Moore Institute

Professor Terry Eagleton, 'EVIL'
2009-11-17 18:00 (Europe/Dublin) | IT250, Ireland
Public lecture, on the subject of ‘EVIL’will take place on Tuesday 17 November at 6 pm in IT Lecture Theatre 250. Professor Eagleton will be ready to address questions on the same subject after the formal lecture.

Conchur O Giollagain, 'The Bilingual Gaeltacht: a culture and community in crisis'
2009-11-17 16:00
Conchur O Giollagain (NUIG), ‘The Bilingual Gaeltacht: a culture and community in crisis’

Nicholas Canny (NUIG), 'Ireland and Europe 1600-1750'
2009-11-10 16:00
Nicholas Canny (NUIG), ‘Ireland and Europe 1600-1750’

Ibsen and Chekhov on the Irish Stage
2009-11-06 09:00
This is advance notice of a conference to be held at the National University of Ireland, Galway from 6-7 November 2009 on the reception in Ireland of the plays of Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekhov. Its aim is to contextualise contemporary adaptations and translations of works by Ibsen and Chekhov within the history of Irish drama. The immediate context for this conference is the work of Tom Kilroy, Frank McGuinness, and Brian Friel. In adapting the plays of Ibsen and Chekhov for the Irish stage, these leading contemporary dramatists engage audience in their literary relationships with these classic authors. Their adaptations pose questions on the cultural relevance of the plays of Ibsen and Chekhov, their historical impact on the Irish dramatic tradition, and their influence on the development of Irish theatre. This conference aims to explore these questions by bringing together major playwrights, practitioners, and leading theatre scholars.The conference covers the period from 1899 to the present day and will be in two parts. The first will feature papers on the reception of Ibsen and Chekhov and the second those dealing with contemporary Irish approaches to their works. We will also host presentations by playwrights and directors followed by a round table discussion of their work on Ibsen and Chekhov. The conference in investigating the cross currents between native tradition and international influence, and between literary influence and public reception, will it is hoped, shed new light on the history of Irish dramatic writing.Further information and details of the provisional programme may be obtained from the organisers Dr. Ros Dixon and Dr. Irina Ruppo Malone at ruppodixon@gmail.com or by calling 353 91 493974.

Josie Dixon (Publishing Consultant), Publishing Workshop
2009-11-03 09:30
Josie Dixon (Publishing Consultant), Publishing Workshop (details for advance registration and participation will be posted shortly)
9.30-11.00
Public lecture and discussion
‘Academic Publishing in the 21st Century: Markets and Technology, Survival and Change’
Debates about the future of scholarly publishing are not a new phenomenon, and the research monograph in the humanities and social sciences has long been a focus of particular concern. Yet the sense of crisis has sharpened in recent years, and changes in the market and in technology have resulted in some fundamental shifts in academic publishers’ business. Digital media offer new opportunities, but have arguably introduced at least as many problems as they have solved. The most fundamental issues for the sustainability of scholarly publishing relate to the larger workings of the academic economy – involving not just publishers but funding bodies, research assessors and tenure committees, libraries, and all the wholesale and retail links in the international distribution chain between publisher and reader. As part of that broader picture, we need to understand the varying pressures of supply and demand, together with recent changes in the economy of print publishing and developments in electronic publishing. In this wide-ranging lecture, based on 15 years’ publishing experience in both university-press and commercial-academic sectors, Josie Dixon reviews the state of the market and the strategies scholarly publishers have developed to ensure the survival of their business. She outlines some of the new challenges brought by digital technology, including some fundamental questions relating to copyright, access, and intellectual property. While these issues are being played out most dramatically in the sciences, it is clear that they are already encroaching on humanities and social science publishing, and likely to have a major impact in the coming years.
The following for workshop participants only:
11.00 Coffee
11.30-1.15 Workshop part 1
1.15-1.45 Lunch
1.45-3.30 Workshop part 2

Paul Crowther (NUIG) - 'The Visual Sublime; It's Structure and Emergence'
2009-10-27 16:00
Paul Crowther (NUIG) – ‘The Visual Sublime; It’s Structure and Emergence’

Research Development Initiative 2009
2009-10-22 16:00

Prof Terry Eagleton, Cultural Modernism 3
2009-10-21 16:00
Professor Terry Eagleton Seminar entitled Cultural Modernism 3 will take place in the Moore Institute seminar room on Wednesday 21st October (203) at 4.00pm

Robert O'Neill (Boston College), 'The Burns Library: Collections and Digital Projects'
2009-10-20 16:00
Robert O’Neill (Boston College),
‘The Burns Library: Collections and Digital Projects’

Prof Terry Eagleton, Individual Consultations
2009-10-20 16:00
Professor Terry Eagleton will be available all day for individual consultations with graduate students/junior faculty about their work. Appointments may be arranged through Marie Kennedy ext 3902 or email marie.kennedy@nuigalway.ie.

Prof Terry Eagleton, Cultural Modernism 2
2009-10-19 16:00
Professor Terry Eagleton Seminar entitled Cultural Modernism 2 will take place in the Moore Institute seminar room on Monday 19th October (203) at 4.00pm

Nicholas Allen - 'Jack Yeats and the Archive'
2009-10-13 16:00
‘Jack Yeats and the Archive’

The Art of Travel, Early modern theory, advice and critique
2009-10-09 09:00
The Art of Travel
Early modern theory, advice and critique
9-10 October 2009
Seminar Room 203
Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences
National University of Ireland, Galway
This international conference will discuss the importance of early modern advice on travel known as the ars apodemica (art of travel). Essays, letters, treatises and orations abounded on this subject in Europe, giving moral guidance, instructions on what to observe and how to structure the acquired knowledge, and analyses of national character. Among the main authors, we find figures such as Francis Bacon, Sir Philip Sidney, Justus Lipsius, and many others. The impact of this literature can be seen in the development of anthropology, natural history, and the reform of scientific method generally.
Leading specialists from the UK, Austria, Italy, France, Ireland, and Sweden will be speaking, including Prof. Justin Stagl (Salzburg), author of A History of Curiosity; Prof. Jean Boutier (Marseille), co-author of Un tour de France royal; and Dr. Joan-Pau Rubi̩s (LSE), author of Travel and Ethnology in the Renaissance.
The full program is available on the website of the Moore Institute, www.mooreinstitute.ie.
For further information, please contact:
Dr. Daniel Carey (daniel.carey@nuigalway.ie)
Dr. Gabor Gelleri (gabor.gelleri@nuigalway.ie)
Conference Programme

Modernism, Ireland and Civil War
2009-09-29 17:00
Modernism, Ireland and Civil War
(Cambridge, 2009)
Professor Nicholas Allen
You are invited to a reception to mark of the launch of ‘Modernism, Ireland and Civil War’ by Professor Nicholas Allen at the Moore Institute Seminar Room, Tuesday 29 September at 5pm. Professor Sean Ryder of the English Department will speak.

Dr Ray Ryan, Cambridge University Press
2009-02-09 09:00
Conversations with staff, postdoctoral and advanced graduate students
Dr Ray Ryan, Senior Commissioning Editor of English and American Literature at Cambridge University Press, will visit the Moore Institute at NUI Galway on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th February. As part of his visit, Dr Ryan has agreed to have a number of conversations regarding the formation and submission of humanities book proposals with staff, postdoctoral and advanced graduate students on Monday 9th. These will take place in the Seminar Room of the Moore Institute and slots will be assigned in advance. If you are interested in talking to Dr Ryan please email me by Friday 30th January to confirm a time (nicholas.allen@nuigalway.ie) . All participants will find helpful preparatory information at https://authornet.cambridge.org/information/proposaluk/hssThe full itinerary of Dr Ryan’s visit is as follows – Monday 9th FebruaryConversations with staff, postdoctoral and advanced graduate studentsTuesday 10th February11.30 – 12.30pm Open session for graduate students on academic publishing (Moore Institute Seminar Room)2pm Public lecture – ‘Academic Research and Publishing in the Humanities’ (Moore Institute Seminar Room)These events are offered as part of the continuing Moore Institute Seminars in Texts, Contexts, Cultures, and I welcome your participation.
