Utopias in Times of Crisis: Irish Modernist Literature in the 1920s and 1930score
UT-MOLI · Horizon Europe grant · 2025-11-01–2027-10-31
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Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-TALENTS-02 · scheme HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF · topic HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-TALENTS-02-01. CORDIS record →
Objective
The project Utopias in Times of Crisis: Irish Modernist Literature in the 1920s and 1930s (UT-MOLI) explores the role of utopianism in Irish modernist literature amidst a period of social, political, and cultural upheaval. Utopianism—the pursuit of an ideal society beyond the constraints of present reality—has gained renewed significance in contemporary discourse, becoming a necessary political and social stance in the twenty-first century, a time of multiple global crises. The early twentieth century in Ireland, marked by the Irish Rising (1916), the War of Independence (1919-1921), the establishment of the Irish Free State (1922), the creation of Northern Ireland (1921), and the eventual abolition of British rule, was a period of great changes. This project investigates how Irish modernist literature of the 1920s and 1930s, a key phase of national and literary redefinition, engages with utopian visions in a time of profound crisis. By examining works by James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, Elizabeth Bowen, and Kate O’Brien, UT-MOLI will analyze how utopianism intersects with themes such as national identity, colonialism, the human-non-human relationship, and feminist/queer thought. By focusing on these intersections, UT-MOLI studies the significant but understudied role utopianism played in shaping Irish modernism, while contributing to broader debates in both utopian and modernist studies.
Beneficiaries (1)
| Organisation | Country | Role | EC contribution | SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO | PT | coordinator | €191,343 |
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