The next EFACIS PhD Writing Session + Lunch Break will be held on 6 December. Every first Friday of the month, they host an online event combining PhD Lunch Breaks and writing sessions. From 10 am to 12.30 pm CET, they have focused writing time (with a coffee break in between), followed by a casual lunch break from 12.30 to 1.30
» Read moreThe newest issue of the Irish University Review (November 2024) contains a range of articles on writers like Harry Clifton, Emily Lawless, Paul Muldoon, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Adiba Jaigirdar, and Seamus Heaney, alongside topics like repetition and truth-telling in Irish monologic theatre, the depiction of parental grief in contemporary Irish poetry of child death, the representation of sexuality and religion
» Read more4 December, 2024, 16:00 – 17:30 University of Galway, Human Biology Building, room: HBB G019 An engaging, interactive 90-minute session open to early career researchers and innovators (ECRIs), their mentors, and supervisors. Young Academy Ireland (YAI) is a vibrant network of early career researchers and innovators (ECRIs) from across the island. Established in 2023, YAI is dedicated to advancing research, supporting
» Read moreEdited by Paul Delaney and Deirdre Madden Published by The Stinging Fly David Marcus was Ireland’s most important and influential literary editor of the twentieth century. Born into Cork’s small Jewish community in 1924, his remarkable career spanned sixty years and saw him work with countless writers of note from Edith Somerville and Liam O’Flaherty to Claire Keegan and Kevin
» Read moreIssue 4: What is a Home? Call for contributors Deadline: February 10th 2025 5pm Irish Standard Time About the magazine Racism, nationalism, ethnicity, intersectional identities, and belonging are at the forefront of current Irish political discourse and artistic practice. Unapologetic is a multidisciplinary, literary, cultural, and artistic response to the social issues and creative opportunities of contemporary Ireland, offering a
» Read moreOpen Cultural Studies – an open access journal published by De Gruyter (https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/culture/html) – invites applications for Section Editors for the Literary Studies section. Main responsibilities: – handling the evaluation process of assigned manuscripts – playing an active role in the development of the journal Requirements: – Ph.D. in relevant discipline – good command of English – enthusiasm and punctuality The position requires occasional work and
» Read moreIn her conversation with Lucy Collins, Victoria Kennefick discusses her most recent poetry collection Egg/Shell (2024). She talks about the changes in her creative practice occasioned by events in her life and how these have produced a collection that defies containment; how writing poetry has helped her to capture the immediacy of these difficult experiences and to process them over time. She
» Read moreDepartment of English Studies at the University of Cyprus Deadline for the submission of applications:Thursday, 31/10/2024 (noon)Scholarship funding available on a competitive basis. Are you passionate about English literature, cultural studies, translation, adaptation, and the study of theEnglish language? Do you wish to pursue advanced study and research in English Studies? 2 year Programme | Taught in English | 120
» Read moreNEI/UFSC is delighted to announce two new volumes of the series on Irish theatre and disability, with Editora Iluminuras and the support of Ireland’s DFA Emigrant Support Programme: Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan/O aleijado de Inishmaan, translated by Domingos Nunez, and Stacey Gregg’s Override/Comando manual, translated by Alinne Fernandes. 2023 saw the publication of J.M. Synge’s The Well of the
» Read moreThe Irish Women’s Writing Network (1880-1920) has recently started a virtual writing group which takes places one Saturday a month. This writing group provides a virtual space for like-minded researchers and creative areas with an interest in Irish women’s writing to set some individual writing goals, chat over a virtual cup of coffee, and then write with cameras on for
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