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From: The Women on Ireland Research Network [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 31 March 2009 16:13
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Subject: call for papers

Call for papers

Changes in Contemporary Ireland: Texts and Contexts
Loughborough University
11-13 September 2009

Plenary Speakers
Irene Gilsenan Nordin
Eamonn Jordan
Paddy Lyons
Tina O’Toole
Ailbhe Smyth


We invite abstracts for a three day international Irish
Studies conference at Loughborough University. The
conference is intended to cover all aspects of Irish
Studies, including but not limited to Literature, Drama,
Cultural Studies, Sociology, Media and Film Studies,
Sport, Geography, and History.

The focus of the conference is an exploration of the
radical change in Irish society over the past three
decades. The 1980s saw a sea change in Irish society. In
the wake of the Kerry Babies case, the death of a teenage
mother in Granard, and numerous sex scandals in the church
and political scandals in the state, creative
practitioners now confronted contentious issues, and we
welcome papers examining the resultant artistic output.

Irish theatre has undergone a variety of renaissances and
revivals.This conference seeks to explore the development
of the genre post 1980 taking into account the ending of
the Troubles, the ceasefire, the Good Friday Agreement and
the revitalisation of Irish theatre on the West End and
Broadway stages.  We welcome papers on plays, playwrights
and performances post 1980 which reflect upon the cultural
upheavals and changes in Irish national identity,
international and global influences, and the emergence of
the ‘Celtic Tiger’.

We also welcome abstracts for papers commenting on wider
social change, political developments and cultural events.

Abstract submission

Proposals of 200-250 words may be submitted by 30 April
2009 to both organisers:
Deirdre O’Byrne: [log in to unmask]
Catherine Rees: [log in to unmask]




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Dr Deirdre O'Byrne
Department of English and Drama
Loughborough University
Leicestershire
LE11 3TU

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