The Counter-Reformation and Stuart Loyalism in the poetry of Adam King
Seminar Room G010, Hardiman Research BuildingBy Moore Visiting Fellow David McOmish This talk will discuss the life and literary works of Adam King, an academic, writer, late-sixteenth century agent of the counter-reformation, and early-seventeenth century Stuart Loyalist. A committed follower of Mary, Queen of Scots in Scotland and the catholic cause across Europe, King returned to Scotland in the late... | Read on »
‘Researching rural housing: with an artist in residence’.
Seminar Room G010, Hardiman Research Buildingby Dr. Menelaos Gkartzios, Newcastle University, and Dr. Julie Crawshaw, Northumbria University, UK, Moore Visiting Fellows. Menelaos Gkartzios and Julie Crawshaw present their interdisciplinary collaboration across artistic research, planning and rural studies. We draw on a collaborative art residence programme between Newcastle University and Berwick Visual Arts, an arts organisation in the North East of... | Read on »
‘The Letters of John McGahern: 1970’
Seminar Room G010, Hardiman Research BuildingProfessor Frank Shovlin of the Institute for Irish Studies, Liverpool ‘The Letters of John McGahern: 1970’
France / Algeria: Gender, Memory, Identity
Room 1001, the Bridge, Hardiman Research BuildingThis panel discusses the relationship between gender, memory and national identity in cultural texts focusing on Franco-Algerian relations. The three speakers will situate specific literary texts and films within the broader contexts of French colonialism and decolonisation with a view to reflecting on the legacy of France’s colonial empire and on how cultural discourses surrounding... | Read on »
Poetry Reading ‘Не надо людям с людьми на земле бороться. People on this earth don’t have to fight with each other. – Marina Tsvetaeva: from ‘I know the truth’ (1915)
Room 1001, the Bridge, Hardiman Research BuildingPotluck Eastern European and Slavic Poetry Reading Circle Facilitated by Emily Tock, MLIS, MALP, Government of Ireland Post-graduate Scholar PhD student in the Discipline of English As this is a potluck format, attendees are encouraged to bring their own favourite Eastern European and Slavic verse to share in this informal roundtable. For more info, contact... | Read on »
‘Irish Country Furniture 1700-2000:Revising and Recycling’
Room 1001, the Bridge, Hardiman Research BuildingBy Claudia Kinmonth Moore Institute Visiting Fellow
Archives in the Digital Age – Digital Scholars’ Workshop Series
The Moore Institute Seminar Room G010 Ground floor The Hardiman Research BuildingArchives in the Digital Age - balancing evolving expectations against the realities of resource allocation and legislation – Aisling Keane, G010, 12-1pm Tuesday, 30th April. NUI Galway is rich in archival collections that provide primary source material for subjects that include the Irish language, the landscape of the West of Ireland, theatre and literary collections,... | Read on »
Joint Book Launch for Victoria Brownlee and Lindsay Reid
Room 1001, the Bridge, Hardiman Research BuildingAll Welcome