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Kevin Barry’s short story ‘Fjord of Killary’ combines contemporary dystopian and ecological concerns, through the gothic, in order to critique Irish neoliberal ideologies. Engaging the eco-gothic, Barry explores Irish cultural anxieties around climate change and the 2008 economic collapse. The ecological crisis at Killary, and the response to the flood, offer an insight into the fears and the possible futures of the looming climate crisis. This essay investigates why contemporary climate fiction is turning to speculative, gothic dystopias to investigate the eco consequences of global warming.
凯文·巴里(Kevin Barry)的短篇小说《基拉里峡湾》(Fjord of Killary)结合了当代反乌托邦和生态问题，通过哥特式，以批评爱尔兰的新自由主义意识形态。巴里以生态哥特风格切入，探讨了爱尔兰人对气候变化和2008年经济崩溃的文化焦虑。基拉里的生态危机，以及对洪水的反应，让我们深入了解了迫在眉睫的气候危机的恐惧和可能的未来。这篇文章调查了为什么当代气候小说正在转向投机，哥特式反乌托邦来调查全球变暖的生态后果。
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Since its launch in 1970, the Irish University Review has sought to foster and publish the best scholarly research and critical debate in Irish literary and cultural studies. The first issue contained contributions by Austin Clarke, John Montague, Sean O"Faolain, and Conor Cruise O"Brien, among others. Today, the journal publishes the best literary and cultural criticism by established and emerging scholars in Irish Studies. It is published twice annually, in the Spring and Autumn of each year. The journal is based in University College Dublin, where it was founded in 1970 by Professor Maurice Harmon, who edited the journal from 1970 to 1987. It has subsequently been edited by Professor Christopher Murray (1987-1997).
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