Ireland and Latin America- Globalizing Irish Studies: The Idea of a Nation and Narratives of Independence Santiago, Chile 9-12 December 2018 Further information is available at the conference website: https://www.ialc-2018.org/ Call for Papers: https://www.ialc-2018.org/english-version
» Read moreSave the Date: “Towards Transitional Justice: Recognition, Truth-telling, and Institutional Abuse in Ireland,” a conference at Boston College, 1-2 November 2018 This conference will consider the international best practice for responding to historical abuse by presenting case studies of the Irish State’s response to abuse in industrial and reformatory schools, Magdalene Laundries, Mother and Baby Homes, and related institutions. Human
» Read moreCork University Press is today launching its new book series today Síreacht: Longings for another Ireland.This series looks at reimagining a better Ireland with short, topical, and provocative texts on controversial contemporary issues ranging from Freedom to Commemoration and the Public Sphere. The books are €9.95 and are available at http://www.corkuniversitypress.com. Little books tackling big issues and written in a conversational, accessible
» Read moreBeyond Markets: The Cultural Case for Ireland in Europe The Irish Humanities Alliance, in collaboration with the Humanities Institute UCD and the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, TCD have organised an event to explore the cultural, historical and social dimension to Ireland’s membership of the European Union. To date, the debate has been excessively narrow with excessive focus
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Majella Cullinane’s Whisper of a Crow’s Wing will be launched this Saturday as part of the Strokestown Poetry Festival https://www.strokestownpoetry.org/ Published simultaneously in Ireland by Salmon Poetry, Majella Cullinane’s remarkable second collection,Whisper of a Crow’s Wing, is the work of a poet with a distinct and powerful voice. These poems weigh and examine oppositions – the distance of time and
» Read moreNUI Galway, 9-10 November 2018 CFP – The Press and the Vote – NPHFI 2018 ‘The gallery in which the reporters sit has become the fourth estate of the realm’ wrote Thomas Babington Macaulay in 1843. The role of the press in informing or influencing, misleading or educating voters has been debated before and since Macaulay’s statement. In 2018 the
» Read moreUniversity of York 29-30 June 2018 Speakers: Michael Brown, Claire Connolly, Aileen Douglas, Clíona Ó Gallchoir, Aino Haataja, Catriona Kennedy, Susan Manly, Harrie Neal, Jennifer Orr, Jane Rendall, Gillian Russell and Joanna Wharton 2018 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849). Often described as the ‘Irish Jane Austen’ and much admired by Austen, Edgeworth was one of
» Read moreIn honour of our colleague Hugh Haughton on his birthday, the Department of English and Related Literature, University of York, is hosting a poetic and scholarly “cerebration”. We commence on Friday 8 June with an evening of poetry, featuring readings by: Gerald Dawe · Kit Fan · Bernard O’Donoghue · Caitríona O’Reilly · Peter Robinson To be followed by a day symposium on Saturday 9 June covering
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“Ireland and Identity on Screen” University of La Rioja St. Patrick’s Day Celebration 19-22 March 2018 This event is is organized by the Centre for Irish Studies BANNA/BOND (EFACIS) and it is part of the Doctorate Programme offered by the Department of Modern Philologies of the University of la Rioja. Cartel San Patricio DEFINITIVO Tríptico San Patricio DEFINITIVO Information can also be found in this
» Read moreTERCERAS JORNADAS DE ESTUDIOS IRLANDESES An Interdisciplinary Approach to Ireland through its Music, History, Literature and Cinema 12-16 Febrero 2018 Dirección: Pilar Villar-Argáiz y Encarnación Hidalgo-Tenorio Dpto. de Filologías Inglesa y Alemana Universidad de Granada Coordinación: Carmen Aguilera-Carnerero Dpto. de Filologías Inglesa y Alemana
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