Joanna Hofer-Robinson

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Joanna Hofer-Robinson

UCC

Dr Joanna Hofer-Robinson is a lecturer in 19th Century literature at the School of English at UCC. She is a former Irish Research Council awardee.

Dev Patel in The Personal History of David Copperfeld

How David Copperfield tells the story of Charles Dickens

The new film shows how theatre helped Dickens to establish and hone his identity as a professional author

Charles Dickens • 27 Jan 20

Jemima Watling as Eliza Medhurst and Toby Wynn-Davies as Chandos Bellingham in Phil Willmott's 2019 production of After Dark at London's Finborough Theatre. Photo: Sheila Burnett

A 19th century play with modern overtones

Dion Boucicault's After Dark shows how innovative, socially engaged and challenging 19th-century popular theatre was in its time

Theatre • 11 Jul 19

The work of Charles Dickens is still used and referenced to this day in a variety of mediums.

How Dickens' cultural impact is strongest where we barely see him

The impact Charles Dickens has had on western culture is significant, but we also have to look sideways if we want to appreciate just how …

Charles Dickens • 07 Jun 19

Oscar winner Olivia Colman as Queen Anne in The Favourite

The art of acting naturally

The trend to award Oscars for portrayals of "real" people shows the extent to which we value naturalism, but this was not always the case

Acting • 28 Feb 19

What the Dickens? Two portraits of Charles Dickens from cica 1860. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Reinventing Dickens for Christmas

The Brainstorm long read: Charles Dickens is embedded in many popular images of Christmas, but to which version of Dickens do we credit the invention …

Christmas • 05 Jan 18

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