Travel, Science, and the Question of Observation: 1580-1800 In the early modern period, the emergence of travel as a means of information gathering on natural history, demography, government, and religion was accompanied by the use of questionnaires to orient observation. This conference investigates the development of techniques of information gathering of this kind and the... | Read on »
As part of the ongoing collaboration with the UniversitÌÊ degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, The Columbanus Life and Legacy Project is delighted to announce details of two guest lectures to be held this coming Friday from 10 a.m. in the Moore Institute Seminar Room. Dott.ssa Roberta Conversi is head of the Archaeology Division of the... | Read on »
As part of our ongoing collaboration with the UniversitÌÊ degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, The Columbanus Life and Legacy Project is delighted to announce details of two guest lectures to be held this coming Friday from 10 a.m. in the Moore Institute Seminar Room. Prof.ssa Eleonora Destefanis is based in the UniversitÌÊ degli Studi del... | Read on »
Michael Clarke, Classics Department, NUIG 'Reading the Middle Irish Troy alongside Flemish tapestries of the fifteenth century'
Horizon 2020 As part of our Horizon 2020 showcase, we are hosting a focused college event ‰Û÷What is in it for me?‰۪. This event is tailored to the College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies and the College of Business, Public Policy, & Law. Campus speakers will share their research and experience on key... | Read on »
Performance MattersIrish Theatre Discussion Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/PerformanceMatters/ For more information please contact lisa.fitzgerald@nuigalway.ie or m.nichualain5@nuigalway.ie All theatre practitioners, theorists and students are welcome to attend For more information please email PerformanceMattersNUIG@gmail.com.
Raina Howe Contested Paper-Trails ‰ÛÓ Historiography of Irish woodlands in Pre-Modern Ireland
If you like gossiping, poetry, languages, puns, puzzles, jokes, double entendres or even avant-garde tomes, you might like Finnegans Wake. Despite its scurrilous critical reputation, James Joyce's final workis not as difficult as it would first appear and,when read as part of a group, can be a hugely rewarding experience. It is our hope to... | Read on »
Soir̩e Music ‰ÛÒ Discussion ‰ÛÒ Reception 8pm, Maoin Cheoil na Gaillimhe, St Mary‰۪s College, St Mary‰۪s Road, Galway. You are invited to a performance, discussion and reception; composerMÌ_cheÌÁl O S̼illeabhÌÁin will present a short recital of his music accompanied by traditional percussionist Mel Mercier (BodhrÌÁn and Bones).This will be followed by a short panel discussion... | Read on »
