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Graduate Research Seminars in History – John McCafferty followed by launch of Alison Forrestal’s Vincent de Paul
27 September John McCafferty, UCD. Nosebleeds, Tears and Italianated Hearts: Thinking about the History of Emotions on the Seventeenth-Century Irish Mission To be followed at 5pm by launch of Alison Forrestal’s Vincent de Paul, the Lazarist Mission, and French Catholic Reform (Oxford University Press, 2017) by our guest speaker.}
Find out more »“Office Hours” Drop-in Service
For postgraduate research students and academic staff with questions or ideas about: Using digital technologies to support research Communicating and promoting their work Accessing funding to enable their work. Meet with staff from the Moore Institute, Whitaker Institute, NUI Galway Library and the Research Office. No appointment is necessary. Thursday September 28th from 12pm - 1pm in The Bridge, Room 1001, First Floor, Hardiman Research Building.
Find out more »EDEN – ‘Academic Networking and the Elevator Pitch’
Thursday 28 September at 5:00 PM in The Bridge, Room 1001 HRB! The theme of the evening will be academic networking, with a workshop on crafting your ‘elevator pitch’ and a chance to put them in practice by introducing yourself to your fellow NUIG PhD peers. Pints and chats to follow at McGinn's—all are welcome!
Find out more »Architecture at the Edge (AATE) | ‘Placemaking’ Symposium and Workshops
Celebrating the Power of Architecture to Transform Lives Architecture at the Edge (AATE) is a weekend celebration of exceptional architecture in the West of Ireland. Featuring a series of talks, tours, workshops and exhibitions, the festival invites people of all ages to explore the built environment of their city and county. Showcasing some of the West of Ireland's most outstanding architectural features, this weekend-long festival offers an exciting opportunity to explore some of the hidden architectural gems of Galway and…
Find out more »MY STORY MY WORDS – A symposium on language, migration and culture in Ireland
September 29, 2017- Room G010, Hardiman Research Building, NUI Galway DEVELOPED UNDER THE IRC "NEW FOUNDATIONS" SCHEME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IMMIGRANT COUNCIL OF IRELAND 9.00 Welcome 9.30 - Migration, Language and New Media (Chair: Andrea Ciribuco) - Mary Gilmartin (NUI Maynooth): “Narratives of Belonging” - Lisa McEntee-Atalianis (Birkbeck): “Tracing the Migrant Voice in Traditional & New Media” - Unn Røyneland (Oslo): “Virtually Norwegian: Negotiating Language and Identity Online” 11.00 - Break 11.15 - Opening spaces for migrant cultures:…
Find out more »Seminar and Book Launch
Seminar and Book Launch Prof. Kerby A. Miller (University of Missouri) Best to Forget? Conflict, Memory, and Memoir-Writing by Irish Emigrants to the United States, c1870-c1950 Kerby A. Miller is Curators’ Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Missouri. His book Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America (1985) was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. His other books include Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan (2003), and Ireland and Irish America: Culture, Class, and…
Find out more »The Yeats Family Sale: NUI Galway, the Irish State, and the Auction
The Yeats Family Sale: NUI Galway, the Irish State, and the Auction Wednesday 4 October 12noon The Bridge Seminar Room (Hardiman Research Building 1001) Participants: Adrian Paterson Adrian Frazier Anne Byrne Barry Houlihan Marie Boran The major sale of items associated with W.B. Yeats, Jack B. Yeats, and their family in 224 lots went ahead last Wednesday at Sotheby’s auctioneers in London, selling for a total of £2 million. Adrian Paterson led a campaign to retain the items for the…
Find out more »“Worlding Women’s Work: The Migrant Female Domestic Worker in May-Lan Tan’s ‘Date Night’ (2014)” by Dr Kate Houlden
“Worlding Women's Work: The Migrant Female Domestic Worker in May-Lan Tan's ‘Date Night’ (2014)” by Dr Kate Houlden (Anglia Ruskin University) Date: Wednesday, 4th October 2017 Time: 1:00–2:00pm Venue: The Bridge Seminar Room, Hardiman Building ALL WELCOME!
Find out more »Graduate Research Seminars in History – Daragh Gannon
4 Oct. Daragh Gannon (National Museum of Ireland/ Maynooth University) Irish Home Rulers in Britain and the Irish Revolution.*
Find out more »Huston Guest Session: Award-winning Music documentary Cinematographer Frank Shortt
Huston Guest Session: Award-winning Music documentary Cinematographer Frank Shortt Thursday October 5th 2.30pm, Huston Main Frank Shortt has worked in the film industry for almost twenty years, specialising in the music documentary genre and contributing as a cinematographer to award-winning productions including for leading international rock acts Iron Maiden, Motörhead and Rush. Originally from Norway, he completed a bachelor degree in Film & Video production in 2001 at Surrey Institute of Art & Design (now part of UCA UK), working…
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