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CALL FOR PAPERS New Perspectives on Women and the Irish Diaspora Bath Spa University 24th March 2012 Keynote Speakers: Dr Breda Gray, Dr Louise Ryan, and Professor Bronwen Walter This one-day conference, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, will provide a multidisciplinary forum for scholars with research interests in women and the Irish diaspora. In addition to keynote addresses by Breda Gray, Louise Ryan, and Bronwen Walter, the conference will include a roundtable discussion with representatives of charity-based organisations that work closely with the Irish community in Britain, and a reading by the writer Moy McCrory. Possible topics might include, but are not limited to: ·The history of Irish women’s emigration ·The representation of Irish women and exile in literature and on film ·Irish women, writing, and cultural memory ·Women and recent migration patterns from Ireland ·Irish women emigrants and oral history ·Comparative studies of Irish women in Britain and other diasporic experiences ·Women and first, second, and third generation Irish identities Abstracts of approximately 300 words for papers of no longer than 20 minutes should be sent via e-mail to Ellen McWilliams (Department of English Literature and Cultural Studies, Bath Spa University – [log in to unmask]) by the 15th December 2011. Attendance at the conference is free.