Maria Eduarda da Luz is an English Bachelor currently pursuing a Master’s in English by Federal University of Santa Catarina, in Brazil. She carries out research in Irish literature and theatre (under the supervision of Professors Alinne Fernandes and Maria Rita Drumond), Gothic and Horror literature and medias, and Fan Studies (under the supervision of Professor Gerge Ayres).

In Ireland, since the 17th century, the Gothic was used by both sides of the colonialist conflict to express their feelings and fears about the Other. This colonial past, so many times remembered by the arts, left its scars upon Irish society. In this sense, after such an aggressive dispute, it is possible to observe the developments of a social critique about the issues that lasted, such as the ones encountered in the boglands. As haunting and evocative of this colonial past landscapes, the bogs are the background of a diverse medium of expression in the Irish arts, as well they are present in theatre. Considering this, the present communication proposal aims to analyze the plays By the Bog of Cats… (Carr 1998) and Bogboy (Kinahan 2010) in terms of how they display the social and cultural issues that persist in Irish society.

For this, will be taken into account the political, economic, social and cultural aspects that have impacted the writing and performance process of the plays during the last 20 years, in special in the changes from the Celtic Tiger Era and thereafter.