You are cordially invited to GearÌ_id Barry‰۪s book launch at the Moore Institute, on Tuesday 11th September next, 6.30pm Further information on his new book The Disarmament of Hatred (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012) is available at http://www.nuigalway.ie/history/recentpub.html Should you wish to attend, please RSVP to gearoid.barry@nuigalway.ie by Thursday, September 6.

Musical traditions that informthe performance practice ofEarly Irish poetryA presentation and discussionmoderated by Ann HeymannThursday 13 September, 5 - 7p.m.MOORE INSTITUTE SEMINAR ROOMEveryone is welcomeAnn Heymann is a visiting fellow of the Moore Institue from September to December 2012.Please see http://www.annheymann.com/ for more information about Ann Heymann.

19 Sept.James Curry The cartoons of Ernest Kavanagh (1884-1916)

Instructions, Questions and Directions: Learning to Observe in Scientific Travel, 1550-1870International conference Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin 21-22 September 2012 The proliferation of inquiries, questionnaires, and directions for scientific travellers is a defining feature of the early modern period, ranging from Humanist agendas for Continental journeys to formal initiatives by Spanish... | Read on »

Benedict Anderson on Nationalism and Time Venue: MY001, Aras Moyola, NUI Galway Time: 4pm-5.30pm, Fri 21 September Sponsored by the School of Political Science and Sociology and the Moore Institute Benedict Anderson is Aaron L. Binenkorb Professor Emeritus of International Studies, Government & Asian Studies at Cornell University, and is best known for his celebrated... | Read on »

BOOK LAUNCH ' Meanings of Abstract Art: Between Nature and Theory' (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies) edited by Paul Crowther and Isabel Wunsche This new edited collection (with two chapters by Paul Crowther) will be launched in the Moore Institute Seminar Room on Monday September 24th at 4pm. Everyone welcome !

Contemporary Irish Theatre Discussion GroupEnquiries - PerformanceMattersNUIG@gmail.com

The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (Spanish) is pleased to present a Lecture* on Los espa̱oles en los libros de viajes: viajeros britÌÁnicos e irlandeses en laEspa̱a democrÌÁtica (1978-2010) Dr Sara Matoses Ja̩n Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia ÌøåÀå_Bienvenida! *The lecture will be given in Spanish with the use of English-language slides; PEA Points... | Read on »

26 Sept.Cathal Smith Second Landlordism: 19th-century Irish landlordism in comparative perspective