IASIL CONFERENCE NUI MAYNOOTH JULY 2010

CALL FOR PAPERS CLOSED

The call for papers is now closed.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Irish Literatures and Culture: New and Old Knowledges

IASIL Conference, NUI Maynooth
26 July – 30 July 2010

Hosted by An Foras Feasa and the School of English, Media and Theatre Studies

Proposals for papers are invited for the 34th annual conference of the International Association of Irish Literatures (IASIL) to be held at NUI Maynooth, 26 – 30 July 2010. The conference theme is ‘Irish Literatures and Culture: New and Old Knowledges’. Plenary speakers include Luke Gibbons (NUI Maynooth), Marjorie Howes (Boston College), Patrick Lonergan (NUI Galway), Bríona Nic Dhiarmada (University of Notre Dame) and Clair Wills (Queen Mary, University of London).

The aim of the conference is to address the emergence of new interpretations and understandings of Irish literature and culture and their relationship to older, established practices. Papers are invited that address the conference theme by means of specific case-studies and/or through theoretical, comparative approaches. Proposals for panels (to include a designated chairperson and three or four participants) are especially welcome on thematic subjects and/or comparative contexts.

IASIL's commitment is to advance scholarly research into all and every area of Irish literatures, including both Irish language and English language literatures, and in a diversity of disciplines encompassing film, media studies, theatre studies and cultural theory. The 2010 conference will also feature a series of postgraduate workshops, for which a separate call exists (see below). All conference participants must be members of IASIL.

Papers should be no longer than 20 mins. Please send an abstract, of not more than 200 words per paper, to: iasil@nuim.ie before 17 March 2010 (final call).

Call for Participants in Postgraduate Workshops

The 2010 IASIL conference will include a series of postgraduate workshops, for which applications to participate are invited. Participants will be required to present a short paper (10 mins) and will be encouraged to contribute a poster presentation to the conference. The workshops will be organised by topic and will be chaired by leading scholars in the respective fields.

This call is intended for postgraduates at an early stage of their studies. Postgraduates at an advanced stage of their studies are welcome to submit a proposal under the general call for papers. If you wish to participate, please send the title and a 150 word description of your project to iasil@nuim.ie before 17 March 2010, clearly indicating that this is an application to participate in the postgraduate workshops. All conference participants must be members of IASIL.