CAMPS & the Foundations of Irish Culture project Research lab by Dr David Juste, University of Sydney ‰ÛÏPtolemy in Arabic and in Latin‰ Thursday 12th July, 5 p.m. Moore Institute Seminar Room, NUI Galway Dr Juste will talk about his Ptolemy research and especially about the project funded by the Forschungsprogramm der Union der deutschen... | Read on »
Galway Computus Conference 2012- Speakers & Papers 1. LeofrancHolford-Strevens (England) Fratresnostri qui tuncRomaefuere: aneglected problem in Bede, De temporumratione, cap. 47 2. Masako Ohashi (Japan) Who was the author of the Letter to King Nechtan of the Picts (ad 710)? 3. Brigitte Englisch (Germany) Der Komputusdes Victorius von Aquitanien: einForschungsproblem? 4. Caitlin Corning (USA) ‰Û÷The... | Read on »
The Moore Institute in collaboration with Spanish, NUI Galway, and The Mexican Embassy present Dr Michael Hogan ‰Û÷Los San Patricios. The Irish Soldiers of Mexico‰۪ On Monday Sept 10th, 2012 at 4pm. The Seminar Room, The Moore Institute Dr Hogan‰۪s talk will be followed by a book launch and reception.
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 !
