Teaching "Derry Girls"

 

 I am teaching a first year seminar on the sitcom Derry Girls. It turns out that this is a very popular topic! I  am collecting some resources to use and  to share with students.   The articles may be of interest to others:

A note to students: read the greats of Northern Irish literature. Then watch Derry Girls by Caroline Magennis

 

 

 

What The Troubles (and Derry Girls) are Teaching Students about 2020

 

‘Derry Girls’ Teaches Us More About Ireland Than School Did

 

On ‘Derry Girls’ and remembering the Good Friday Agreement by Ian Clark

 

The Heart and Humor of Derry Girls by Lisa McDonough 

 

'Derry Girls' writer and creator Lisa McGee on the final season of the show

 

Irish Studies Professor Reflects on Northern Ireland’s Troubles