Sinead Murphy Livres

Focusing on the theme of 'disinterest,' this work explores how modern art, emerging during and after the Enlightenment, embodies a lack of purpose while simultaneously serving as a benchmark for creativity and free thought. It critiques the way this concept supports capitalist democracies by allowing dissent to dissipate without challenging the status quo. Additionally, the book highlights a historical tension between aesthetic experience and utilitarianism, suggesting that art can be both meaningful and purposeful, resisting the dominance of disinterest.

What Would Jane Do? What's a strong, independent-minded woman supposed to do in a world of insipid dating guides? Sinéad Murphy responds by asking: Who has more time-tested secrets than Jane Austen, whose novels continue to captivate us almost two hundred years later? Whether you can recite paragraphs from Pride and Prejudice or just admired Colin Firth in his wet shirt, the romance of Jane Austen's world is one you'll never forget. Does love like that even exist today? Yes, it does . . . If you look closely at the women of Jane Austen's books, as the witty scholar Sinéad Murphy has, you'll discover Austen's countless tips for finding the right leading man, navigating the ups and downs of courtship, and building a happy, independent life for yourself.

Lee is a tiny tiger who lives with his Mum in the safety of his tree-top house. There he feels safe from the dangers of the dark jungle below. But one wild stormy night, Lee and his Mum are thrown to the ground and Lee is forced to face his fears in order to help her.

In this full-blooded attack on the institutions of higher education, Sinead Murphy shows the neoliberal university for what it really is: a zombie institution, churning out generations of the thinking dead.