PODCAST: New Irish Itinerary episode

April 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

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EFACIS Book Club

The next EFACIS Book Club (and last of this academic year) will be on Wednesday 26 April at 8pm CET. https://www.efacis.eu/content/efacis-book-club They will be discussing Mary Costello’s The China Factory (2012) and this session will be introduced by Margaret Bonass Madden. Those interested in joining please email Sien Deltour: efaciscoord@efacis.eu  EFACIS Book Club are also looking for book suggestions for future EFACIS Book Club sessions

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PODCAST: Catherine Dunne in conversation with Auxiliadora Pérez-Vides

The 41st Irish Itinerary Podcast episode from EFACIS has just been released. In her conversation with Auxiliadora Pérez-Vides, Catherine Dunne discusses how stories have the power to change the minds of people; how she wants her characters to speak for themselves and how she allows them to inhabit her while writing. She also talks about her novel A Name for Himself (1998);

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EFACIS BOOKCLUB: Louise Kennedy – Trespasses (2022)

22 February 2023 8-10 pm CET Louise Kennedy – Trespasses (2022) Introduction by Prof. Anne Fogarty (University College Dublin) The author will join at 8 pm.  EFACIS book club takes place online, via zoom. Readings and discussions are in English. We usually meet on Wednesdays between 8 pm and 10 pm (CET). During our 2-hour sessions, the work is briefly introduced and contextualized by

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ROUNDTABLE: Irish and Irish English linguistics: interfaces and synergies

9th EFACIS Roundtable Discussion Irish and Irish English linguistics: interfaces and synergies Organised by the Irish English Network 15 February 2023, 6 pm GMT/ 7 pm CET Please register here for this online Roundtable Discussion! Programme Opening Remarks: Katharina Rennhak (EFACIS President, University of Wuppertal) Chairs:  Anne Barron (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg) Carolina Amador-Moreno (University of Bergen) Participants: Aidan Doyle (University College Cork) Ray

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New Podcast: ‘THE IRISH IN CANADA PODCAST’

The Johnson Chair in Québec and Canadian Irish Studies, funded by the Canadian Irish Studies Foundation, Dr. Jane ​G. V. McGaughey, ​Associate Professor of Irish Diaspora Studies at Concordia University’s School of Irish Studies is launching a new #IrishStudies podcast. With the aim of sharing her research to a broad audience beyond students and academics, Dr. McGaughey will be launching the

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New Book: The New Irish Studies, edited by Paige Reynolds (Cambridge University Press, 2020)

New Book: The New Irish Studies, edited by Paige Reynolds (Cambridge UP, 2020). The New Irish Studies demonstrates how diverse critical approaches enable a richer understanding of contemporary Irish writing and culture. The early decades of the twenty-first century in Ireland and Northern Ireland have seen an astonishing rate of change, one that reflects the common understanding of the contemporary

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Online Talk: “𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘀: 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟬𝘀-𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟬𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻. Hosted by CUNY.

“𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘀: 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟬𝘀-𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟬𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 In this talk, 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 explores women’s contributions to the anti-colonial civil rights movements during the Troubles in the Six Counties of Ireland from the late 1960s to the late 1990s. They connect the work of Irish women leaders and writers by examining their

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MoLI launches: Past/Present/Pride – a series 0f conversations celebrating UCD’s LGBTI+ literary alumni. First conversation with Emma Donoghue

MoLI is delighted to launch Past/Present/Pride, a series of conversations that will remember and celebrate UCD’s LGBTI+ literary alumni. Hosted by psychologist Dr Paul D’Alton, Past/Present/Pride will reflect on the work of writers associated with UCD across the decades – decades that have witnessed significant social change for members of the LGBTI+ communities in Ireland & beyond. Past/Present/Pride is a

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Reboot Live 2020: 18 writers; 18 new Irish plays. AC productions join with The Lock Inn to stage Reboot Live, a three week theatre festival from August 26th

AC productions join with The Lock Inn to stage Reboot Live, a three week theatre festival from August 26th Featuring 50 artists – 18 writers produce 18 especially commissioned new plays Participants include….Deirdre Kinehan, Ciara Elizabeth Smyth, Michael Patrick, Gary Duggan, Rodrigo Ternevoy, Noni Stapleton, Rose Henderson, Maeve Fitzgerald and many more. Performed in front of a socially distanced audience

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