The Dark Side of Patriotism: Understanding Xenophobic Myopia

The Citizen Cyclops in Ulysses Shows the Toxicity of Civilization

James Joyce satirizes a real-life Cyclops in Ulysses — Michael Cusack. Image links to the collage at the end.

I. Bloomsday and National Identity in Ulysses

To understand the rise of today’s nationalism, let’s flip to the dawn of the 20th Century to the city of Dublin in the country of Ireland, then a…