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FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
The International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures
Annual Conference 2004 - IASIL in Ireland

Writing Ireland 2004: Past Present and Future

English Department, National University of Ireland, Galway
20 – 23 July 2004
http://www.iasil.org/galway/

The International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures invites you to attend its 2004 conference at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

A third and final call for papers is now being issued, with a deadline of 1 March 2004.

No further calls for papers will be issued.

Proposals for papers of 20 minutes' duration (approx 2,800 words) are welcome on any aspect of the literatures of Ireland, especially those that focus on the conference theme.

In addition, the conference organising committee particularly seeks papers on the following writers and topics:
- Irish Film (especially papers that consider the works of John Ford, John Heuston, or films about or shot in the west of Ireland)
- Irish Critical Writing and Literary Criticism
- Augusta Gregory
- Irish Women Dramatists and the Abbey Theatre
- Edmund Burke
- Patrick Kavanagh – his poetry, prose and life.
- James Joyce and the Bloomsday Centenary
- Nora Barnacle
- Marina Carr, (esp. Portia Coughlan)
- Patricia Burke Brogan (esp. works other than Eclipsed).
- Martin McDonagh
- Ciaran Carson
- Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill
- Irish Language Drama (especially in relation to the Abbey Theatre)
- Contemporary writing in the Irish language.
- Seamus Heaney
- Mairtin O’Cadhain
- Tom Murphy
- JM Synge
- John McGahern
- Multiculturalism/multi-ethnicity/discrimination in Ireland.
- Brendan Behan

Speakers must be members of IASIL for 2004 in order to have their proposals accepted. Membership information is available here, or may be requested by post from the address below.

Membership includes a subscription to Irish University Review and other benefits. Student rates are available.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The 2004 IASIL Conference is being hosted by the English Department, NUI Galway. The conference will comprise parallel panels, keynote lectures, readings and public debates. A selection of recent Irish films may be screened.

Many leading authorities on Irish literature have already confirmed their attendance; full details will be included on the IASIL website in due course.

The Conference will take place on the campus of the National University of Ireland, Galway, which is situated on the banks of the River Corrib, close to the city centre. Accommodation includes student apartments and nearby hotels, all within walking distance of the conference venue and city.

There will be an opportunity to explore the city and countryside during the conference, and an optional post-conference weekend trip to County Clare. The conference will coincide with the Galway Arts Festival, and will conclude shortly before Galway’s famous Race Week. Nearby attractions include Connemara, the Aran Islands, and the Cliffs of Moher. Yeats’s Tower (Thoor Ballylee) and Lady Gregory’s Coole Park are both within a short drive of the city, and delegates may also visit the house of Nora Barnacle in Galway city.

CONFERENCE THEME
The conference theme is “Writing Ireland 2004: Past, Present and Future”. This theme acknowledges the literary anniversaries that occur in 2004, while also noting the present state of Irish writing – and looks to the future, including the new media which are expanding the range of literary creativity. Papers on this theme, or any other aspect of Irish writing, are most welcome. Particularly welcome are papers that address any of the literary anniversaries taking place in 2004, or papers that focus on the many writers, theatre companies and film-makers associated with Galway.

A peer-reviewed selection of papers may be published, though this has not yet been confirmed. Acceptance of a paper for delivery at IASIL 2004 does not guarantee publication.

PANELS
A number of independently organised panels have been established, some of which still have active calls for papers. These include:
- Historicising Beckett
- Re-appraising Edna O’Brian
- Celebrating 100 Years of the Abbey Theatre
- Irish Women’s Writing and Contemporary Feminist Scholarship

More information is on http://www.iasil.org/galway/panels/

GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS
The organisers of the 2004 IASIL Conference particularly welcome proposals from Graduate Research Students in Irish Studies. To that end, the Association is making available six Graduate Scholarships to student members of IASIL living outside of Ireland. Any full-time graduate research student is entitled to apply for the scholarship, which will be presented to successful candidates at the conclusion of the conference. The deadline for Graduate Fellowship Applications is 15 March 2004.

Full details are on http://www.iasil.org/galway/students.html

REGISTRATION, ACCOMMODATION, TRANSPORTATION
Galway City is readily accessible by rail, road, and coach. Direct bus services are available from Dublin and Shannon Airports to the city. Galway is also serviced by an airport, which runs daily flights from all major Irish cities, and from London.

Registration Forms will be available online after 1 March 2004. Deadline for Registration will be 1 May 2004.

Accommodation choices will include student accommodation in Corrib village, and a range of local hotels.

FURTHER INFORMATION
A conference website has been set up on http://www.iasil.org/galway The site is regularly updated, and will include details of all papers accepted to date.

Initial enquiries, paper proposals and panel proposals should be addressed to conference@iasil.org

These may also be sent by post to:

The IASIL 2004 Organising Committee
Department of English
National University of Ireland, Galway
County Galway, Ireland.

IASIL 2004 is hosted by The National University of Ireland, Galway