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Love in the Time of Late Capitalism: Class in Sally Rooney's Novels
An analysis of how Sally Rooney's novels explore class consciousness through the lens of both Marxist theory and Irish cultural context. From the way class manifests in post Celtic-tiger Ireland to how class anxiety affects interpersonal relationships, this video examines how Rooney's characters navigate relationships within the constraints of capitalism and class
The quote on the thumbnail of this video is from Ash Sarkar, a British journalist, rather than Rooney herself, I don’t think Rooney has ever said she is a communist, but instead a Marxist, but I thought it was fitting.
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0:00 - Intro
1:25 - What is class? Marxist vs Colloquial definitions
3:33 - Sally Rooney is Irish
10:56 - Class Conscious Characters
17:00 - The Impossibility of Love Under Capitalism
Sources
stylist.co.uk/opinion/normal-people-marianne-connell-relationship-meaning-money-class-divide/391954
redbrick.me/normal-people-and-the-class-ceiling
bookforum.com/print/2601/sally-rooney-s-novels-of-millennial-intimacy-20818
jacobin.com/2020/05/sally-rooney-normal-people-bbc-literature
inthesetimes.com/article/sally-rooney-marxist-novel-class-conflict
prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/62289/normal-people-sally-rooney-irish-novel
theguardian.com/books/2021/aug/28/sally-rooney-hell-of-fame-normal-people
newrepublic.com/article/163505/millennial-marxist-novel-be-sally-rooney-beautiful-world-review
peoplesworld.org/article/sally-rooney-in-search-of-the-marxist-novel
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09670882.2022.2080036#abstractart
https://overland.org.au/2021/10/can-love-survive-capitalism-sally-rooneys-beautiful-world-where-are-you/
theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/04/sally-rooneys-normal-people-review/586801
https://socialistvoice.ie/2021/11/how-should-we-read-sally-rooney/
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-30455-2_11
avclub.com/class-and-power-share-a-bed-in-sally-rooney-s-normal-pe-1833885688
vice.com/en/article/sally-rooney-normal-people-book-review
stillpointldn.com/articles/something-to-do-with-capitalism-sally-rooney-and-irish-economic-history
thelondonmagazine.org/article/essay-a-conversation-about-irish-literature-by-houman-barekat/#:~:text='I
theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/09/sally-rooney-beautiful-world-where-are-you/619496
gawkerarchives.com/culture/sally-rooney-is-irish
theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/02/beautiful-world-where-are-you-by-sally-rooney-the
thewhitereview.org/reviews/sally-rooneys-normal-people
newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2024/09/sally-rooney-adventures-in-style-intermezzo-review
lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n18/christian-lorentzen/i-couldn-t-live-normally
thepointmag.com/criticism/normal-novels
vulture.com/article/sally-rooney-intermezzo-new-book-romance-novels-marxism-capitalism.html?itm_medium=site&itm_source=order-form&_gl=1*16ajdyd*FPAU*MTk3NzUxNzUwMy4xNzI3ODgyMDgy*_ga*MTE4MTE0ODEyNC4xNzI3ODgyMDgy*_ga_DNE38RK1HX*MTcyNzg4MjA4MS4xLjEuMTcyNzg4MjEyOC4xMy4wLjE2NTQyNDkwNDI.*_fplc*SUtMdHVnSWpRYTJOOXZ1TXZnV05ZTEl0enFuampOckUlMkZNQ1lLZzBoJTJGU1R4UnpmNWVMc1NzclhnMExMSmVIdVZ3JTJGRmdRYUNITVVFc0tOTU05aSUyRmlRUkEySExrdzNVcXBxeklrJTJCSmdQWE1wdVY0akN4TyUyRkhRZmYlMkZzNEdaYmclM0QlM0Q
#SallyRooney #videoessay #bookishthoughts
Love in the Time of Late Capitalism: Class in Sally Rooney's Novels
An analysis of how Sally Rooney's novels explore class consciousness through the lens of both Marxist theory and Irish cultural context. From the way class manifests in post Celtic-tiger Ireland to how class anxiety affects interpersonal relationships, this video examines how Rooney's characters navigate relationships within the constraints of capitalism and class
The quote on the thumbnail of this video is from Ash Sarkar, a British journalist, rather than Rooney herself, I don’t think Rooney has ever said she is a communist, but instead a Marxist, but I thought it was fitting.
✨ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/roisinsreading
📚 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/roisinsreading
📚 For business inquiries: roisinsreading@gmail.com
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - What is class? Marxist vs Colloquial definitions
3:33 - Sally Rooney is Irish
10:56 - Class Conscious Characters
17:00 - The Impossibility of Love Under Capitalism
Sources
stylist.co.uk/opinion/normal-people-marianne-connell-relationship-meaning-money-class-divide/391954
redbrick.me/normal-people-and-the-class-ceiling
bookforum.com/print/2601/sally-rooney-s-novels-of-millennial-intimacy-20818
jacobin.com/2020/05/sally-rooney-normal-people-bbc-literature
inthesetimes.com/article/sally-rooney-marxist-novel-class-conflict
prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/62289/normal-people-sally-rooney-irish-novel
theguardian.com/books/2021/aug/28/sally-rooney-hell-of-fame-normal-people
newrepublic.com/article/163505/millennial-marxist-novel-be-sally-rooney-beautiful-world-review
peoplesworld.org/article/sally-rooney-in-search-of-the-marxist-novel
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09670882.2022.2080036#abstractart
https://overland.org.au/2021/10/can-love-survive-capitalism-sally-rooneys-beautiful-world-where-are-you/
theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/04/sally-rooneys-normal-people-review/586801
https://socialistvoice.ie/2021/11/how-should-we-read-sally-rooney/
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-30455-2_11
avclub.com/class-and-power-share-a-bed-in-sally-rooney-s-normal-pe-1833885688
vice.com/en/article/sally-rooney-normal-people-book-review
stillpointldn.com/articles/something-to-do-with-capitalism-sally-rooney-and-irish-economic-history
thelondonmagazine.org/article/essay-a-conversation-about-irish-literature-by-houman-barekat/#:~:text='I
theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/09/sally-rooney-beautiful-world-where-are-you/619496
gawkerarchives.com/culture/sally-rooney-is-irish
theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/02/beautiful-world-where-are-you-by-sally-rooney-the
thewhitereview.org/reviews/sally-rooneys-normal-people
newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2024/09/sally-rooney-adventures-in-style-intermezzo-review
lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n18/christian-lorentzen/i-couldn-t-live-normally
thepointmag.com/criticism/normal-novels
vulture.com/article/sally-rooney-intermezzo-new-book-romance-novels-marxism-capitalism.html?itm_medium=site&itm_source=order-form&_gl=1*16ajdyd*FPAU*MTk3NzUxNzUwMy4xNzI3ODgyMDgy*_ga*MTE4MTE0ODEyNC4xNzI3ODgyMDgy*_ga_DNE38RK1HX*MTcyNzg4MjA4MS4xLjEuMTcyNzg4MjEyOC4xMy4wLjE2NTQyNDkwNDI.*_fplc*SUtMdHVnSWpRYTJOOXZ1TXZnV05ZTEl0enFuampOckUlMkZNQ1lLZzBoJTJGU1R4UnpmNWVMc1NzclhnMExMSmVIdVZ3JTJGRmdRYUNITVVFc0tOTU05aSUyRmlRUkEySExrdzNVcXBxeklrJTJCSmdQWE1wdVY0akN4TyUyRkhRZmYlMkZzNEdaYmclM0QlM0Q
#SallyRooney #videoessay #bookishthoughts
