Organised by Heritage/Library Services, Roscommon Co. Council; Roscommon Historical & Archaeological Society; and the Moore Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway   FRIDAY NIGHT: Gleason’s Townhouse Hotel PANEL 1 8.00: NORTH ROSCOMMON BEGINS: THE 1917 BY-ELECTION Regina Donlon (Maynooth University): ‘Hurrah for Plunkett’: The 1917 North Roscommon by-election in context Martin O’Donoghue (NUI Galway):... | Read on »

Programme   Tuesday, May 8, 2017 10:00 am Session I Nicholas Canny: "Atlantic Empire and the Peoples of the British Monarchy, 1603-1815" Alison Games: "Massacres, Memories and Empire: The Amboyna Incident's Long History"   10:45 am Session II Jane Ohlmeyer: "Ireland and the Wider World in the Early Modern Period" Max Edelson: "Mapping Empire: Geographic... | Read on »

Students in MA Medieval Studies will be presenting their dissertation projects for comment and feedback in Room 1001 "The Bridge" on Tuesday, May 9th 10-12pm. All welcome!

The Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies at NUI Galway will host the international conference Other Codes / Cóid Eile –  Digital Literatures in Context.  The event focuses on the various contexts of the production, dissemination and reception of digital literature in its different forms, as well as the cultural, national, geographical... | Read on »

Finding Lady Gregory: Teaching, Research and Performance Practice in Global Contexts A joint talk by Moore Visiting Fellows: Dr Emer O’Toole (Concordia) and Dr Anna Pilz (UCC), chaired by Dr Miriam Haughton, O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance   Dr Anna Pilz lectures on Irish and English literature in the School of English at... | Read on »

By Dr. Marion Krauthaker In this seminar, Marion will present the early findings of an ongoing pedagogical research project on Modern Foreign Languages. Looking back at the roots of MFL teaching in the UK has enabled me to retrace its original mission and to better pinpoint the disconnections between its founding values, its current perception and... | Read on »

#50isEnough:  Israeli Civil Society Confronts the Occupation The Occupation is now 50 years old and the current political leadership in Israel seems intent on silencing Israelis who want to see it end. Indeed, the debate over the Occupation – and the damage it is doing to both Palestinian society and Israeli democracy – has been... | Read on »

Thursday May 18 13:00   Registration 13:30   Opening of the Conference. 13:45   Bertil Belfrage (Lund University), ‘Berkeley’s Social Philosophy’ 14:30   Adam Grzelinski (Nicolaus Copernicus University), ‘The Querist in the light of Berkeley’s early works’ 15:15   Coffee break 16:00   Daniel Flage (James Madison University), “The Querist:  Social Engineering and Natural Law” 17:00   Reception   Friday May 19... | Read on »

"Concepts of degeneration came to constitute one of the foremost expressions of state power as Ireland transitioned to a fully independent state with its own constitution between 1922 and 1937. During the Free State period, the framework of degeneration was profoundly manifest in the state’s framing and treatment of issues of moral and social hygiene,... | Read on »

1st EDEN All Island Interdisciplinary Conference Hosted by English and Drama Exchange Network (EDEN) at NUI Galway ‘2017: Pasts, Presents, and Futures’ at the O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance We're also delighted to announce that registration for the conference is now OPEN! Click here to head over to register via Eventbrite: registration for... | Read on »