Special Issue of Samuel Beckett Today/Aujourd’hui

Samuel Beckett Today/Aujourd’hui. Vol 31 (2019) Issue 1 (April) Special Issue: Draff/Résidu edited by James Little, Georgina Nugent-Folan, Emilie Morin and Mark Nixon “Draff” brings together a collection of articles that are diverse in terms of the texts and topics covered, the methodologies employed, the richness of the languages examined, and the innovative and oftentimes interdisciplinary approaches to the residuum,

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Call for Papers: Studi irlandesi Issue 10, 2020

                                       Call for papers Studi irlandesi. A Journal of Irish Studies, issue no. 10, 2020 <http://www.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-sijis>   “Minorities in / and Ireland”  Guest editor, Patrick McDonagh, European University Institute, Florence (<Patrick.Mcdonagh@eui.eu>)   In recent years, events such as the 2018 Abortion Referendum, 2017 recognition of Travellers as an ethnic minority, the 2015 Same-Sex Marriage Referendum, 2015

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Call for Papers: CJIS Special Issue on Repeal the 8th

Canadian Journal of Irish Studies: Repeal the 8th Special Issue This special issue aspires to serve as an archive of the narratives on both sides of the Repeal the Eighth campaign. Such documentation is crucial in its own right, and also in light of existing or potential restrictions on abortion rights in other jurisdictions, currently being challenged. The Canadian Journal

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New Publication: Hannah Lynch

Hannah Lynch 1859-1904: Irish writer, cosmopolitan, New Woman Faith Binckes and Kathryn Laing   This is the first full-length critical study of author, critic, and translator Hannah Lynch. It explores her writing and her life, in doing so shedding new light on women’s cultural and political networks in Ireland and beyond. Never one to shy away from adventure or confrontation,

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New Publication: Reading Brendan Behan

Reading Brendan Behan John McCourt   Samuel Beckett referred to Brendan Behan as “the new O’Casey” and yet, despite all his international success, despite his enduring popularity, and perhaps because of his fame (and indeed, notoriety), Behan remains a neglected figure in literary criticism today. This is why this new volume edited by leading Irish Studies expert, John McCourt, is

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CFP: ACIS-West Conference, Oct 10-12 2019

The Rose: Beauty, Blossoming, and Transition in Irish Studies ACIS-West 2019 October 10-12, Embassy Suites Portland Downtown, Portland, Oregon The 35th annual meeting of the American Conference for Irish Studies-Western Regional (ACIS-West) will be held October 10-12, 2019 at the Embassy Suites Portland Downtown in Portland, Oregon. Located on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers in the shadow of beautiful Mt.

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Call for Papers: Irish Humanities Alliance Conference on Border Heritage

The Irish Humanities Alliance (IHA), in collaboration with Ulster University, are pleased to announce a multi-disciplinary conference on the theme of border heritages. The conference will take place in October 2019. What do we mean when we talk about borders? In the context of Brexit and the approaching centenary of partition, the political border on the island comes to mind,

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Launch of New Publication on Richard Murphy

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

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Introducing Project ERIN: Thomas Moore in Europe

ERIN 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.)

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