Estudios Irlandeses invites authors to submit contributions —in either English or Spanish— that engage in a critical and original way with aspects of Irish literature,
Message from IASIL Chair: Postponement of the 2020 Conference
Dear friends, fellow IASIL members, I am afraid that the time has come to announce a sad but inevitable decision. It is clear now that our conference at the University of Łódź will not be able to happen in July: even if restrictions in Europe were lifted by then, and the university reopened its buildings, travel would still be difficult
» Read moreCall for contributions to, and local representatives for, the IASIL Bibliography for 2019
The IASIL Bibliography, listing work on Irish literature and culture by IASIL members, appears annually in the online edition of the Irish University Review. The editor of the Bibliography is Dr Chris Cusack (Radboud University). The 2019 Bibliography is now being compiled, and members are invited to submit bibliographic information of work published in 2019 to their local IASIL Bibliography Committee
» Read moreImportant Notice re: IASIL Conference, Lodz 2020 and Covid-19 Travel Plans & Contingency
Dear Conference Participants, First of all let us thank you again for submitting your paper proposals for 2020 IASIL conference in Lodz. We are very happy to be behind its organization and are really looking forward to July. We would like to make an announcement regarding the current situation with the global pandemic of Coronavirus – Covid-19. Under the circumstances
» Read moreCfP2 revised deadline 29th Feb 2020: IASIL 2020: “Creative Borders”; University of Lodz, Poland. 20-24 July, 2020.
The IASIL 2020 conference wishes to reflect on the concept of borders and their creative potential that helps define identities, generates critical discourses, and provokes literary works to tackle issues of global political, social, and cultural nature. On the one hand, the border is seen here as a necessary confinement and a formal limitation. On the other, it is viewed
» Read moreCall for Submissions: Estudios Irlandeses; March 2021. Deadline: November 1st 2020
Estudios Irlandeses invites authors to submit contributions —in either English or Spanish— that engage in a critical and original way with aspects of Irish literature, history, arts and the media, for its Issue Nº 16, to be published in March 2021. Submissions should be sent via email to contributions@estudiosirlandeses.org not later than November 1st 2020. Estudios Irlandeses invites authors to submit
» Read moreCfP: “Chicago: an Irish-American Metropolis Politics, Ethnicity, and Culture from 1830s to the present Time” An International & Multidisciplinary Conference. Paris June 21-23, 2021
“Chicago: an Irish-American Metropolis Politics, Ethnicity, and Culture from 1830s to the present Time” An International and Multidisciplinary Conference June 21-23, 2021 Paris A partnership between the universities of Chicago, Caen Normandie and Paris Scientific Committee: Claire Connolly (University College Cork); Christophe Gillissen (Université de Caen Normandie); Anne Goarzin (Université Rennes 2); Fiona Kearnay (University College Cork); Fiona McCann (Université
» Read moreCfP: EFACIS 2021: Interfaces and Dialogues, 1-4 September 2021 – Centre for Irish Studies, Charles University, Prague. Deadline: 10 April 2021
EFACIS 2021: Interfaces and Dialogues 1-4 September 2021 Hosted by the Centre for Irish Studies, Charles University, Prague.Conference venue: Faculty of Arts main building, Náměstí Jana Palacha 2, Prague 1. Keynote speakers Louis de Paor (NUI Galway) Mary McAuliffe (UCD) Gavan Titley (Maynooth) Clair Wills (Cambridge) The conference proposes to approach Ireland as interface, a locus that allows intercultural exchange,
» Read moreCfP: Brazilian Journal of Irish Studies from ABEI: General Issue, deadline 16 October 2020 & launch of Special Issue on John Banville
The Editors of the ABEI Journal (e-ISSN: 2595-8127) invite you to contribute to the next general issue (volume 23, number 1) to be published in June 2021. The deadline for submissions is 16 October 2020. All submissions will be received through the Open Journal Systems. Please visit the ABEI Journal page (http://revistas.fflch.usp.br/abei) and log in or create an account. Submissions
» Read moreXV Symposium of Irish Studies in South America: Virtual Encounters in Irish Studies in South America – CfP and online registration now open.
In light of the current Covid-19 pandemic alongside the political and social crises that have emerged as a consequence, the XV Symposium of Irish Studies in South America, organized by the Brazilian Association of Irish Studies in South America (ABEI) and the W.B. Yeats Chair of Irish Studies, intends to promote“virtual encounters” between scholars from many fields across the continent and the globe
» Read moreCall for Papers – Themed issue of RiDE: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance: “Performing in Digital”, deadline 21 August 2020
Call 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 launches: Past/Present/Pride – a series 0f conversations celebrating UCD’s LGBTI+ literary alumni. First conversation with Emma Donoghue
MoLI 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 moreNew Book: Excess in Modern Irish Writing: Spirit and Surplus by Michael McAteer, from Palgrave-Macmillan.
Michael McAteer, Excess in Modern Irish Writing: Spirit and Surplus (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2020). This book examines the topic of excess in modern Irish writing in terms of mysticism, materialism, myth and language. The study engages ideas of excess as they appear in works by major thinkers from Hegel, Kierkegaard and Marx through to Nietzsche, Bataille, Derrida and, more recently, Badiou. Poems,
» Read moreNew Essay Collection: Politics, Culture, and the Irish American Press 1784–1963 Edited by Debra Reddin van Tuyll, Mark O’Brien, Marcel Broersma from Syracuse Uni Press
From the Revolutionary War forward, Irish immigrants have contributed significantly to the construction of the American Republic. Scholars have documented their experiences and explored their social, political, and cultural lives in countless books. Offering a fresh perspective, this volume traces the rich history of the Irish American diaspora press, uncovering the ways in which a lively print culture forged significant
» Read moreReboot Live 2020: 18 writers; 18 new Irish plays. AC productions join with The Lock Inn to stage Reboot Live, a three week theatre festival from August 26th
AC 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
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