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Glucksman Ireland House Events Calendar Fall 2002

Fall 2002

5 September    Kevin Noble, Cody McCone and Tom Hayden discuss Noble’s photographic exhibition, “The American Face of Irish Republicanism.”

13 September  Fiftieth anniversary screening of John Ford’s classic film, The Quiet Man, with remarks by Professors Marion Casey and Luke Gibbons.

19 September  Emma Donoghue reads from her new collection of short stories, The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits, with an introduction by Professor Denis Donoghue.

26 September  Enzo Farinella and Frank Polizzi discuss the links between the Italian and Irish in their talk, “Irish and Italian Cultural Connections.”

3 October        Micheal O’Siadhail reads from his recent collection of poetry, The Gossamer Wall.

10 October      Annabel Davis-Goff discusses the Big House genre in Irish literature and reads from her new novel, This Cold Country.

17 October      Tim Robinson reads from his latest collection of short fiction, Tales and Imaginings.

23 October      The Glucksman Ireland House Dinner Series.  J. J. Lee speaks on “Beyond the Celtic Tiger?

24 October      Professor Lucy McDiarmuid discusses “High Anger and the Form of Cultural Controversy.”

31 October      Professor Ciarán Ó Coigligh presents a talk on “Three Aran Island Poets.”

2 November    Celtic Language Symposium.  Convened by Pádraig Ó Cearúill to explore the contemporary state of the Celtic languages, their influences and impact on each other, and their future within the European Union.

4 November    The Glucksman Ireland House Dinner Series: Professor Denis Donoghue speaks on “Irish Studies.”

7 November    Launch of Field Day Anthology of Irish Literature: Irish Women’s Writing and Traditions, Volumes IV and V, with presentations by co-editors, Siobhan Kilfeather and Margaret Mac Curtain.

14 November  Professor David Doyle presents the fourth annual Ernie O’Malley Series Lecture, “Towards Democracy: Irish-Born Elites in North America, 1820—1920,” with respondent Professor Marion Casey.

20 November  Taioseach Dr. Garret FitzGerald launches his Reflections on the Irish State with additional words by Eugene Hutchinson and J. J. Lee.

21 November  The Seminar Series in Irish Studies.  Taioseach Dr. Garret FitzGerald gives the inaugural presentation on “The History and Geography of the Irish Language Decline after 1700.”

21 November  Professor John McCourt presents “Joyce andIreland: Home Thoughts from Abroad,” exploring Joyce’s relationship withDublin and his life in a state of constant exile.

26 November  Aireneál na Samhna, an evening of traditional Irish music, carols and seasonal cheer with Pádraig Ó Cearúill.

5 December     Nollaig Shona: an evening of conversation, music and warm holiday cheer.

8 December     A celebration of the publication of “Cabbage and Bones: An Anthology of Irish Women’s Fiction.”

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