Irish Itinerary 12-15 February 2018: University of la Rioja
Irish Itinerary 2018 (EFACIS)
“Trauma and Identity in Contemporary Irish Literature and Film“
Venue: Salón de Actos de Filologías, University of la Rioja, Spain
Centre for Irish Studies BANNA/BOND) (EFACIS)
Dates: 12-15 February 2018
PROGRAMME
Monday 12 February 2018
9.00-9.30 hours
Irish Itinerary 2018 Opening Ceremony
European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies (EFACIS)
Trauma and Identity in Contemporary Irish Literature and Film
Main Organiser: Dr. Melania Terrazas
University of la Rioja, Spain
9.30-11.00 hours
Postcolonial Legacies, Trauma and Irish identity
Dr. Constanza del Río Álvaro
University of Zaragoza
11.00-11.30 hours
Break
11.30-13.30 hours
Trauma and identity in John Banville’s Eclipse and The Sea
Dr. Mar Asensio Aróstegui
University of La Rioja
Tuesday 13 February 2018
9.00-9.45 hours
Opening of the Centre for Irish Studies Banna/Bond
(Universities of Burgos, Deusto, La Rioja y Zaragoza) (EFACIS)
Dr. Héctor Busto, Director, EMYDUR-UR
Dr. M.ª Amor Barros del Río, University of Burgos
D. Jonatan González García, University of La Rioja
Dr. Melania Terrazas, University of La Rioja
Dr. Constanza del Río Álvaro, University of Zaragoza
9.45-11.30 hours
Reading by Irish playwright Marina Carr
Chair: Melania Terrazas Gallego
11.30-12.00 hours
Break
12.00-13.00 hours
An Interview with Marina Carr
Conducted by Melania Terrazas Gallego
Wednesday 14 February 2018
9.00-10.00 hours
Surveying Trauma and Male Identity in Today’s Ireland in John Boyne’s The Heart Invisible Furies (2017)
Dr. Asier Altuna Salazar
University of Deusto
10.00-11.00 hours
Unspoken facts, imagined stories:
life narratives versus literary re-creations of Irish female migration
Dr. M.ª Amor Barros del Río
University of Burgos
11.00-11.30 hours
Break
11.30-13.00 hours
Trauma and Identity in Patrick McCabe’s fiction:
Formal and Thematic Experimentation
Dr. Melania Terrazas Gallego
University of La Rioja
Thursday 15 February 2018
9.00-11.00 hours
Poetry reading by Pat Boran
Chair: Melania Terrazas Gallego
11.00-11.30 hours
Break
11.30-12.15 hours
An Interview with Pat Boran
Conducted by Melania Terrazas Gallego
12.15-13.00 hours
Trauma and the creation of identities in Martin McDonagh’sThe Pillowman
D.ª Alicia Muro Llorente
PhD Student (University of La Rioja)
16.00-20.00 hours
Film screening: Calvary (by Film Director John Michael McDonagh)
Plenary: Trauma and masculinities in John Michael McDonagh’s Film
Text Calvary
Dr. José Díaz Cuesta
University of La Rioja
20.00-20.30 hours
Concluding remarks