Life after the PhD: a series of conversations with visiting scholars Monday 6 February 2012 4.00-5.30pm in the Moore Institute Seminar Room James M. Smith, Boston College This is the first in a new series of talks for PhD students in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. They will take the form of... | Read on »
8 Feb. John Gillis (TCD) Treasure from the Bog: The Faddan More Psalter
As part of the Moore Institute Visiting Fellowship Scheme Dominic Power (Professor in Economic Geography, Centre for research on Innovation and Industrial Dynamics, Uppsala University , Sweden) Will give a talk entitled Creativity, cultural industries and regional development. Moore Institute, Thursday 9 February 2012, 13.00 - 14.15 ALL WELCOMEDominic Power is a leading international expert... | Read on »
ECHO goes ECOJoin us as we consider the philosophical & political questions that matter about life, the universe, and everything.Lucy Bingham McAndrew‰Û÷What "good" is life?Ecophilosophy and the search for an inter-specific ethic'Mark Ryan‰Û÷A Philosophical Examination of Public Opinionand Environmental Risk'All welcome, fermented fruit from the vine will be served.ECHO brings together researchers of all disciplines... | Read on »
15 Feb. Cathal Smith Apostles of Agricultural Reform: The Ballinasloe Agricultural Improvement Society in Transnational Perspective
Centre for Antique Medieval & Pre-Modern StudiesSeminar:From Manuscript to Music: Unearthing Historical Gaelic Music from Manuscripts & Early Printed SourceSiobhÌÁn Armstrong: Historical harpist and founder of The Historical Harp Society of Ireland.Discovering Gold: Medieval to 18th century harp music from the Old Gaelic WorldMonday, March 5th at 1pm, Tickets ‰âÂ10/‰âÂ7Chapel of the Poor Clares, Nun's... | Read on »
22 Feb. Pauline Scott Evictions on the Glinsk-Creggs estate of Allan Pollok
ÌøåÈåÀC A M P S Prof. Richard Sharpe University of Oxford Ruaidhri O Flaithbheartaigh through his letters A Learned Gaelic Chief & his Friend from Oxford in 1700MON 27th FEBRUARY, 7 pm Fottrell Theatre, NUI Galway Arts Millenium Building
The paper will consider the making of a show commissioned by Renaissance scholar, Stephen Greenblatt. Greenblatt commissioned some twelve playwrights worldwide to each make a version of the so-called "missing" Shakespeare play, Cardenio. Such a project surely was imagined by Greenblatt as primarily a text-based work. My paper will discuss the making of a puppet... | Read on »
VISITING SEMINARRome, Vivarium, BobbioCentres of Learning in EarlyMedieval Europe?PROF. RIChARD ShARPEUniversity of OxfordTUES 28 FEBRUARYOptics Seminar RoomSeminar: 3 - 4 pmTea/Coffee & Discussion: 4 - 5 pm
