Languages & Cultures

Cultures & Languages | Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Ln, Galway, Ireland
Please join the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies and the University of Galway for the symposium, "Representing the Global Irish Working Class: National and International Contexts and Dialogues." The symposium will take place on 11 - 12 June at the Druid's Mick Lally Theatre. Shifts in global politics and economics over the last number of decades have changed the face of Irish society, culture and identity, while also transforming class structures across the island. Ireland now exercises political and cultural influence on the world stage, while multinational corporations continue to affect the quality of life and access to opportunity in Ireland’s major cities. At the same time, immigration, secularisation and increased social liberalism have reshaped national identity and facilitated the growth of a more multicultural but also more socially stratified Ireland. The concurrent rise in digital technologies and streaming services has enabled Ireland to transcend outdated images and stereotypes through nuanced cultural representations. Yet even within this globalised visibility, questions of who benefits from economic and cultural globalisation remain pressing. As the Irish working class gain visibility through literary awards, bestselling novels, hit television dramas and Hollywood films, this has yet to translate into tangible benefits and structural change for the communities represented. Globalisation has not only transformed Irish culture and society, it has redefined what it means to belong to the Irish working class — a class that now exists and operates both within and beyond national borders. This symposium aims to expand understandings of class in Ireland and bring local conditions into dialogue with global issues and international contexts. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. For queries or further information, please contact conference organisers Dr. Ciara McAllister (Ciara.mcallister@universityofgalway.ie) or Ariel Clark- Semyck (aclarkse@nd.edu). Register Schedule Day 1: Mick Lally Theatre 9:00 - 9:15 - Registration Check-in 9: 15 - 10:30 am - Panel 1Olivier CoquelinUniversity of CaenWorking-Class Politics from Below: Irish “Sovietism” and Media Representation, 1918-1923Constantin TorveQueen’s University BelfastClass formation, 19th century political mobilisation and protestStruan KennedyPeace and Justice ScotlandFor the Few, Not the Many: Misrepresentations in the Loyalist Landscape10:30 - 11:00 am - Coffee Break 11:00 am - 12:15 pm - Panel 2Zara MeadowsQueen’s University BelfastWorking-Class Ekphrasis in Matthew Rice’s PlasticClaire CreedonQueen’s University BelfastForm and Readability in Anna Burns’ MilkmanOana SpătăriucBabes-Bolyai UniversityClass, Gender, Nationality and Disability in Pádraic Ó Conaire’s Exile12:30 - 1:30 pm - Keynote Lecture by Michael Pierse, Queen's University Belfast Out of Kilter: Radical Perspectives in Irish Emigrant and Diaspora Working-Class Writing, from Robert Tressell to Lee Dunne 1:30 - 2:30 pm - Break 2:30 - 3:45 pm - Panel 3Paul MurphyQueen’s University BelfastOf Irish Dissent: Class, Culture, and Performance in Ireland and its DiasporaKeith HennessyUniversity of LiverpoolMigration, identity, and class in James Hanley’s The Furys SagaClare BranniganUniversity of GalwayRepresentations of Irish domestic servants in fiction of the interwar period4:00 - 5:15 pm - Panel 4, Working-Class Women in Irish Theatre: Emerging from the Silence Clara Mallon, Fiona Charleton, and Cathy Leeney Day 2: Mick Lally Theatre 9:00 - 10:30 am - Panel 5Rebecca SteinbergerMisericordia University“I’m a working-class fella with a middle-class palate”: KNEECAP, Resistance, & Resilience in Contemporary IrelandHolly FoskettIndependent ScholarCultural Policy, Inclusion and Working-class Participation in the ArtsBrian KellyKings College LondonTINA (There is No Alternative), Post-Crash Irish Novel, and the Working ClassAndrew MullanQueen’s University BelfastTransatlantic Comparisons of Working-Class Literature in the Neoliberal City10:30 - 11:00 am - Coffee Break 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Derry after Derry Girls: A Conversation with Cultural Practitioners in Derry 12:15 - 1.30 pm - Panel 6, The Irish Working Class Beyond National BordersJohn HillRoyal Holloway, University of LondonTelevision Drama and the Northern Ireland Working ClassMaria McGarrityLong Island UniversityRelocating Ireland’s Labor: Brian Campbell’s Voyage of No Return in the 20th Century Atlantic WorldEmma PenneyAtlantic Technological UniversityFrom Harlem to Kilbarrack: Mapping Transperipheral Feminisms1:30 - 2:30 pm - Break 2:30 - 3:45 pm - Panel 7Ana-Maria SomesanBabes-Bolyai UniversityWinning the Cultural Sphere: Kneecap, ‘C.E.A.R.T.A’, and Working‑Class Irish‑Language RapTeresa DunneUniversity of GalwayIrish Masculinities and British (Irish) Working-Class Autobiographical LiteratureNiamh MacGloinUniversity of YorkIdentity and migration in Dónall Mac Amhlaigh’s Exiles4:00 - 5:30 pm - Writers' Readings & Roundtable with Emmet Kirwan, Fran Lock, Lisa McInerney, and Scott McKendry Originally published at irishstudies.nd.edu.

Cultures & Languages | Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Ln, Galway, Ireland
Please join the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies and the University of Galway for the symposium, "Representing the Global Irish Working Class: National and International Contexts and Dialogues." The symposium will take place on 11 - 12 June at the Druid's Mick Lally Theatre. Shifts in global politics and economics over the last number of decades have changed the face of Irish society, culture and identity, while also transforming class structures across the island. Ireland now exercises political and cultural influence on the world stage, while multinational corporations continue to affect the quality of life and access to opportunity in Ireland’s major cities. At the same time, immigration, secularisation and increased social liberalism have reshaped national identity and facilitated the growth of a more multicultural but also more socially stratified Ireland. The concurrent rise in digital technologies and streaming services has enabled Ireland to transcend outdated images and stereotypes through nuanced cultural representations. Yet even within this globalised visibility, questions of who benefits from economic and cultural globalisation remain pressing. As the Irish working class gain visibility through literary awards, bestselling novels, hit television dramas and Hollywood films, this has yet to translate into tangible benefits and structural change for the communities represented. Globalisation has not only transformed Irish culture and society, it has redefined what it means to belong to the Irish working class — a class that now exists and operates both within and beyond national borders. This symposium aims to expand understandings of class in Ireland and bring local conditions into dialogue with global issues and international contexts. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. For queries or further information, please contact conference organisers Dr. Ciara McAllister (Ciara.mcallister@universityofgalway.ie) or Ariel Clark- Semyck (aclarkse@nd.edu). Register Schedule Day 1: Mick Lally Theatre 9:00 - 9:15 - Registration Check-in 9: 15 - 10:30 am - Panel 1Olivier CoquelinUniversity of CaenWorking-Class Politics from Below: Irish “Sovietism” and Media Representation, 1918-1923Constantin TorveQueen’s University BelfastClass formation, 19th century political mobilisation and protestStruan KennedyPeace and Justice ScotlandFor the Few, Not the Many: Misrepresentations in the Loyalist Landscape10:30 - 11:00 am - Coffee Break 11:00 am - 12:15 pm - Panel 2Zara MeadowsQueen’s University BelfastWorking-Class Ekphrasis in Matthew Rice’s PlasticClaire CreedonQueen’s University BelfastForm and Readability in Anna Burns’ MilkmanOana SpătăriucBabes-Bolyai UniversityClass, Gender, Nationality and Disability in Pádraic Ó Conaire’s Exile12:30 - 1:30 pm - Keynote Lecture by Michael Pierse, Queen's University Belfast Out of Kilter: Radical Perspectives in Irish Emigrant and Diaspora Working-Class Writing, from Robert Tressell to Lee Dunne 1:30 - 2:30 pm - Break 2:30 - 3:45 pm - Panel 3Paul MurphyQueen’s University BelfastOf Irish Dissent: Class, Culture, and Performance in Ireland and its DiasporaKeith HennessyUniversity of LiverpoolMigration, identity, and class in James Hanley’s The Furys SagaClare BranniganUniversity of GalwayRepresentations of Irish domestic servants in fiction of the interwar period4:00 - 5:15 pm - Panel 4, Working-Class Women in Irish Theatre: Emerging from the Silence Clara Mallon, Fiona Charleton, and Cathy Leeney Day 2: Mick Lally Theatre 9:00 - 10:30 am - Panel 5Rebecca SteinbergerMisericordia University“I’m a working-class fella with a middle-class palate”: KNEECAP, Resistance, & Resilience in Contemporary IrelandHolly FoskettIndependent ScholarCultural Policy, Inclusion and Working-class Participation in the ArtsBrian KellyKings College LondonTINA (There is No Alternative), Post-Crash Irish Novel, and the Working ClassAndrew MullanQueen’s University BelfastTransatlantic Comparisons of Working-Class Literature in the Neoliberal City10:30 - 11:00 am - Coffee Break 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Derry after Derry Girls: A Conversation with Cultural Practitioners in Derry 12:15 - 1.30 pm - Panel 6, The Irish Working Class Beyond National BordersJohn HillRoyal Holloway, University of LondonTelevision Drama and the Northern Ireland Working ClassMaria McGarrityLong Island UniversityRelocating Ireland’s Labor: Brian Campbell’s Voyage of No Return in the 20th Century Atlantic WorldEmma PenneyAtlantic Technological UniversityFrom Harlem to Kilbarrack: Mapping Transperipheral Feminisms1:30 - 2:30 pm - Break 2:30 - 3:45 pm - Panel 7Ana-Maria SomesanBabes-Bolyai UniversityWinning the Cultural Sphere: Kneecap, ‘C.E.A.R.T.A’, and Working‑Class Irish‑Language RapTeresa DunneUniversity of GalwayIrish Masculinities and British (Irish) Working-Class Autobiographical LiteratureNiamh MacGloinUniversity of YorkIdentity and migration in Dónall Mac Amhlaigh’s Exiles4:00 - 5:30 pm - Writers' Readings & Roundtable with Emmet Kirwan, Fran Lock, Lisa McInerney, and Scott McKendry Originally published at irishstudies.nd.edu.

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Commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and celebrating Black freedom and culture. Originally published at bfsa.nd.edu.