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 »

Professor Enrico Dal Lago  (University of Galway) Empires, Workers, and Saints: 'Progressive Imperialism’, Working Class Radicalism, and the Rise of New Millennial Cults in the 1870s    Abstract This paper argues that, by the late 1860s-early 1870s, the previously widespread Euro-American worldview that had combined the cause of nation-building with the cause of progress had... | Read on »

Inbetween Worlds: Fashioning Bodies in the Metaverse Prof. Yvonne Förster (Shanxi University Taiyuan, China and Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany) Yvonne Förster works in philosophy of fashion and technology. She reflects on the influence of digital technology on fashion design and the way bodies/identities are constructed and deconstructed in the interplay of virtual and material dimensions.... | Read on »