‘Conversation with Alan Titley’ (2020)
EFACIS Irish Itinerary Podcast (16/07/2020) In his discussion with Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha, Alan Titley talks about the significance of the Irish language in contemporary Ireland, takes a critical stance towards Europe, reflects on his experiences in Africa, on writing in different genres, an author’s inspirations, and the joys of writing provocative texts; he also discusses […]
‘Poetry, Politics, and Pathogens’ (2020)
Rióna Ní Fhrighil & Anne Karhio (Aoichaint / Keynote) The Fifth International Arts in Society Conference (24/06/2020)
Words without borders: translating into Irish (2020)
Rióna Ní Fhrighil: (Páipéar comhdhála ar cuireadh / Invited conference paper) Minority Languages in a Globalized World, Charles University, Prague. (6/03/2020) Abstract: Much of the heated debate in twentieth-century Ireland on the issue of literary translation focused on the translation of literature from Irish into English and its impact on the viability of Irish as a medium […]
‘New Material Terrains in Irish Poetry’ (2020)
Anne Karhio, 2020. “‘Dirty matter’: New Material Terrains in Irish Poetry” in Anne Goarzin and Maria Parsons (eds), New Cartographies, Nomadic Methodologies: Contemporary arts, culture and politics in Ireland (Peter Lang 2020)
Ethical Conversations: Aifreann na Marbh (2019)
An interdisciplinary discussion of Aifreann na Marbh [Mass of the Dead] written by Eoghan Ó Tuairisc. Invited Speakers: Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Mícheál Mac Craith, Adam Hannah, Paula Kehoe, Natasha Remoundou, Chris Agee, Eilis Ward, Raymond Murphy. NUI Galway (13/12/2019)
‘ROC: Human Rights and Modern Irish Poetry’ (2019)
Rióna Ní Fhrighil (Seimineár taighde/ Research Seminar) Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway. (26/11/2019) Poems discussed included “Terezín” by Michael Longley, “Recently Illiteracy” by Justin Quinn, “Extra Life” by Nick Laird and “An Mhurúch san Ospidéal” / “The Mermaid in the Hospital” by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, translation by Paul Muldoon.
‘Irish-language literature in Europe’ (2019)
Rióna Ní Fhrighil: (Cur i láthair ar cuireadh / Invited Presentation) Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. (8/11/2019) Summary: This event will address the European dimension of Irish literary production and the cultural and political context of contemporary literary translation, broadening the debate about the Irish language by focussing on cultural communication in a multilingual European context.
‘”Eanáir 1991″ and Human Rights’ (2019)
Anne Karhio, John Ó Fearraigh & Clémence Legrande (Léamh filíochta / Poetry Reading) Bibliothèque Universitaire Rennes 2, France. (8/10/2019) Summary: FILÍOCHT / POETRY / POESIE – and Human Rights, in Irish / English / French The talk will focus on the Irish language poet Biddy Jenkinson’s poem Eanáir 1991 (January 1991 / Janvier 1991), written in response to the outbreak […]
‘Chernobyl an Chroí Chéasta’ (2019)
‘Chernobyl an Chroí Chéasta: An Taibhse Adamhach agus filíocht chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge’ le Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha, Comhdháil ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge, Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh. (05/10/2019) (Páipéar comhdhála / Conference Paper) Achoimre: I réamhrá an leabhair Atomic Ghost: Poets Respond to the Nuclear Age, déanann eagarthóir an chnuasaigh, John Bradley, cur síos […]
Comhdháil ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge (2019)
‘Comhdháil ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge’ á heagrú ag Rióna Ní Fhrighil & Jeannine Woods (Conference Convenors), Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh (4-5/10/2019) Clár / programme Gairm na Comhdhála: Tá leathchéad bliain ann i mbliana ó bunaíodh Gluaiseacht Chearta Sibhialta naGaeltachta. Ag comhdháil na bliana seo, tugtar cuireadh do scoláirí machnamh adhéanamh faoi cheisteanna […]