This unique and lively history show delves into some of the world's most important political, social and cultural events and the intriguing personalities behind them. Presented by Dr Patrick Geoghegan of Trinity College Dublin, Talking History unravels the gritty, sometimes uncomfortable, side of our past, and what we can learn from it.
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This week Patrick and a high profile panel of historians, literary scholars and biographers discuss the life and cultural legacy of Jewish novelist and short story writer Franz Kafka. Joining Patrick on the panel were, Dr Carolin Duttlinger, Co Director of the Oxford Franz Kafka Research Centre, Benjamin Balint, Author of 'Kafka's Last Trial', Dr Daragh Downes, School of English, Trinity College Dublin, Professor Anne Fuchs, Director of the UCD Humanities Institute, Dr David Suchoff, Dept of English, Colby College, Dr Stanley Corngold, Professor of German and Comparative Literature, Princeton University and Professor Ruth Gross, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, North Carolina State University.