It is with great sadness that we have received the news of the passing of our cherished colleague and steadfast IASIL member, Margaret Mac Curtain. A Dominican nun and a pioneering historian, Dr Mac Curtain was also a relentless activist for social justice and human rights, a ground-breaking educator and a scholar with a life-long dedication “to write women into
» Read moreCall for Papers – Themed issue of RiDE: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance Title: Performing in DigitalKey words: archives, performance, theatre, universities, memory, education Guest Editors: Dr. Barry Houlihan and Dr. Catherine Morris, NUI Galway The global virus pandemic transformed lives tragically and accelerated the world into a digital co-existence at multiple heightened levels of interdependencies. In this
» Read moreMoLI 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
» Read moreAC 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
» Read moreDear Irish Studies Colleagues and Friends, I want to make you aware of a wonderful free event you can participate in virtually next week. You may have heard of Colum McCann’s most recent novel Apeirogon because it has been getting lots of press. Set in Israel & Palestine, based on real characters from across the divide who suffer loss but
» Read moreTHE IRISH AMERICA SERIES How the Irish in America lived: Experiences of diverse groups of Irish Americans throughout history Guest Speakers: Ms. Síobhra Aiken, Dr. Tim Meagher & Dr. Cormac O’Brien This event, which will be moderated by Fergal Mythen, Director General of DFAT’s Ireland, UK & Americas Division, will feature a panel of Fulbright scholars and awardees who will
» Read moreDid James Joyce use this Atlas? Details of what could prove the greatest James Joyce discovery in years are published today in ‘Genetic Joyce Studies’, the annual online academic journal of Joycean scholarship. The discovery is a second-hand world atlas, published in 1903, which has places on many of its maps marked with underlinings, usually in coloured crayon. Literary analysis
» Read more#BLOOMSDAY 2020 Join us at 7pm GMT (2pm EST) on Bloomsday for our live event, “Teaching Joyce in Secondary Classrooms: A Bloomsday Q&A Session with Dylan Emerick-Brown,” moderated by Dr Matthew Fogarty of the Museum of Childhood Ireland Project’s Education Department. Dylan Emerick-Brown is the English Department Chair at Deltona High School in Florida, where he has taught Joyce’s literature
» Read moreC.20 –is a peer-reviewed online international journal of the Durrell Library of Corfu, publishing on every aspect of literature and the arts in the twentieth century. C.20 has a special focus on the nucleus of writers and artists living in Paris in the 1930s, including Lawrence Durrell, Henry Miller, Anaïs Nin, Brassaï, Hans Reichel, Otto Rank and many others. Full details of
» Read moreFull Colour is an independent documentary by Dublin native Harry Moylan. It explores the street art communities of Belfast and Dublin, posing questions about art, politics, culture, gender and identity in Ireland. Learn more about the passions which drive street artists in both cities and the barriers they are confronted with in their attempts to fulfil their creative expression. You
» Read more