'Dr' Keyes reporting for duty

RhubarbCrumble

So apparently Marian Keyes has a received an honorary doctorate of letters, presumably for her services to **** lit. I mean chick lit!
These doctorates are a complete and utter joke.
I've always found here incredibly false, but just have a look at her twitter :rolleyes:

https://extra.ie/2019/01/15/entertainment/it-is-now-dr-marian-keyes-and-dr-bob-geldof-after-ul-awards-celebs

https://twitter.com/MarianKeyes?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

RMAOK

Think geldof got a doctorate at the same ceremony.

Does he write Chick lit as well?

Gimme A Pound

Would have been better if she were awarded it by LIT instead of UL.

These honorary doctorates should be scrapped, pomp and pageantry of it all is distasteful.

super_furry

Why are you so angry about this? Is everything okay at home?

topper75

Poor ould buggers combing through Beowulf analysis and Joycean scholar notes and stuff for years on end living in a cold bedsit.

Should just have written piles of nonsense that dumb bints grab before they get the train to Cork.

Woke Hogan

It's not much of a stretch to imagine that the author of twelve comic novels has a sense of irony.

Laois_Man

RMAOK wrote: »

Think geldof got a doctorate at the same ceremony.

Does he write Chick lit as well?

No doubt if someone in UL does something wrong, the sanctimonious Mr. Geldof will be ringing up the press to tell them what time he's coming back to hand his doctorate back!

Pelvis

Almost 100k tweets since 2012. She's averaging about 40 tweets a day!!

major bill

I read her Twitter, shes having the craic leave the poor woman alone

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Do you object to honorary doctorates in general, OP, or just some of the people who receive them?

Gimme A Pound

super_furry wrote: »

Why are you so angry about this? Is everything okay at home?

Pompous to change her name on Twitter.

Honorary doctorates for chick lit writing aren't fair. Now if she were a war correspondent like the late Marie Colvin - that's fairer.

razorblunt

Erra she's not my cup of tea and seems as mad as a bag of cats but what harm.

This will probably be the first and last time she's referred to as Dr anyway.

corner of hells

Faye Big Gristle wrote: »

Pompous to change her name on Twitter.

Honorary doctorates for chick lit writing aren't fair. Now if she were a war correspondent like the late Marie Colvin - that's fairer.

Same as yer man Paul O Connell , awarded one for "egg chasin'" , fcukin egg chasin'.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Faye Big Gristle wrote: »

Pompous to change her name on Twitter.

Honorary doctorates for chick lit writing aren't fair. Now if she were a war correspondent like the late Marie Colvin - that's fairer.

Ah lads, when did we become so po-faced? The name change is a joke, surely?

Honorary doctorates are kind of our version of the UK honours system. And people get those for all kinds of reasons.

keano_afc

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

So apparently Marian Keyes has a received an honorary doctorate of letters, presumably for her services to **** lit. I mean chick lit!
These doctorates are a complete and utter joke.
I've always found here incredibly false, but just have a look at her twitter :rolleyes:

https://extra.ie/2019/01/15/entertainment/it-is-now-dr-marian-keyes-and-dr-bob-geldof-after-ul-awards-celebs

https://twitter.com/MarianKeyes?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

I cant. I'm blocked, despite never interacting with her.

JohnnyFlash

People putting in overtime shifts in the online outrage factories today.

Woke Hogan

topper75 wrote: »

Poor ould buggers combing through Beowulf analysis and Joycean scholar notes and stuff for years on end living in a cold bedsit.

Should just have written piles of nonsense that dumb bints grab before they get the train to Cork.

How many of them do you think are shaking their fist at the ceiling in envy at the thought of Marian Keyes getting a fake degree?

kneemos

Dame Marian.

ArnoldJRimmer

I know its a depressing time of year, and its hard staying off the booze and the smokes ,but is this seriously something that annoys people that much they have to start a moany thread on AH about it? Has it ruined your day OP?

Its a bit of craic, and is acknowledging the success that the woman has had in her career. Fair play to her

SnazzyPig

I suppose it's a consolation for not being nominated for the P.G.Wodehouse prize-

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/marian-keyes-is-not-amused-as-novel-not-entered-for-comic-prize-1.3519189

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

ArnoldJRimmer wrote: »

I know its a depressing time of year, and its hard staying off the booze and the smokes ,but is this seriously something that annoys people that much they have to start a moany thread on AH about it? Has it ruined your day OP?

Its a bit of craic, and is acknowledging the success that the woman has had in her career. Fair play to her

My thoughts too. I think most people are cognisant of the fact that honorary doctorates are not the same as doctorates that people spend years slaving over to achieve. Honorary doctorates certainly don’t devalue the real ones for me personally. They just acknowledge people who have achieved great success in their field.

People have their various successes recognized in nice but ultimately meaningless ceremony.

Good for them.

witchgirl26

Faye Big Gristle wrote: »

Pompous to change her name on Twitter.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Ah lads, when did we become so po-faced? The name change is a joke, surely?

Oh come on, as mentioned she obviously did it for the laugh. She also changes her name to Marian Screams at Halloween. And don't pretend like you wouldn't do similar if you got one. I know I would for a bit for the laugh.

Faye Big Gristle wrote: »

Honorary doctorates for chick lit writing aren't fair. Now if she were a war correspondent like the late Marie Colvin - that's fairer.

Have you read any of her books? And why is "chick lit" so looked down upon? Is it not "literary" enough for you?

The fact that her books often deal with issues like addiction, in a much more accessible way is to be commended. I don't see it as having to be an either or scenario for awarding honorary doctorates - at the end of the day it's up to the university themselves as to who they pick.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

witchgirl26 wrote: »

Oh come on, as mentioned she obviously did it for the laugh. She also changes her name to Marian Screams at Halloween. And don't pretend like you wouldn't do similar if you got one. I know I would for a bit for the laugh.



Have you read any of her books? And why is "chick lit" so looked down upon? Is it not "literary" enough for you?

The fact that her books often deal with issues like addiction, in a much more accessible way is to be commended. I don't see it as having to be an either or scenario for awarding honorary doctorates - at the end of the day it's up to the university themselves as to who they pick.

Yeah, I don’t get that either. People get honorary doctorates for achieving huge success in their area. The area doesn’t have to be particularly cerebral. That’s what Nobel prizes are for.

I don’t much care for Marian Keyes personality-wise but she is massively successful and I have huge respect for her for turning her life around from being a near-destitute alcoholic in her 20s.

padd b1975

Does this mean she'll be able to cure her depression?

I really hope so...

gandalf

Jaysus who cares. Fair play let them have their day out.

My god from reading some of the posts here I have this vision of the posters!

Conchir

Do you really care OP?

DEFTLEFTHAND

All the academics are just jealous because nobody wants to read their work. :pac:

If writing hit sellers in 'chick-lit' was easy every author would try their hand at it.