This 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 »
Potluck 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 »
By Claudia Kinmonth Moore Institute Visiting Fellow
Archives 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 »
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UPDATE: Applications for the fee-waiver scholarships available via the Moore Institute and Galway 2020 are now closed Future Landscapes is an intensive four-week, full-time workshop created in conjunction with the School of Machines, Making and Make-Believe and Galway 2020. The aim of the workshop is to allow participants to develop the skills to explore the... | Read on »
A public meeting about the Galway City Irish Language Plan will be held on Tuesday May 7th at 7.30pm in rooms G010 & G011, Hardiman Research Building, National University of Ireland, Galway. The meeting aims to provide another chance to people in Galway to give their opinions about the Irish Language Plan being prepared... | Read on »
11.00: Introductory Remarks: Professor Felix Ó Murchadha, Head of the School of Humanities 11.05: Panel One: Precarious Work, Progression and Equality Chair: Prof Lionel Pilkington Speakers: Maggie Ronayne (SIPTU), Karen Walsh, Ciara Murphy (PhD representative), Dr Felicity Maxwell (Moore Institute), Eibhlín Seoighthe (SU) 11.55: Tea/Coffee 12.05: Panel Two: Gender, Disability and Minority Groups Chair: Dr Andrew... | Read on »
Tom Walker, Trinity College Dublin W.B. Yeats, Scholastic Aestheticism, and Cultural Authority in Late Nineteenth-Century Ireland Chris Collins, University of Nottingham ‘The man went queer in his head’: Synge and the cultural politics of mental health, 1871-1909 Refreshments will be served! Join us for exiting talks by two current Moore Institute Visiting Fellows. Part of... | Read on »
