“What a spectacular gift, really-it should knock us to the ground with humility. . . the fact that we can weave something real out of the imaginative realm.” Conversations with Colum McCann brings together eighteen interviews with a world-renowned fiction writer. Ranging from his 1994 literary debut, Fishing the Sloe-Black River, to a new and … Continued
29 September 2017, Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon Keynote Speaker: Florence Binard, Université Paris 7 – Paris Diderot “The Angel in the House” is the image most commonly retained of British women in the nineteenth century. This reductive and repressive ideal, emerging from values propagated by the literary, religious and medical political discourses of … Continued
Les Enjeux internationaux par Thierry Garcin du lundi au vendredi de 6h45 à 6h55 23.03.2017
Création de Colin Dunne les 28 et 29 mars prochain à 20h30 au CN D – Centre national de la danse à Pantin. Cette performance intitulée CONCERT propose une recherche sur le lien entre la danse et la musique. Colin Dunne s’attèle à faire dialoguer avec sa danse un morceau de Tommy Potts réputé « indansable ». Voici la … Continued
L’équipe interdisciplinaire Law and Humanities du CERSA (UMR 7106) organise le 22 mars 2017, à 18h au centre Assas (salle 214) de l’université Paris II – Panthéon-Assas (92 rue d’Assas, 75006 Paris), une rencontre entre trois invités sur des questions en rapport au Brexit : * Emma McClarkin, Députée européenne britannique et membre du … Continued
The website for the Global Irish Diaspora Conference in August at University College Dublin is up: There is still time to submit a proposal. There is an early bird discount on registration through 30 April. This is the inaugural congress in a triennial series that examines the histories, cultures, heritages and identities of Irish communities … Continued
March 24, 2017 – March 25, 2017 (all day) How do disciplinary ‘frames’ shape the way we see, engage with, and contest subjects within Irish Studies? What is to be gained when we transcend the perspectives of our field(s)? ‘Frames’ are often used as a means to define how we are provided with a certain … Continued
Call for papers for the 4th international conference on Jacobite studies, National University of Ireland Maynooth (Maynooth University), Ireland, 30 June – 1 July 2017. ‘The Jacobite presence’. Over the last 30 years, the study of the Jacobites and Jacobitism has expanded from the traditional areas of military and political history to cover areas such … Continued
Daredevils of History? Resilience in Armenia and Ireland Guest Editors: Dieter Reinisch (European University Institute) and Suzan Meryem Rosita (European University Institute) As scholars, we have often been reminded to be suspicious of origin stories, but in the cases of Armenia and Ireland, we find a shared source for resilience. Oral narratives and written accounts … Continued
24 mars 2017, 11H-13H Le séminaire est ouvert à tout public dans la limite des places disponibles. Campus Tertre, Faculté des Langues et Cultures Étrangères (FLCE) Amphi. 410 (rdc) Université de Nantes Chemin la Censive du Tertre BP 81227 44312 NANTES Cedex 3 Le CRINI organise un séminaire “Paysages” autour de l’écoféminisme avec Maureen O’Connor, … Continued
Tocane’s Irish music festival (Dordogne, France) See also ; Tocane: An Irish Traditional Music Festival in France, 1991–2016 (Contact : see members’ list)
Inscriptions en ligne ici Les règlements peuvent éventuellement être faits sur place ou par voie postale. http://www.unicaen.fr/recherche/mrsh/eribia/4221 Vendredi 17 mars 2017 9h – Accueil des participants (MRSH) 9h15 – Ouverture du Congrès (Amphi, MRSH) : Pierre Denise, Président de l’Université 9h30 : Table ronde – modératrice : Anne Goarzin (Amphi, MRSH) : « Mises en réseau et connexions : nouveaux paradigmes pour les … Continued
Le dernier numéro de la revue Études Irlandaises est désormais disponible : https://etudesirlandaises.revues.org/
Responsables Sylvie Mikowski (Université Reims Champagne-Ardenne) et Philippe Brillet (Université Toulouse 2, Jean Jaurès) Programme Vendredi 2 juin, 9h-11h 9h-9h20 Chloé Lacoste (Université Paris 4-Sorbonne), « (Re)construire la nation : rituels funéraires et construction d’une identité républicaine pour l’Irlande dans la deuxième moitié du XIXème siècle » 9h20-9h40 Charlotte Barcat (Université Picardie-Jules Verne), “The Bloody Sunday Inquiry: reconstructing … Continued
COLLECTION OF ESSAYS TO BE PUBLISHED AT EPURE (PRESSES UNIVERSITAIRES DE REIMS) : “The Circulation of Popular Culture between Ireland and the USA (18th-21st centuries)” Proposals, no longer than 800 words, accompanied by a short biography, should be sent before June 15, 2017 to yann.philippe@univ-reims.fr and sylvie.mikowski@univ-reims.fr Full chapters are expected before September 30, 2017. … Continued
FROM IRISH LAND TO IRISH SOIL: MATERIALITY AND METAPHORS Much has been written on the Irish landscape seen from various vantage points whether it be that of nationalist ideology and identity construction or that of territory and conflicted terrains. But what about the materiality of the land, the soil, the various strata that make up … Continued
With contributions by SOFEIR Members Karine Bigand and Fabrice Mourlon http://risejournal.eu/index.php/rise/issue/view/106
Relocated Memories: The Great Famine in Irish and Diaspora Fiction, 1846-1870 Marguérite Corporaal Hardcover $65.00L | 978-0-8156-3498-0 Paper $34.95s | 978-0-8156-3513-0 ebook 978-0-8156-5398-1 “Corporaal’s focus on the surprisingly extensive literature produced in the two decades after the Famine shatters many settled assumptions about Irish cultural amnesia, while her study of the transformations of memory across … Continued
Post Celtic Tiger Landscapes in Irish Fiction discusses the representations of place and landscape in Irish fiction since 2008. It includes novels and short stories by William Trevor, Dermot Bolger, Anne Enright, Donal Ryan, Claire Kilroy, Kevin Barry, Gerard Donovan, Danielle McLaughlin, Trisha McKinney, Billy O’Callaghan and Colum McCann. In the light of writings by … Continued
L’Ambassade de France en Irlande nous informe du lancement d’un appel à candidatures pour des soutiens à la participation française aux programmes européens. Celui-ci s’adresse aux établissements français qui souhaitent préparer une candidature pour un projet européen avec un partenaire irlandais (Horizon 2020, Interreg, Erasmus+…). L’Ambassade de France en Irlande peut soutenir une mission exploratoire en … Continued
