Novelty in unionism & loyalism One-day workshop at the Gustave Eiffel University, Paris Thursday October 14th, 2021 In February 2020, in the wake of PM Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, Susan McKay asserted that “A century after the foundation of the Northern Ireland State, unionism is demoralised” (Susan McKay 2020). It appears timely to take a … Continued
L’ouvrage Les espions de sa Majesté – Histoire du renseignement britannique, écrit par Emilie Berthillot, vient de paraître aux Editions Ellipses, Collection Histoires et Mythes. Il est disponible dans toutes les librairies et sur les plateformes de e-commerce. Emilie Berthilliot est MCF à l’université de Lille.
Below you find the CFP for the Nordic Irish Studies Network conference ‘Justice on the Island’, to be held at Åbo University, Finland, on 6-8 May 2021 Submissions are invited for presentations at the 2020/21 Conference of the Nordic Irish Studies Network ‘Justice on the Island’, to be held on 6-8 May 2021 at Åbo … Continued
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
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
Jacopo Bisagni is giving an online talk titled “The King’s Manuscript. An introduction to medieval (instrumental) music: A musical multi-media talk” on Thursday 17 December at 5pm. What is medieval music? Manuscripts, paintings and sculptures from the Middle Ages are full of men and women playing all kinds of instruments: but what did they play? … Continued
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
