Making Integral: Critical Essays on Richard Murphy Benjamin Keatinge Cork University Press Richard Murphy’s poetry is central to the evolution of Irish poetry since 1950. These original essays offer new insights into Murphy’s poetic preoccupations – love and loss, nature and solitude, history and inheritance – showing how Richard Murphy’s life and work follow the contours of modern Ireland. With
» Read moreERIN documents two of Thomas Moore’s song series – the Irish Melodies (1808-1834) and National Airs (1818-1827) – as well as music inspired by his ‘oriental romance’ Lalla Rookh (1817). ERIN enables the user to track the production and dissemination of these works in Europe, from their respective dates of creation through to 1880. Any contributors to this process (composers, arrangers, editors, illustrators, engravers, publishers, etc.)
» Read moreWe are delighted to announce the publication of issue no.1 of C.20 – an international journal. — a free, online journal published by the Durrell Library of Corfu. C.20 can be accessed at: www.c20ajournal.com The inaugural issue contains essays, poetry, fiction, arts news and a “Durrell Studies” section (of four essays in the current issue) which will establish C.20 as
» Read moreAn award is available of up to £10,000 to students in the field of Anglo-Irish Literature engaged in a Master’s programme or doctoral study with at least one academic year still to run. The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of outstanding academic merit and potential to students who are either a citizen of Ireland or a citizen of
» Read moreThe Irish and China Encounters and Exchanges Edited by Jerusha McCormack June 2019 9781848407213 T-PB, 190pp €19.95/£17.99 9781848407206 HB, 190pp €29.95/£25.99 About the Book Since the publication of the first book of essays on Ireland/China relations in 2009, China and the Irish, Ireland has been transformed. Conventionally defined as a small open economy, it is
» Read morePlanet Ocean One-day Interdisciplinary Workshop 21st September 2019 All Hallows, DCU A consortium of researchers from Dublin City University (DCU) and the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) invites contributions for a one-day interdisciplinary workshop on the theme ‘Planet Ocean’, funded by the Irish Research Council. The workshop aims to bring together academics and non-academics from Ireland and abroad who
» Read moreEighteenth-century Manuscript Culture in the Wider Gaelic World: The Manuscripts of Rev James McLagan (1728-1805) in Context Join us for a conference on eighteenth-century manuscript culture in the wider Gaelic World with a focus on fiannaigheacht lays and ‘Ossian’, scholarly networks, oral tradition, historical & political contexts for manuscript creation & collection. When: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 –
» Read moreMeasuring Equality in the Arts Sector: An Interdisciplinary Symposium Friday 6th and Saturday 7th September, University College Cork CALL FOR PAPERS Measuring Equality in the Arts Sector (MEAS) was established in 2018 to monitor and report on equality in the arts sector in Ireland, with a particular focus on the literary arts. The objective of MEAS is to highlight representational inequalities
» Read more“Glorious Outsiders”: Queer Pasts and Futures in Irish Performance NUI Galway 14-15 April 2020. Keynote Speakers: Dr Fintan Walsh (Birkbeck, University of London), Prof. Hélène Lecossois (University of Lille), and Dr Cormac O’Brien (University College Dublin). Call for Papers available here Queer Conference CFP
» Read moreThe George Moore Association Bursary To mark the official establishment of the George Moore Association, we are pleased this year to offer a Travel Bursary of €300 to assist with attendance at the 10th George Moore International Conference, at the University of Almeria, Spain, on the 24th and 25th October 201 This bursary is available to postgraduate students whose research is related to
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