“It happened to all of us”: Disclosing Sexual Abuse in Catholic Ireland in Roddy Doyle’s Smile
In Smile (2017), Roddy Doyle represents a society that is still heavily influenced by the moral authority of the Catholic Church and that, therefore, avoids any open discussion about sexuality in any of its manifestations. In the midst of this climate, Victor Forde, the working-class protagonist of...
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Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Estudios Irlandeses |
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| Online Access: | https://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DEF-Lluïsa-Schlesier.pdf |