[eccr] Irish Studies Conference @ Sunderland 11-13 November 2005

>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 years 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 years
>conference.
>Readings
>Ciaran Carson
>Bernard ODonoghue
>Catherine Byron
>Plenary Speakers Include:
>Professor Robert Welch ­ University of Ulster
>Professor Michael ONeill ­ University of Durham
>Professor Werner Huber, University of Chemnitz, Germany
>Dr Kevin Barry, UEI Galway
>
>Organisers:
>English/Literary Studies: Dr Alison OMalley-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:
>(alison.younger /at/ sunderland.ac.uk)
>(john.storey /at/ sunderland.ac.uk)
>(r.allen /at/ unn.ac.uk)
>(stephen.regan /at/ durham.ac.uk)
>(tony.purvis /at/ newcastle.ac.uk)
>And copied to the Conference Adminstrator
>Susan Cottam ­ (susan.cottam /at/ sunderland.ac.uk)

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