This seminar is based upon Prof Haugaard's forthcoming book The Four Dimensions of Power: Empower, Domination and Democracy (MUP – July 2020), which explores the nature and workings of social and political power, through four dimensions,  throwing into relief different aspects of power related phenomena. The analysis constitutes a new framework that builds upon contemporary theoretical perspectives... | Read on »

Rosemary Power speaking on Shady ladies from Ireland to Iceland and this will be followed on 6th March by Francisco Rozano-García speaking on Old English Poetry in Medieval European Perspective: The Exeter Book, the House of Wessex and Carolingian Models.  

Dr. Gerald Cipriani will present a paper, 'The Changing Virtues of the Hosting Language: Notes on the Philosophy of Translation', as part of the Values and Identities seminar series on Monday 2nd March. Depending on whether translation leans toward objective rendering or subjective interpretation it will have different truth-functions. This paper reflects on the issues... | Read on »

Inger Marie Okkenhaug is a Professor of History at Volda University College, Norway, and is currently a visiting fellow at the Moore Institute. She specializes in the history of missionary and humanitarian activity in the Middle East. She has published extensively on these topics, most notably, the monograph, “The Quality of Heroic Living, of High... | Read on »

This paper explores how recent films addressing Naples – the Manetti Bros’ Ammore e malvita (2017) and Ferzan Özpetek’s Napoli velata (2017) – work to counter the ‘Gomorra-effect’ and rehabilitate the city in cinematic representation. It explores the politics of heritage film, the genre’s relationship with popular culture and Naples’s place in the national imaginary.... | Read on »

by Francisco Rozano-García.  

What impact did women writers make in history? When is a female author (not) a female author? Join us as we explore these questions in a guided tour of the ‘Readers & Reputations’ exhibition, to celebrate International Women’s Day, on Saturday 7 March 2020. The exhibition, sponsored by the Irish Research Council, showcases the work... | Read on »

The aim of this workshop is to provide participants with the tools and confidence to create video content using the technology already in their pockets – their smart phones. This content can be utilised for anything from conference, event or course promotion, to effective communication of complex research topics. The session will cover basic composition,... | Read on »

by Professor Martin Feely, Earth & Ocean Sciences, NUI Galway

Between 2013 and 2018, approximately 700,000 individuals have crossed the Mediterranean to seek asylum in Italy. The LINCS project (Language Integration and New Communities in  a multicultural Society) explores the role of language and translation in their lives, as they forge links with the Italian society and make sense of the new environment. Andrea Ciribuco... | Read on »