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Wales-Ireland Seminar Series

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Wales-Ireland Seminar Series 2006-7/Cyfres seminar Cymru-Iwerddon 2006-7
Cardiff School of English, Communication and Philosophy/Yr Ysgol Saesneg, Cyfathrebu ac Athroniaeth yng Nghaerdydd

This seminar series, organized by Drs Claire Connolly and Katie Gramich of ENCAP, will offer an opportunity to hear distinguished scholars from a range of disciplines explore the many cultural, social and historical links between Ireland and Wales over the centuries.

Seminars take place in room 2.47 in the Humanities Building, Cardiff University ( Colum Drive) on Mondays at 5.15 p.m.Cynhelir y seminarau yn ystafell 2.47 yn Adeilad y Dyniaethau, Prifysgol Caerdydd (Rhodfa Colum) ar ddydd Llun am 5.15 y prynhawn

October 23/Hydref 23, 2006: Professor Terence Brown (Trinity College, Dublin): “The Irish Dylan Thomas” Yr Athro Terence Brown (Coleg y Drindod, Dulyn): “Y Dylan Thomas Gwyddelig”

November 27/Tachwedd 27, 2006: Dr. Siobhán Kilfeather ( Queens University, Belfast): " Next of Kin: Irish and Welsh characters in 1940s’ Cinema"/Dr. Siobhán Kilfeather (Prifysgol Queens, Belfast): " Cyfneseifiaid: Cymeriadau Gwyddelig a Chymreig yn Sinema’r 1940au”

December 11/Rhagfyr 11, 2006: Dr. Paul O’Leary ( University of Wales, Aberystwyth):”'Was there really a ‘murder machine’? Language, culture and demographic crisis in Ireland and Wales, c.1780-1970” / Dr. Paul O’Leary (Prifysgol Cymru, Aberystwyth): “Oedd yna mewn gwirionedd ‘peiriant llofruddio’? Iaith, diwylliant ac argyfwng demograffig yn Iwerddon a Chymru, c. 1780-1970”

February 19/Chwefror 19, 2007 Dr. Katie Gramich ( Cardiff University): “Branwen’s Starling Flies Back: Contemporary Welsh and Irish Women’s Poetry” / Dr. Katie Gramich (Prifysgol Caerdydd): “Drudwy Branwen yn hedfan yn ôl: Barddoniaeth Gyfoes gan Fenywod yng Nghymru ac Iwerddon”

March 26/Mawrth 26, 2007 Professor Colin Williams ( Cardiff University): 'Foras na Gaeilge and Bwrdd yr Iaith: Yoked but not yet shackled'. / Yr Athro Colin Williams (Prifysgol Caerdydd): 'Foras na Gaeilge a Bwrdd yr Iaith: ynghlwm ond nid mewn cyffion'.

April 23/Ebrill 23, 2007 Dr Daniel Williams ( Swansea University): “Pan-Celticism and Post-colonialism” / Dr Daniel Williams (Prifysgol Cymru, Abertawe): “Y Pan-Geltaidd a’r Ôl-trefedigaethol”