Sports events are powerful vehicles for the construction, reproduction and, less frequently, the negotiation or contestation of national identity. The increasingly complex interplay between broadcast, print and new media is central to the ways in which sporting celebrities become emblematic of national identity and objects of collective emotional investment for committed and casual sports fans... | Read on »

Abstract August 2022 marked the 450th anniversary of the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, long regarded as the archetype of religious violence and fanaticism in Europe. In this talk, Prof. Stuart Carroll will reflect on the enduring relationship between religion and violence through history. It is commonplace to argue that religion is the cause of violence... | Read on »

The School of Political Science and Sociology and the Power, Conflict and Ideologies Research Cluster invite you to a research seminar with:   Dr. Thomas Leahy, Cardiff University,  ‘The Intelligence War against the IRA’  In The Hardiman Building, Room G011  Thursday 22nd of September, 2022  1-2pm  All Welcome!    About:  Dr Thomas Leahy is a senior lecturer... | Read on »

This lecture will examine the relationship between sport and film internationally, with a particular focus on the American experience. It will draw on the extensive research undertaken by Dr. Seán Crosson (author of Sport and Film (Routledge, 2013))  on the subject, and will chart the history of sport cinema, analysing the important role the genre has played in the United... | Read on »

Online discussion of how academics, researchers and policymakers can work together effectively to create evidence based public policy. About this event As the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science seeks views on a consultation on the Sourcing of Science Advice for Irish public policymakers and government departments, this online discussion will investigate possible... | Read on »

You are invited to the launch of the edited volume Language, Policy and Territory: A Festschrift for Colin Williams on Thursday 29th September at 5.00 on Zoom. Dr John Walsh (School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures) is a co-editor along with Wilson McLeod, Rob Dunbar and Kathryn Jones. Registration Please register in advance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FsObDBVVQU2xlbRk7AYK6A Description... | Read on »

"Translating food: Recipes for intercultural communication" How can we use food to build bridges and unite communities? Introduction by Becky Whay, Vice-President International, University of Galway Conversations with Melting Pot Luck Galway MASI - Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland Emily Anderson Centre for Translation Research and Practice, University of Galway

Registration To join this event online via Zoom, please register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k4LqNo3-T66twZYcDZhIfQ  

Sport and Identity: from local pastimes to global games (Professor Philip Dine)  How does sport shape society? From local origins in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, modern sports were first nationally and then internationally regulated, enabling novel personal interactions and unprecedented cultural exchanges. This sporting internationalization was to culminate in such global mega-events... | Read on »

The School of Political Science and Sociology invite you to a research seminar with: Dr. Hanna-Kaisa Hoppania ‘The Politics of Ailment - A new approach to care’  CA 110, Cairnes Building, University of Galway Wednesday 5th of October, 2022  1-2pm  All Welcome!   “The Politics of Ailment – A New Approach to Care” is a new... | Read on »