| IASIL
2003
The University of Debrecen, Hungary
7-11 July
“Getting into Contact”
“Irish literature, if it is to live and grow, must get into contact
on the one hand with its own past and on the other with the mind of
contemporary Europe.” Padraic Pearse
The 2003 conference of the International Association for the Study of
Irish Literatures will be held at the University of Debrecen 7-11 July
featuring Anthony Roche, University College Dublin, editor of the Irish
University Review, Maureen Murphy, Hofstra University, USA, former
president of IASIL, John Montague, prominent Irish writer, and Richard
Cave, Royal Holloway-University of London.
Contributions will be considered on any aspect of Irish literatures
but especially those that relate to the announced theme. Because of
the nature of the conference topic, papers will be welcome from a broad
range of disciplines. Papers on any aspect of John Montague’s oeuvre
including poetry, essays, and fiction along with papers related to the
Field Day Anthology of Irish Women’s Writing and Traditions to be published
in late 2002 will be particularly welcome. Deadline for paper proposals
is 15 November and for abstracts 1 March 2003. Presenters must be IASIL
members in good standing.
The conference will offer tours of Debrecen, a half-day local excursion,
a special night of Irish drama along with readings by several invited
Irish writers, and conclude with a festive Farewell Dinner and an optional
post-conference tour.
For more information on all aspects of the conference, program, and
venue log on to the conference web site or email IASIL03@delfin.klte.hu.
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