Vulnerability in Post-Millennial Irish Fiction
The Case of Donal Ryan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8865276 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Asier Altuna García de Salazar (0000-0002-0916-9078, Universidad de Deusto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1252-1266 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | English Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-838X • E-ISSN: 1744-4217 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0013838x.2023.2200323 |
| OpenAlex | W4367049461 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
This article analyses Donal Ryan's representation of individual and community vulnerability in his three novels, The Spinning Heart (2012), The Thing About December (2013) and From a Low and Quiet Sea (2018). Drawing on theoretical frameworks on vulnerability developed by Ganteau, Sabsay, Butler, and especially Kirby's take on vulnerability as stemming from political economy, this article examines Ryan's special articulation of vulnerability in post-millennial Irish fiction. The analysis concludes that Ryan develops a taxonomy of vulnerability in his fiction that addresses a series of contexts and risk factors. Ryan represents the exposure of individuals and the community to social vulnerability in Ireland within the discourses of the Celtic Tiger and its aftermath. Ryan's fiction depicts dimensions of vulnerability affecting society at large and illustrates the overall failure to spread the success of the neoliberal Celtic Tiger equally
Articulation (sociology · Celtic Tiger · Irish · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Social vulnerability · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Irish and British Studies · Psychology · History · Law · Philosophy · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |