The School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies Spring Lunchtime Lecture Series 2023 Thursday, 2 March Dr Kevin Lynch Can sand dunes survive climate change? Thursday, 9 March Conor Newman The bull with the sun on its forehead Thursday, 16 March Dr Kieran O’Conor Recent research at Moygara Castle, Co. Sligo Thursday, 23 March Dr... | Read on »

The School of Political Science and Sociology invite you to a research seminar with: Michele Crepaz (Queen’s University Belfast) Supported by the Power, Conflict and Ideologies Research Cluster  ‘Spoiled for choice: The effects of negative political messaging in multiparty systems with multimember electoral districts’  Abstract: Classical electoral behaviour theories associate the use of negative campaigning... | Read on »

Breaking Ground: Diversity and Inclusivity in Ireland’s Literary and Publishing Communities   To mark Nelson Mandela Anti-Racism Week at the University of Galway, this event addresses the following question: how can we develop more inclusive literary and publishing industries that reflect Ireland’s rich and diverse culture? In the first part of the event (1:00-2:00 pm),... | Read on »

Description: Francesco Chianese (Cardiff University) and Michela Sereni (University of Galway) in conversation with Italian author Claudia Durastanti. Durastanti is the author of four novels, including the 2019 La Straniera, which was shortlisted for the Premio Strega and was translated into English as Strangers I Know by Elizabeth Harris (2022). Durastanti is a translator herself,... | Read on »

Margaret Heavey Memorial Lecture by Dr Eoghan Moloney, Maynooth University: 'Old New Kings: Alexander the Great and the Presentation of Power' Abstract: This talk will look at the literary presentation of the Macedonian kings in early history, aiming to reconsider how the rule of the Argead kings was presented and understood by contemporaries. At the... | Read on »

Re-mapping Landscapes  One-day symposium celebrating the life and legacy of Tim Robinson   Architecture at the Edge presents a one-day symposium on the occasion of the exhibition Interpreting Landscapes; Tim Robinson and the west of Ireland/Rianú Talún: Tim Robinson agus Iarthar na hÉireann (curated by Nessa Cronin and Jane Conroy), which celebrates the immense contribution that Tim... | Read on »

CAMPS Lab Transnational Transformations of English Drama Dr Maria Shmygol (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Moore Institute, University of Galway)   Dr Maria Shmygol (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Moore Institute, University of Galway) will be presenting on 'Transnational Transformations of English Drama: Tito Andronico (1620) and the Early Modern German Shakespeare Edition Project' This paper examines seventeenth-century German adaptations of English... | Read on »

Creative Futures at the University of Galway and the Futures Thinking Forum invite you to participate in Harnessing the Arts for Futures Thinking and Planning Incorporating new tools and methods for thinking about and planning for different possible futures is increasingly a key feature of work across a variety of sectors in Ireland, including the... | Read on »

Irish writers have long been at the forefront of formal experimentation in English-language fiction. Now, a hundred years after James Joyce and Samuel Beckett shattered expectations of the conventional novel, Irish writers are asking new questions about what fiction is capable of doing. Their works represent remarkable innovations in the representation of subjectivity, identity, and... | Read on »