Glór na nGael is organising a conference in New York aimed at developing a vision for the growth of the Irish language in North America. It will be attended by Irish-language speakers from the US and Canada, as well as from Ireland. There will be panels on such topics as “Irish support to American… Continue reading ‘Fís Ghaeilge Mheiriceá Thuaidh’: NY, 16-18 May 2008
Author: Noreen Bowden
Paul Muldoon on Irish immigration to the US
A website called Bigthink.com has an interesting video feature in which it has asked poet Paul Muldoon the question, “How do you relate to the Irish Diaspora?” The Irish-born poet, who lives in Princeton, discusses his feelings toward Famine emigrants, the Scots-Irish, and Presbyterian legacy in his adopted town, as well as the welcome the… Continue reading Paul Muldoon on Irish immigration to the US
Dublin native writes book of Iraqi experiences
Dublin native Graham Dale has written a book, “The Green Marine: An Irishman’s War in Iraq”, describing the experience that followed his decision to join the US Marine Corp on September 11. At the time, he was 23 years old and had been living in Austin, Texas for about a year, working as an IT… Continue reading Dublin native writes book of Iraqi experiences
Let diaspora return, says Irish-America
Two pleas from Irish America calling for changes to make it easier for the diaspora to come to Ireland were published in the last week. In the first, Rose Foley of Boston writes in the Irish Times that she has sought for the last eleven years to find a way to work in Ireland –… Continue reading Let diaspora return, says Irish-America
New Media & the Global Diaspora. Rhode Island, 2-4 Oct 2008
The organisers of the New Media and the Global Diaspora have issued their call for papers. The 2008 New Media & the Global Diaspora Symposium at Roger Williams University is an interdisciplinary humanities conference addressing the global migrations of the past 100 years and the role media has played in transmitting ‘living traditions,’ particularly as… Continue reading New Media & the Global Diaspora. Rhode Island, 2-4 Oct 2008
Wavelengths: Irish and American Music. UCD: Sept 2008
The UCD Clinton Institute for American Studies will host a conference exploring musical links between Ireland and the US. Organisers say This event has been conceived a by a group of scholars, musicians and producers to provide a focus for performance and study of Irish and American musical relations. These relations have a long and… Continue reading Wavelengths: Irish and American Music. UCD: Sept 2008