CFP: Imbolg Early Career Seminar

The Journal of Franco-Irish Studies aims to provide a forum for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers working on all aspects of Franco-Irish Studies. The first Imbolg Early Career Seminar will be an academic event in the form of an online
seminar intended to provide opportunities to share developing research projects and gain feedback in an open and welcoming environment that will enhance the postgraduate research experience. Participants are welcome to outline the basis of their research and present already developed studies or completed works. We invite proposals for individual contributions that relate to Irish, French or Franco-Irish Studies.

The event will be held online on 06 February 2025.

As part of the Early Career Seminar, keynote speakers from the field of Irish Studies will share insights and experiences from their work in the field. The highly regarded scholar Dr Mary Pierse, Trustee of the George Moore Association and longstanding member of AFIS, is one of the confirmed participants and will speak on her lifetime experience in research and academia.

Imbolg is one of the Quarter Days in the Irish tradition. It falls on 01 February and marks the beginning of Spring. We hope this to be an auspicious time to hold an event for early career researchers.

Participation and attendance are free, but registration is advised. Electronic certificates will be issued to both participants and attendees free of charge.

Proposal submission guidelines:

Submit a 200-word abstract in English or French that can later be developed into a 15- minute presentation. Proposals, including a title and five keywords, should be submitted via this form.

Deadline for submission: January 8, 2025.
Participants will be notified by January 15, 2025.

Speakers will be invited to submit a manuscript for publication in JOFIS vol. 9 no. 2 (November 2025).

The online seminar is organized with the support of the Journal of Franco-Irish Studies, the National Centre for Franco-Irish Studies (NCFIS) at Technological University Dublin and the Association for Franco-Irish Studies (AFIS).