Venue: Room G011, Hardiman Research Building, NUI Galway. A lunchtime seminar that takes the listener through the story of Tim Robinson, his archive, and plans to open it up to the community and collaborate digitally, followed by an open floor discussion with members of the audience. Panelists: Mr Peter Corrigan (James Hardiman Library, NUI Galway),... | Read on »

Erin McKinney The Dream Dominatrix: A New Look at Tochmarc Étaíne and Aislinge Óenguso Friday, 4th November, 12 noon (to be followed by a light lunch) Hardiman Research Building G010 Moore Institute Seminar Room Fáilte roimh chách

You are cordially invited to the Launch of the Apodemica Online Database: The Art of Travel 1500-1800 by Prof. Sean Ryder (English/Moore Institute) On Monday November 7, 5.30pm, Moore Institute Seminar Room, Hardiman Research Building G010 This electronic resource provides extensive bibliographical and biographical records on hundreds of contributions to the advice literature on travel... | Read on »

You are cordially invited to the Launch of a new book by former Moore Institute postdoctoral fellow, Gabor Gelleri: Philosophies du voyage: visiter l'Angleterre aux 17e-18e siècles (Oxford: Voltaire Foundation, 2016) Launched by Prof. Jane Conroy (French) On Tuesday November 8, 5.30pm, Moore Institute Seminar Room, Hardiman Research Building G010 Refreshments served!

History Graduate Research Seminar presents Ultan Lally 'Thady O'Farrell, Dominican - the politics of mission and the Nine Years War, 1954 - 1963'.

School of Languages, Literatures & Culture, & The Moore Institute Italian Studies Seminar By a close reading of some pivotal episodes of Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata, as well as of some passages from his treatises (Discorsi dell'arte poetica; Discorsi del poema eroico), the lecture aims to point out how Tasso distances himself from some central issues... | Read on »

The US Election: What Just Happened? A Round Table Discussion   with Daniel Carey (Moore Institute) Kathleen Cavanaugh (Human Rights) Jane Conroy (French) Enrico Dal Lago (History) Adrian Frazier (English) Sean Ryder (English) Mark Stansbury (Classics) Ann Torres (Discipline of Marketing, College of BPPL) and others.   Today!!  Thursday, November 10, 11am Room G010 Hardiman... | Read on »

  International Research Group for Culture and Dialogue www.irccd.org Millennium Research Fund Moore Institute, NUIG Convener: G. Cipriani 9:30 Dr. Gerald Cipriani (Philosophy, NUI Galway) "In Dialogue: Eastern and Western Thought" 10:15 Dr. Cosimo Zene (Religions and Philosophies, SOAS, University of London) "The Risky Choice of Calling It World Philosophies: Beyond the Anglo-European Canon" 11:00... | Read on »

To register for this event click here By Dr. Deirdre Flynn (Moore Institute) and David Kelly (Research Technologist, Moore Institute).  

Arpilleras: Textile Language of Testimony, Resistance and Memory. Roberta Bacic will introduce the popular art form of ‘arpilleras’, pictures made from scraps of cloth, employed in Chile under Pinochet as a means of documenting human rights abuses by the regime, and  bearing witness to censored acts of resistance. Her talk will follow the journey of... | Read on »

To register, please click here. By Dr Deirdre Flynn (Moore Institute) and David Kelly (Research Technologist, Moore Institute).

Cathal Smith  (NUIG) Irish Americans and American Slavery, 1815 - 1865. All Welcome.

'Histories and Genres of Electronic Literature'

GenderARC study break: play some games that highlight feminist issues! We have several leaders, so we will be starting new games every 30-60 minutes between 4 and 7; feel free to drop in anytime and another game will start soon. Knowledge has a way of sinking into our bodies; we may not even be aware... | Read on »

Michael Hunter (Birkbeck College, University of London) 'The Workdiaries of Robert Boyle: A Digital Edition and its Uses' Also streamed live at https://www.facebook.com/nuigdss/