UCDscholarcast aimed at global audience

UCD has launched a new podcast service on Irish cultural topics. There are three series of UCDscholarcast available so far: The Art of Popular Culture Archaeologies of Art: Papers from the Sixth World Archaeological Congress Scholars Off the Page The podcasts are recorded in a studio and aimed at academics and others; the series also… Continue reading UCDscholarcast aimed at global audience

“North by North West”: U of Ulster, 3-6 Sept 2009

The Institute of Ulster Scots Studies has issued the following call for papers: North by North West:  An International Conference 3rd -6th Sept 2009 Description: We invite proposals for papers exploring themes that will examine the Maritime history of Ulster from 1599-2009 focusing in particular the Port of Derry/Londonderry as a ‘Gateway to the Atlantic’.… Continue reading “North by North West”: U of Ulster, 3-6 Sept 2009

“Migrating Minds”, University of Aberdeen, 14-15 May 2009

“Migrating Minds: Imagined Journeys – Imagined Homecomings” will be the topic of a conference hosted in May at the AHRC Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen. The conference will take place alongside the Aberdeen WORD Festival. Organisers say: Literature (both fiction and non-fiction), personal journals and correspondence, and art enable… Continue reading “Migrating Minds”, University of Aberdeen, 14-15 May 2009