PinnedMark KernanThe Miscommunication of Climate ChangeThis summer the impact of global warming on vulnerable communities has been felt across the globe-in Houston, Mumbai, Brazil & Bangladesh…Sep 1, 2017Sep 1, 2017
PinnedMark KernaninWORLD X FUTUREClimate Breakdown: Myth and dystopia in the AnthropoceneThe sleeping ice giants of Antarctica are stirring. Will we wake up before they devour us?Dec 13, 2017Dec 13, 2017
PinnedMark KernanThe Dead and the LivingHow the violence of both the state and non-state actors in and around South Armagh, Northern Ireland in the 1970s still resonates todayJan 13, 2021Jan 13, 2021
Mark KernanNormal People and the Catharsis of LoveI didn’t know what to expect when I watched Normal People but it was set in rural Ireland and I grew up in rural Ireland so I thought it…Jun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022
Mark KernanBrexiteers, backstops, and the bloody Irish borderThe bomb went off in the early morning, about 4 or 5 am. In Coshquin, just outside Derry — about six miles away from where I grew up in…Nov 30, 2018Nov 30, 2018
Mark KernanNothing But The Same Old StoryWhen it comes to the Irish the Daily Mail, similar to all right wing British tabloids, just can’t help itself. A recent cartoon portrayed…Jun 29, 2017Jun 29, 2017
Mark KernanInterview with Richard Moore: The Dalai Lama’s Irish HeroRichard Moore was shot and blinded by a rubber bullet at the age of ten in Derry in 1972. His uncle was shot and killed by British…Mar 8, 2017Mar 8, 2017
Mark KernanCambridge Analytica: Marketing for Post-Democracy?Communication techniques in politics (marketing and advertising) are becoming increasingly targeted. Online political marketing is now…Feb 4, 20171Feb 4, 20171
Mark KernanThe Unfair Narrative on Global Warming and Development: Why it must be challengedThe industries that have primarily caused, are still causing, and will continue to cause climate change, are the recipients of huge…Jul 18, 2016Jul 18, 2016
Mark KernanDiaspora Blues? Melancholia, the Beatles, and the shade between sadness and despair“There is something so enchanting in the smile of melancholy. It is a ray of light in the darkness, a shade between sadness and despair…May 25, 2016May 25, 2016