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The Dangerous Myth-making in The Banshees of Inisherin (2023)
Journal Article
Porter, J. (2023). The Dangerous Myth-making in The Banshees of Inisherin. The Spectator,

Ireland’s history and its relationship to Great Britain and Northern Ireland is too important to forget via the portrayal within a film like The Banshees of Inisherin. After all, if we choose to forget a hard lesson learned about power and war in one... Read More about The Dangerous Myth-making in The Banshees of Inisherin.

Chief Thunderwater: An Unexpected Indian in Unexpected Places. by Gerald F. Reid (2023)
Journal Article
Porter, J. (2023). Chief Thunderwater: An Unexpected Indian in Unexpected Places. by Gerald F. Reid. Western Historical Quarterly, Article whad027. https://doi.org/10.1093/whq/whad027

Gripping, freshly unearthed research often reads like a detective story. This example of superb sleuthing is no exception. Gerald Reid has taken a second look at a figure buried under narratives from the past and gifted to readers a revealing, painst... Read More about Chief Thunderwater: An Unexpected Indian in Unexpected Places. by Gerald F. Reid.

Powerful Inversion (2023)
Other
Porter, J. (2023). Powerful Inversion

First paragraph: Big, successful popular histories generally tell their audience something they would like to hear. This one is no exception. Written by one of the most erudite, talented and justifiably lauded thinkers of his generation in a pithy,... Read More about Powerful Inversion.

Fear and Weakness (2023)
Other
Porter, J. (2023). Fear and Weakness

JOY PORTER applauds a powerful new book that emphasises Indigenous agency within the story of North American colonisation