Gender ARC Lunchtime Seminar SeriesDr. Julie Gaucher,PhD in French Literature and Sport History, University of Lyon 1Writing the Sportswomen: Between Tradition and ModernityThis New Character in French Literature from 1920's to 1950's Abstract: Till now, Gender Studies rarely focused on the fictive character of the sportswoman. Though it is an emblematic figure that makes visible... | Read on »

Moore Institute Visiting Fellow Lecture Dr Shelley Troupe, NUI Maynooth "From Druid/Murphy to DruidMurphy"All welcomeFor more information contact Shelley.Troupe@nuim.ie

Language GamesLanguage Games is a seminar dedicated to all matters relating to language and literature, including linguistics, translation, language instruction, and literary experiments and their reception.All WelcomeQuestions and proposals for workshops can be sent toirina.ruppo@nuigalway.ieOrganisers:Irina Ruppo Malone(English/Academic Writing Centre, James Hardiman Library)Siobhan Purcell (English)

‰Û÷What translation means to me':A roundtable of translation and interpretation practitioners in Ireland will discuss their work and their philosophy of translation. The roundtable will include Gabriel Rosenstock - poet and translator; Lorna Shaughnessy - poet, lecturer and Spanish translator; ́ine NÌ_ Sh̼illeabhÌÁin - Head of translation Services DCU; Susan Folan - Interpreter, European Union... | Read on »

Gender ARC Lunchtime Seminar SeriesDr. Elaine Keane, Education, NUI Galway ‰Û÷Some done - A lot more to do': Lessons from Research on Widening Participation in Higher Education & to the Professions All WelcomeFor more information please contact gillian.browne@nuigalway.ie

History Graduate Research Seminar SeriesSusanne Lachenicht. Negotiating Asylum in Europe and the Atlantic World in the 17th and 18th centuries. Followed by Dr Lachenicht's launch of RÌ_isÌ_n Healy & Enrico Dal Lago (eds.) The Shadow of Colonialism on Europe's Modern Past (Palgrave Macmillan 2014) for more information please contact caitriona.clear@nuigalway.ie

You are cordially invited to the launch ofThe Shadow of Colonialism on Europe's Modern PastEdited by RÌ_isÌ_n Healy and Enrico Dal Lago The book will be launched by Prof. Susanne Lachenicht (Univeristy of Bayreuth) The book launch will be preceded by Prof. Lachenicht's lecture on"Negotiating Asylum in Europe and the Atlantic World in the 17th... | Read on »

5TH BABEL PUBLIC LECTURE SERIESDr Coralline Dupuy:Victimisation and retaliation in Charles Perrault's fairy talesThis talk will examine the issue of language and power shift in Charles Perrault's fairy tales. In particular, what do Perrault's tales tell the readers about victimization and oppression? What is the link between the use (and abuse) of language and the... | Read on »

An tOllamh RuairÌ_ ÌÒ hUiginn, NUI Maynooth'Marriage, Law, and Tochmarc Emire' Followed by discussion & light lunchEveryone welcome - FÌÁilte roimh chÌÁchFor more information please contact mairin.nidhonnchadha@nuigalway.ie

GUIDE (Galway University Integration Through Drama and Education) Symposium Kunle Animashaun (Camino Productions) Delphine Coudray (Oulala Productions) Elaine Keane and Manuela Heinz (NUI Galway) Jenny Macdonald (From the Inside Out, Tallaght Community Arts) Chrissie Poulter (Trinity College, Dublin) Fiona Quinn (Friars' Gate Theatre Company, Limerick) Piaras Mac Ìäinri (NUI Cork) This symposium brings together leading... | Read on »