The provisional schedule for “Screening the Irish in Britain”, a film conference being hosted at Trinity College Dublin on 26 September, has been announced. The conference is being held in the Samuel Beckett seminar room at the Samuel Beckett Centre. This project is supported by the Trinity College Dublin Long Room Hub Research Initiative Funding… Continue reading Screening the Irish in Britain: Trinity College Dublin, 26 Sept 09
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The Irish In Britain: UCD John Hume Institute, 23 Nov. 2009
The Irish Diaspora conferences that took place in New York in 2007 and Dublin in 2008 will be followed up in 2009 with a London event. The John Hume Institute for Irish Studies has announced the preliminary schedule for “The Irish in Britain: A Conversation with the Diaspora”, which will be held at the Royal… Continue reading The Irish In Britain: UCD John Hume Institute, 23 Nov. 2009
Screening the Irish in Britain: TCD, Dublin; Sept 2009
The Department of Film Studies at Trinity College in Dublin has announced the the launch of the “Screening the Irish in Britain” research project. The project complements the established “Screening Irish-America”. The project has been initiated to research and analyse screen images of the Irish in Britain, both historically and in the present, including images… Continue reading Screening the Irish in Britain: TCD, Dublin; Sept 2009
International Conference on Diaspora and Development. World Bank, Washington DC: July 13-14 2009
From the World Bank: The Migration and Remittances team of the Development Economics Prospects Group and the Migration Working Group of the World Bank are organizing an International Conference on Diaspora and Development on July 13-14, 2009. The diaspora of developing countries can be a potent force for development for their countries of origin, through… Continue reading International Conference on Diaspora and Development. World Bank, Washington DC: July 13-14 2009
Australasian Irish Studies Conference: Massey University, NZ; 9-12 July 2009
Ireland and the Irish Antipodes: One World or Worlds Apart? The Irish Studies Associaton of Australian and New Zealand will host its conference from the 9th to 12th of July at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand. Organisers say: Australia and New Zealand were essentially secondary destinations for the post-1800 waves of Irish leaving to make… Continue reading Australasian Irish Studies Conference: Massey University, NZ; 9-12 July 2009
Irish in Britain Seminar: London, May-June 2009
The Irish Studies Centre at London Metropolitan University is hosting their annual “Irish in Britain Seminar Series”.The series is is an informal opportunity for any interested in engaging with current issues and research about the Irish in Britain. Tuesday 26 May, Prof Bronwen Walter, Anglia Ruskin University Fictional Irish Presences in English Diaspora Space: a… Continue reading Irish in Britain Seminar: London, May-June 2009