Call for papers for the annual conference of the Canadian Association for Irish Studies to be held at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, May 19-22, 2010. IRELAND AND ITS DISCONTENTS Success and Failure in Modern Ireland Canadian Association for Irish Studies/ l’Association canadienne d’études irlandaises Annual Conference, 2010 Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 19-22 May… Continue reading Canadian Association for Irish Studies: Halifax, May 2010
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American Conference for Irish Studies: Pennsylvania, May 2010
2010 ACIS Conference Call for Papers Deadline: 24 November, 2009 The 2010 national meeting of the American Conference for Irish Studies will be held on 5 – 8 May 2010 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, PA. There will be an opening reception on Wednesday evening, May 5th, and concurrent panels… Continue reading American Conference for Irish Studies: Pennsylvania, May 2010
Irish Theatrical Diaspora: Manchester, April 2010
The Irish Theatrical Diaspora Conference 2010 Ireland’s Drama in British Cities, Manchester Metropolitan University, April 15-16, 2010. The 2010 Irish Theatrical Diaspora Conference will consider the history and context of performing Irish plays and characters on British stages, as well as the more general performance of Irish diasporic identity in an urban British context. Some of the areas… Continue reading Irish Theatrical Diaspora: Manchester, April 2010
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
“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
Fulbright scholar for UCC’s Diaspora studies MA
A noted historian who has done important work on the Irish diaspora has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar and will lecture in spring 2009 at University College, Cork. William H. Mulligan, Jr. is professor of history at Murray State University. He will work with UCC to develop and promote their new master’s degree programme… Continue reading Fulbright scholar for UCC’s Diaspora studies MA