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IASIL Online Newsletter 2007/2008
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Welcome to the IASIL Summer Schools Page This page lists conferences/summer schools that deal with Irish Literature, Theatre, and Film. Conferences with broader themes that pay substantial attention to Irish writing will also be listed from time to time. If you wish to include a listing, email webmaster@iasil.org These pages are provided for information only - you should confirm dates, deadlines, and so on with conference organisers. 2009 Summer Schools The 2009 JM Synge Irish Drama Summer School, Rathdrum Co Wicklow Trieste Joyce School, University of Trieste, 28 June to 4 July. See Summer Schools for 2008 here
This page lists summer schools and other special events on Irish literature, Irish drama and theatre studies, and Irish film. If you think a conference should be listed here, please tell us. |
Summer School of the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry 2009, Queen’s University Belfast, 20-24 July 2009 The dates for the 2009 Summer School in the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry are now available. It will be running from Monday 20 July to Friday 24 July. The full programme is not yet confirmed but classes will be offered from:- Ciaran Carson, Leontia Flynn, Medbh McGuckian, Gerald Dawe, Sinéad Morrissey, Glenn Patterson, Ian Sansom, Fran Brearton, Ed Larrissy, Eamonn Hughes, John McGuckian, Paul Maddern. International bursaries are available. Enquiries to english@qub.ac.uk Trieste Joyce School This year we are offering 15 scholarships to students of all levels. Application forms can be found on the site. The closing date for scholarships is 19th April. Ordinary participants are encouraged to book early. Speakers will include:
Special guest writers:
Irish Theatre, 100 Years After Synge The year 2009 marks the hundredth anniversary of the death of JM Synge. This is an important event in Irish culture – one that provides us with a chance to move beyond commemoration, and to ask important questions about Irish theatre’s present and future. How is the legacy of Synge evident in contemporary drama – not only in Ireland but throughout the world? How can Irish theatre respond to the current sense of crisis in our society and economy? And what can the works of Synge and other Irish writers tell us about Ireland in the present? This year’s JM Synge Summer School on Irish Drama aims to discuss these and many other vital questions. As always, the works of Synge himself are an important part of the week’s events, but the School exists to explore and celebrate all kinds of Irish drama. We will be hearing about the works of many great writers: Brian Friel, Sean O’Casey, Marina Carr, Martin McDonagh, Conor McPherson, and many others. We’re also introducing an exciting new series, called ‘Irish Writers in Conversation’, in which leading Irish dramatists will visit the School to talk about their work, their approach to writing, and their views on Irish theatre. Participants in the School will have access to a wide range of other events. There will be talks on a range of topics by leading international scholars and critics. And there is a lively social programme too, which includes a visit to the Abbey Theatre, and a tour of Wicklow’s Synge Country – one of the most beautiful parts of Ireland. The School is open to anyone with an interest in Irish drama. Every year, it is visited by a wide variety of people: teachers, university students and lecturers, broadcasters, publishers, theatre practitioners, people involved in amateur drama, and countless others – all of whom come to the School to share their enthusiasm for theatre-going. Our visitors come from all parts of Ireland, and from many different countries throughout the world. SYNGE SUMMER SCHOOL 2009 FULL PROGRAMME Sunday 28 June Monday 29 June Tuesday 30 June Wednesday 1 July Thursday 2 July Friday 3 July 09.30 Lecture: Paige Reynolds, "Synge's Things: Material Culture in Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama" |
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