UPDATE: Irish Studies: The Word, The Icon, and the Ritual (UK) (ASAP; 11/11/05-11/13/05)

Deadline extended:

FINAL 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 further papers for an interdisciplinary conference, which will run from 11-13 November 2005. The volume and quality of proposals was such that we are creating additional panels. 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 difficult to a!
 ttend 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 Luke Gibbons – University of Notre Dame
Professor Robert Welch – University of Ulster
Professor Michael O’Neill – University of Durham
Ailbhe Smyth – University College Dublin
Dr Kevin Barry, University of Galway
 
Proposals of not more than 500 words should be sent as soon as possible to
alison.younger_at_sunderland.ac.uk
And copied to the Conference Adminstrator
Susan Cottam – susan.cottam_at_sunderland.ac.uk
 

Slan agus beannacht
 
Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.
W. B. Yeats

Alison O'Malley-Younger [Dr]
Department of English
University of Sunderland
 

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