CALL FOR PAPERS
The University of Sunderland
Third Annual Irish Studies Conference
(incorporating the inaugural North East of England Celtic Studies Symposium)
11-13 November 2005
The Word, The Icon and The Ritual [ii] - Lands of Saints and Scholars
Following the success of its last two international conferences:
Representing-Ireland: Past, Present and Future, [2003] and The Word, The
Icon and The Ritual, [2004] the University of Sunderland is soliciting
papers for an interdisciplinary conference, which will run from 11-13
November 2005. This year we are also delighted to welcome proposals from
scholars working within the broad field of Celtic Studies.
The conference organisers hope to represent a wide range of approaches to
Irish and Celtic culture from academics and non--academics alike.
Performances, roundtables, collaborative projects, and other non--
traditional presentations are encouraged in addition to conference papers.
As with last year’s conference, we welcome submissions for panels and
papers under the thematic headings of: The Word, The Icon, The Ritual in
the following areas: Literature, Performing Arts, History, Politics,
Folklore and Mythology, Ireland (other Celtic countries/regions) in Theory,
Anthropology, Sociology, Art and Art History, Music, Dance, Media and Film
Studies, Cultural Studies, and Studies of the Diaspora. North American and
other international scholars, practitioners in the arts, and postgraduate
students are all encouraged to submit proposals to the conference
organisers. We also welcome proposals for papers in absentia for delegates
who wish to participate but may find it diff! icult to attend the event.
The last two conferences have resulted in the publication of a selection of
essays, and we hope to continue this with essays from this year’s
conference.
Readings
Ciaran Carson
Bernard O’Donoghue
Catherine Byron
Plenary Speakers Include:
Professor Robert Welch – University of Ulster
Professor Michael O’Neill – University of Durham
Professor Werner Huber, University of Chemnitz, Germany
Dr Kevin Barry, UEI Galway
Organisers:
English/Literary Studies: Dr Alison O’Malley-Younger, (Sunderland),
Professor Stephen Regan, (Durham)
Media and Cultural Studies: Professor John Storey (Sunderland)
History/Diaspora/Celtic Studies: Dr Richard Allen,(Sunderland)
Proposals of not more than 500 words should be sent by 28th June 2005 at
the latest to either:
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And copied to the Conference Adminstrator
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Slan agus beannacht
Alison O'Malley-Younger [Dr]
Department of English
University of Sunderland
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