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Past/Present/Pride

by RadioMoLI

Past/Present/Pride is a series of conversations that celebrates LGBTI+ writers. Hosted by psychologist Dr Paul D’Alton, Past/Present/Pride reflects on the work of writers that have witnessed significant social change for members of the LGBTI+ communities in Ireland and beyond. Past/Present/Pride is a collaboration between MoLI and University College Dublin's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion programme. Visit www.moli.ie/pastpresentpride to watch the complete series.

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Episodes

  1. Sean Hewitt

    In the fifth episode of Past/Present/Pride, Dr Paul D’Alton speaks to writer and poet Seán Hewitt, on the eve of the publication of his new memoir, All Down Darkness Wide. Seán Hewitt was born in 1990. His debut collection, Tongues of Fire, is published by Jonathan Cape. He is a book critic for…

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  2. Adiba Jaigirdar

    In the fourth episode of Past/Present/Pride – a series of conversations that celebrates LGBTQ+ writers – psychologist Dr Paul D'Alton speaks to writer Adiba Jaigirdar. Adiba Jaigirdar was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and has been living in Dublin from the age of ten. She has a BA in English and...

  3. Mary Dorcey

    In the third episode of Past/Present/Pride, Dr Paul D’Alton hears from Mary Dorcey, poet and fiction writer, about learning to read, coming out, her relationship with her mother, and her experience of an oppressive 1970s Ireland. Mary Dorcey has been publishing poetry since her first collection...

  4. Colm Tóibín

    In the second episode of Past/Present/Pride, Dr Paul D’Alton talks to Colm Tóibín, celebrated Irish writer and three-time Booker Prize nominee. Tóibín’s work across journalism, non-fiction, short story, drama, and novel is known for its exploration of the inner world of fully realised characters,...

  5. Emma Donoghue

    In the first episode of Past/Present/Pride, Dr Paul D’Alton speaks with Emma Donoghue, author of over twelve novels, including Room, Akin, and Stir Fry. Across a rich hour of conversation, Donoghue, born in Dublin in 1969, touches on subjects as diverse as same-sex parenting, the tension between...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Past/Present/Pride is a series of conversations that celebrates LGBTI+ writers. Hosted by psychologist Dr Paul D’Alton, Past/Present/Pride reflects on the work of writers that have witnessed significant social change for members of the LGBTI+ communities in Ireland and beyond. Past/Present/Pride is a collaboration between MoLI and University College Dublin's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion programme. Visit www.moli.ie/pastpresentpride to watch the complete series.

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Past/Present/Pride is a series of conversations that celebrates LGBTI+ writers. Hosted by psychologist Dr Paul D’Alton, Past/Present/Pride reflects on the work of writers that have witnessed significant social change for members of the LGBTI+ communities in Ireland and beyond. Past/Present/Pride is...

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