Performance, Modernity and the Plays of J. M. Synge – Hélène Lecossois

Recently published: Hélène Lecossois, Performance, Modernity and the Plays of J. M. Synge, Cambridge University Press, 2020. Irish Revivalist playwright J. M. Synge is often regarded as a realist. Yet what happens when his work is analysed through wider performance studies and situated alongside less familiar historical contexts? By addressing this question, Hélène Lecossois offers … Continued

SOFEIR online annual conference, 20-21 May 2021, Université Paris Nanterre

Strange Country – Ireland in politics and culture, 1998-2020 Those who have already forwarded an abstract in response to the first “call for papers” do not have to make a second submission. They will be contacted by the organisers. Please note the new dates and new organisation: Online SOFEIR annual conference 20-21 May 2021 Deadline … Continued

CFP Royal Irish Academy, “International politics in times of risk and uncertainty: the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”, online conference, 29 April 2021

The Royal Irish Acedmy welcome proposals from scholars in all academic disciplines, as well as current and retired practitioners in foreign policy, government and civil society for the Royal Irish Academy’s Annual International Affairs Conference which will be held online on Thursday, 29 April 2021 on the theme of ‘International politics in times of risk … Continued

Webinar 17 Dec 2020 – Sharing Irish Digital Data in a European Context

The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) has been working with Europeana, a digital platform that allows European institutions to reach a broader audience by sharing their social and cultural heritage data online, since Jan 2019 as the Irish partner in Europeana’s Common Culture Project. On 17 Dec, DRI is hosting a webinar to mark the … Continued

Vacations civilisation britannique – Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Chambéry

Le Département LLCER, section Anglais, de l’Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Chambéry, recherche des vacataires pour le deuxième semestre à partir du 18 janvier 2021 pour des cours de civilisation britannique. Les cours peuvent se donner en distanciel : il n’est donc pas obligatoire de se déplacer à Chambéry Les cours à pourvoir sont les suivants … Continued

BOURSE Newcastle University et Queen’s University Belfast

Newcastle University et Queen’s University Belfast proposent actuellement une bourse pour un projet doctoral lié à l’étude du Tape Recorded Survey of Hiberno-English Speech (TRSHES). Vous trouverez les informations ci-dessous. Funded PhD studentship: ‘Eavesdropping on our past: Mapping the oral soundscape of Northern Irish English’. Location: Newcastle University and Queen’s University Belfast Newcastle University and … Continued

PUB Poems from Pandemia

Southword Editions a récemment publié le volume Poems from Pandemia, qui comprend notamment un poème de Shirin Jindani, membre de la SOFEIR et auteure d’une thèse sur Paul Muldoon soutenue en 2019. Shirin est actuellement ATER au département d’anglais à l’université Rennes 2. Poems from PandemiaEdited by Patrick CotterSouthword Editions, 145 pages ISBN: 978-1-905002-82-5Price: €12(free … Continued

JE Soft Power GIS EIRE – 4 décembre 2020 (webinaire Teams)

La journée d’études organisée par l’axe soft power du GIS EIRE, initialement prévue le 17 mars va se tenir le vendredi 4 décembre, à distance. Si vous souhaitez rejoindre la journée d’études, veuillez contacter Laurent Daniel afin de demander le lien “Teams”. Le programme de la journée : 14h : « Jumelages entre villes bretonnes … Continued

Séminaire “Image et Critique” (webinaire Teams), Dijon, 13 novembre 2020

Chers/chères collègues,nous avons le plaisir de vous convier à la prochaine séance du séminaire “Image et Critique” (Centre Interlangues TIL, EA4182) qui se déroulera, sous forme de webinaire Teams, le vendredi 13 novembre prochain. Cette séance sera placée sous le signe de l’Irlande. Hélène Lecossois (Université de Lille) interviendra sur Happy Days et Play de Samuel Beckett; Christelle Serée-Chaussinand … Continued

Mythes et folklores celtiques dans le monde anglophone – Université Savoie Mont Blanc 5-6 Novembre 2020 (reporté)

Le colloque Mythes et folklores celtiques dans le monde anglophone, organisé par Frédéric Armao et Néomie Beck, se déroulera les 5 et 6 novembre 2020 à l’Université Savoie Mont Blanc à Chambéry. Colloque reporté en raison des nouvelles restrictions mises en place pour lutter contre le COVID. Le colloque Mythes et folklores celtiques dans le … Continued

“Chicago: an Irish-American Metropolis? Politics, Ethnicity, and Culture from 1830s to the present Time”

An International and Multidisciplinary Conference June 21-23, 2021 Paris A partnership between the universities of Chicago, Caen Normandie and Paris Scientific Committee: Claire Connolly (University College Cork); Christophe Gillissen (Université de Caen Normandie); Anne Goarzin (Université Rennes 2); Fiona Kearnay (University College Cork); Fiona McCann (Université de Lille); Cliona Ni Riordain (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle); Gillian … Continued

Dublin Festival of History

The Dublin Festival of History is moving online for the first time in 2020. Running from Friday 11th September to Sunday 4th October, all events are free to attend! Check out the full programme here: https://dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/programme/ #HistFest2020

Amours irlandaises

VIANNET, Maryse Infatigable voyageuse, diplômée en lettres-langues et sociologie, Maryse Viannet est d’abord enseignante. Elle a publié deux romans en 2015 : “La Cinquième Marche” et “Je me carapate”, et ses premiers récits de voyages : “De Bangkok à Polonnaruwa”. Passionnée de longue date par l’Irlande et émerveillée par le comté de Cork, Amours irlandaises est le … Continued

The Carceral Network in Ireland: History, Agency and Resistance

This book examines the forms and practices of Irish confinement from the 19th century to present-day to explore the social and political failings of 20th and 21st century postcolonial Ireland. Building on an interdisciplinary conference held in the Crumlin Road Gaol, Belfast, the methodological approaches adopted across this book range from the historical and archival … Continued

Strange Country – Ireland in politics and culture, 1998-2020

SOFEIR conference, 16-18 March 2021, Université Paris Nanterre 1998 was a momentous year for Ireland, north and south. The Good Friday Agreement finally unlocked the Northern Ireland peace process and radically altered the relationships between Northern Ireland and the Republic, and between the Republic and the UK. The acknowledgement that people born in Northern Ireland … Continued

Opportunities for Irish Artists in France : A Brochure

Lisa FitzGerald is an associate member of CRBC Rennes (EA 4451). This report has been commissioned by GIS E.I.R.E (Groupement d’intérêt scientifique : Études Irlandaises: Réseaux et Enjeux) with the aim of highlighting and encouraging increased interaction and cooperation between Irish artists and the French institutions that provide artistic, financial and social support by way … Continued

English Language Poets in University College Cork, 1970–1980

Features a preface by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, the current Ireland Professor of Poetry Includes excerpts from interviews with the poets as well as archival materials Represents the first study of the poetry of a generation of poets who attended University College Cork in the 1970s and early 1980s This book looks at a cohort of poets who … Continued

Réception Internationale de la Littérature Irlandaise (GIS Eire, novembre 2019, Lyon 3)

Les captations vidéo des présentations proposées lors du colloque sont disponibles ici. Vous pourrez, entre autres, écouter les lectures de Hugo Hamilton et la séance plénière de Clíona Ní Ríordáin intitulée « Publier la poésie irlandaise en France ». (https://webtv.univ-lyon3.fr/channelcat/17?fbclid=IwAR1iD0KkvoU9B4DiFKqVpOtsth5OMCJ9DG_l1j7xzasNJg8Mxqei-BAuBKw&server=1).