Category: General News

RISE JOURNAL: Issue 7.2 New Voices and New Directions in Twenty-First-Century Irish Writing

General News, New Publications

The latest issue is now fully available on the RISE website. Up until the 1990s, the concept of Irish literature appeared to be fairly unanimous. Literary texts considered to be typically Irish were predominantly concerned with the Irish socio-political context, critically reflecting the history and conditions of Irish identity formation: the struggle for independence and its aftermath, the family, the church and

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CFP: Reconfigurations 20th- and 21st-Century Literature and the Arts

Call for Papers, General News, Other Conferences

NTU Singapore ● 4 – 5 October 2025 Reconfigurations 2025 seeks to explore the innovative and dynamic achievements of contemporary arts and to extend the critical discourses on their significance in our time. The central theme of the Conference is the intermedial, that is, the interconnectedness and interaction of different art forms across aesthetic and cultural boundaries, and the invigorating

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NEW BOOK: Periodical Famines – Irish Memories in Transatlantic News Media, 1845–1919

General News, New Publications

 Lindsay Janssen Indiana University Press Long recognized as Ireland’s greatest demographic disaster in recent history, the Great Famine of 1845–1851 has shaped Irish identities around the world. From the monuments erected to commemorate its victims to the political rhetoric involving it to the novels, poems, songs, and films that it continues to inspire, the Famine remains a crucial part of

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WEBINAR: Performing in a Feminist Backlash: “Nevertheless, She Persisted”: Feminist Theatre Now

Events, General News

Webinar hosted by the Irish Society for Theatre research Thu 27 Mar 2025 14:00 – 15:15 GMT Speakers: Dr. Lisa FitzPatrick Dr. Indu Jain Reportedly, in the US, research projects into women’s healthcare and research with ‘woman’ or ‘gender’ as keywords are being postponed or halted, with potentially devastating effects. This stagnation not only threatens advancements in understanding women’s health issues but may also herald catastrophic implications

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PUBLISHED: Issue 20 of Estudios Irlandeses

General News, New Publications

The latest issue of Estudios Irlandeses, which features twelve articles, two “Tributes”, two interviews, as well as the usual sections on publications and academic events of interest to scholars working in Irish Studies is now online. The contents of Issue 20 can be accessed via the following link:  https://www.estudiosirlandeses.org. The Call for Papers for issue 21 of the journal, to be published in March 2026, is now open. Please note

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POSTGRAD: MA in English Studies

General News, Postgrad

Department of English Studies at the University of Cyprus Deadline for the submission of applications:Thursday, 16/05/2025 (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

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SEMINAR: Theatre and Performance in Contemporary Scotland

Events, General News

Thursday 13 Mar 2025 14:00 – 15:15 GMT | online Join Professor Trish Reid (University of Reading) for a talk entitled ‘Theatre and Performance in Contemporary Scotland’, as part of the Irish Society for Theatre Research webinar series.   rish Reid is Professor of Theatre and Performance and Head of the School of Arts and Communication Design at the University of Reading. She

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EVENT: Theatre, politics, and community advocacy in northern Ireland after the conflict

Broadcasts, Events, General News

Dr Dónall Mac Cathmhaoill  Open University (UK) Wednesday, 19 March 2025 | 14:00 (Nicosia) | 12:00 (Dublin) Department of English Studies University of Cyprus Register for Zoom attendance here. Throughout the recent conflict in Ireland (1968-1998), the thorny and often conflicting issues of rights, identity and aspiration between the main traditions in the north of Ireland were explored in works

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NEW BOOK: The Theatre of Louise Lowe

General News, New Publications

Miriam Haughton Elements in Women Theatre Makers | Cambridge University Press Louise Lowe is a theatre and performance director, writer, choreographer, dramaturge, and, more recently, a television director and short film writer/director, working in Ireland and internationally. She is the Co-Artistic Director of ANU Productions, established with Owen Boss in Dublin in 2009. Lowe is known for facilitating and creating

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AWARDS: Literary Encyclopedia research awards

Awards, General News

The first round of The Literary Encyclopedia Research Award is open for 2025.  The awards support research by PhD students, early career researchers,* and established academics on a literary or related matter. These awards are funded through the donation of royalties by contributors and editors to the Encyclopedia.  Entry is open to scholars from across the world. Applications are accepted from members of an institution which subscribes

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