Update: A video recording of this session is now available. The second seminar in our Covid-19 Response series, this session will explore questions of surveillance and social benefit in the midst of the corona virus pandemic, including data gathering and contact tracing apps, and the advantages, risks, and ethical challenges. Panelists Mathieu d'Aquin (Director of... | Read on »

Update: A video and audio recording of this webinar is now available This year marks the bicentenary of the publication of James Hardiman’s classic History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway. This webinar explores Hardiman as a scholar of music, poetry, folklore and history. The panellists will assess his work as... | Read on »

Update: Video & audio recordings of this session are now available The Covid-19 crisis has led to the mass closure of educational institutions and an ensuing scramble to provide schooling at home. Aspects of the education system normally taken for granted have come into relief in the midst of a new sense of precarity. This... | Read on »

In this webinar, three contemporary Irish authors – Sinéad Gleeson, Mike McCormack, and Mark O’Connell – discuss the challenges, dislocations and opportunities of writing during the Covid-19 crisis. What new questions has the crisis posed and how has it affected their work and lives? Panelists Sinéad Gleeson is an essayist and short story writer. Her debut essay collection, Constellations:... | Read on »

Update: Recordings of this session are now available.   The unfolding coronavirus crisis has revealed deep structures of inequality manifested in the death toll in the United States and other countries. This seminar examines patterns of racism and legacies of slavery that have informed the pandemic, especially in the US and UK. Participants Enrico Dal... | Read on »

Update: Video and audio recordings of this session are now available Panellists in this webinar will examine the ways in which Galway has been represented historically in art and literature, and discuss the development of theatre and traditional music in the city since the 1960s. The discussion will be interspersed with live musical performances. Panellists... | Read on »