Date: 9-11 October 2023. Venue: Universidade de Ouro Preto (Minas Gerais, Brasil) The year of 2023 marks the centenary of the Nobel prize in literature being awarded to W. B. Yeats, the first of four Irish writers that have been recognised by the Swedish Academy thus far, with George Bernard Shaw following Yeats closely in 1925 (received 1926), Samuel Beckett
» Read moreApril Episode now available – Nicky Gogan and Paul Rowley in conversation with Kate Huber In their conversation with Kate Huber, Paul Rowley and Nicky Gogan talk about their documentaries Seaview (2008), Build Something Modern (2011) and The Red Tree (2018). They discuss their journey into filmmaking and how they met; Seaview’s experimental style, which challenges the aesthetics of documentaries while foregrounding the asylum seekers’ experiences; the
» Read moreThe next EFACIS PhD Lunch Break takes place on Thursday 4 May from 1 to 2 pm CET. Any (post)graduate student in Irish Studies who wants to join the zoom session can send an e-mail to Marie Gemrichová at mgemrichova@gmail.com. You can also find the event on https://fb.me/e/y2chCdTV EFACIS: The PhD Lunch Break is aimed specifically at PhD students, where PhDs have
» Read moreSubmission open until July 1, 2023. Raudem, Journal of the University Association for Women Studies, is a scientific publication edited in digital format and issued annually. It is addressed to the international academic community, as well as to a wider readership interested in Women Studies, Feminist Studies and Gender Studies. It accepts contributions written in Spanish, English and Italian. With its
» Read moreThis online symposium marks the recent publication of the Irish Historical Studies, special issue, ‘A New Agenda for Women’s and Gender History in Ireland’. Register here. 3.00-3.05 Welcome and Introduction Dr Alistair Malcolm and Dr Bronagh Ann McShane 3.05-4.00 Panel 1 Contributors: Dr Sparky Booker (Dublin City University) Dr Evan Bourke (Maynooth University) Prof. Marie-Louise Coolahan (University of Galway) Dr
» Read moreAre you researching Irish women writers in the period circa 1880~ to 1920 ~? The Irish Women’s Writing Network would be very interested in hearing from you. The Blog seeks to offer an overview of the latest developments through short contributions exploring any aspect relating to Irish women writers at the turn of the twentieth century. See below for details
» Read moreFriday 16th and Saturday 17th of June Twitter – #CorkBloomsday23 @muttonkidneys. DRAFT SCHEDULE Friday 16th June Lunchtime at the Crawford Gallery 12.30 to 1.30pm Hosted by Friends of the Crawford Irish Artist Angie Shanahan and Joycean Food Scholar Flicka Small in conversation about the inspiration for Angie’s current exhibition of food paintings influenced by James Joyce’s modernist novel Ulysses. Angie
» Read moreTramp Press reissue of Juanita Casey’s The Horse Of Selene (2022) with Contributing Editor Mary M. Burke THURSDAY, APR 27 20237:00pm – 8:15pm Glucksman Ireland House, 1 Washington Mews, New York, NY 10003 Register here. On a remote island off the West coast of Ireland in the 1970s, young farmer Miceal catches sight of a girl on a beach with long hair
» Read moreDHSI Atlantic, a summer school designed to introduce and demystify key concepts from the digital humanities for students and scholars at any stage of their careers, will be hosted at University College Cork this coming June – 19th – 23rd, 2023. All of the courses offered at DHSI Atlantic are taught by internationally-recognised scholars with extensive experience in the application and
» Read moreby David Pierce | Edward Everett Root Publishers Co. Ltd. This new book by David Pierce, provides further evidence that William Butler Yeats is still our contemporary but still in need of the critic. From a position which is at once inside and outside history, Yeats manages to hold our attention still. He continues to intrigue critics and readers alike.
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