Building Empires on Air:Histories and Geopolitics of Radio and EmpireMoore InstituteNational University of Ireland, Galway9am-6pm, 1 April 2011Part of the Texts, Contexts, Cultures research programme.Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.This workshop will compare scholarly approaches to histories of radio and empire, ina broad transnational and geopolitical context. Key questions to be consideredinclude:- How have... | Read on »

"Conversations with an Irish Penguin" by Professor David Dumville of the University of Aberdeen, on Thursday 14 April, beginning at 6.00pm followed by wine reception

'Voyager dans l'Europe du Grand Tour (17e-18e si̬cle)' by Gilles Bertrand(Universit̩ Pierre Mend̬s-France Grenoble 2 - CRHIPA)Moore Institute Seminar Room, Tuesday 3rd May, 4 pm

'A la recherche de nouveaux territoires aux marges du Grand Tour (espaces montagneux et sites arch̩ologiques, seconde moiti̩ du XVIIIe si̬cle, d̩but XIXe si̬cle)' by Gilles Bertrand(Universit̩ Pierre Mend̬s-France Grenoble 2 - CRHIPA)Moore Institute Seminar Room, Wednesday 4th May, 10 am

THE SHADOWS OF MODERNISM, THURSDAY MAY 12th, 2011, The Moore Institute Seminar RoomAs part of the research project "1916 and After", the Moore Institute, the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and Italian Studies are pleased to announce the one-day workshop The Shadows of Modernism. The workshop will be led by Margaret Higonnet (University of... | Read on »

The Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities & Social Studiesis pleased to announce the completion and launch of the e-database of the landed estates of Munster, c.1700-1900, a research project funded under the Higher Education Authority's Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions, Cycle 4. To mark the occasion the Institute will host a... | Read on »

http://www.conference.ie/Conferences/index.asp?Conference=112For all queries please contact:Conor MontagueMoore Institute NUI Galwayc.montague1@nuigalway.ie

The Francophone World and the Angloworld: Empires of Culture, c. 1700-2000National University of Ireland, Galway - 8-10 June 2011Part of the Texts, Contexts, Cultures research programme.Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.This June, Galway will host an international conference of renowned scholars, who will compare critical approaches to the study of histories and cultures of... | Read on »

Symposium: W. B. Yeats and the Arts26th-27th August, 2011Moore Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway Funded by the NUI Galway Millennium Fund, and the '1916 and After' project.‰Û÷The arts have failed', wrote W.B.Yeats, ‰Û÷fewer people are interested in them in every generation.' Fortunately, however, this gloom over the fate of ‰Û÷ingenious lovely things' only spurred... | Read on »

Early Modern Ireland:Culture, Politics, and PlantationOne-Day ConferenceMoore InstituteNational University of Ireland, GalwayTuesday 6 September 2011Programme:Session 1: 1pm.Andrew Hadfield (Sussex): ‰Û÷Spenser on the Munster Plantation' 1.30-2.15Richard Serjeantson (Cambridge): ‰Û÷Francis Bacon, Ireland, and the Classical Theory of Colonisation'Pause - tea break (3-4pm)Session 2: 4pm.Marie-Louise Coolahan (NUI Galway), ‰Û÷Renaissance Dublin and the Literary Construction of Authorship'Daniel Carey (NUI... | Read on »