cultural icon of the Virgin …
Colm Tóibín and Post-Nationalist Ireland: Redefining Family Through Alterity
1. Introduction Colm Tóibín is generally considered one of the most prominent figures within the contemporary literary panorama of Ireland, as attested by the popularity of many of his works, highly praised and critically acclaimed. Apart from his successful career as a creative writer, Toíbín has conducted academic work as an editor of books of criticism
So This was what Being Alone was like”: Articulations of Vulnerability in Colm Tóibín’s Nora Webster
Set in 1960s Catholic Ireland, Colm Tóibín’s Nora Webster (2014) foregrounds the inherent and pathogenic vulnerabilities of widowhood –from bereavement to economic precarity and the culture of grief for widows– in the figure of its eponymous protagonist. Drawing on recent research on vulnerability theory, this study adopts an understanding of vulnerability not as perpetual injury or victimhood, but as a site of potential transformation, which imp…
Colm Tóibín and Post-Nationalist Ireland: Redefining Family Through Alterity
1. Introduction Colm Tóibín is generally considered one of the most prominent figures within the contemporary literary panorama of Ireland, as attested by the popularity of many of his works, highly praised and critically acclaimed. Apart from his successful career as a creative writer, Toíbín has conducted academic work as an editor of books of criticism
I am not one of his followers”: The Rewriting of the Cultural Icon of the Virgin in Colm Tóibín’s The Testament of Mary
However, the devotion to Mary has turned her into a powerful icon of religious folklore in many Catholic societies. In Ireland, the Virgin has often been used as a figure for cultural nationalism, characterised by its religious orthodoxy, rigid moral codes and a staunch defense of patriarchy. In The Testament of Mary (2012), Irish author Colm Tóibín, a lapsed Catholic and anti-traditionalist intellectual, rewrites the cultural icon of the Virgin …
Gay Fiction, Homophobia and Post-Troubles Northern Ireland: An Interview with Jarlath Gregory
Jarlath Gregory Jarlath Gregory was born in 1978 in Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. He settled in Belfast before moving to Dublin to study Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, and has remained in the Irish capital since then. Gregory became a fresh voice in Irish
Narratives of the Unspoken in Contemporary Irish Fiction: Silences that Speak
This open access collection addresses the complex and multifaceted topic of silence in the context of contemporary Irish fiction.
“If you weren’t my friend I wouldn’t know who I was”: Care Virtues and the Relational Self in Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where Are You
Set in contemporary Ireland, Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where Are You (2021) focuses on the relationship dynamics between characters who struggle with intimacy and human connection, against the backdrop of the individualist ethos and existential anxieties induced by current neoliberal systems. Drawing on care ethics, vulnerability and relationality theory, this analysis of Beautiful World underscores how Rooney constructs her characters’ psy…
So This was what Being Alone was like”: Articulations of Vulnerability in Colm Tóibín’s Nora Webster
Set in 1960s Catholic Ireland, Colm Tóibín’s Nora Webster (2014) foregrounds the inherent and pathogenic vulnerabilities of widowhood –from bereavement to economic precarity and the culture of grief for widows– in the figure of its eponymous protagonist. Drawing on recent research on vulnerability theory, this study adopts an understanding of vulnerability not as perpetual injury or victimhood, but as a site of potential transformation, which imp…
Vulnerability, care, and relational ethics in contemporary Irish culture: An introduction
Through the prisms of vulnerability and care, which prioritise mutuality over individualism and valorise the affective, socially embedded nature of the self, this special issue addresses the relational ethics of contemporary Ireland within a diversity of artistic and cultural expressions. This introduction details how, in recent years, Irish Studies scholarship has expanded its focus and methodologies to foreground the emergence of positive formu…
Irish and British Studies (7 works) · History (4 works) · Irish (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works)