Radio as object and signifier of female oppression in Irish cinema.

This article looks at the use of radio in three Irish films set in the past and centring on women confined to oppressive environments. It examines the narrative role that the radio plays in terms of diegetic sound but also as an object in itself and as a tool that links these female characters uneas...

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Published in:Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 233 - 246
Main Author: Costello, Sandra
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Intellect Ltd. Oct2025
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