"Ireland and Scotland : Conflicts and Cross Currents', 9-11 November 2012
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26 June 2012
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'Ireland and Scotland: Barriers and Borderland', 11-13 November 2011
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Kilt by Kelt Shell Kithagain with Kinagain : Ireland and Scotland
November 12th to 14th 2010
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Colloquium for Graduate Students
NEICN is establishing a colloquium for graduate students involved in all areas of Scottish and Irish studies to be held on the evening of Saturday the 13th of November. See Details |
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James Joyce
In the Nineteenth Century
Durham University 14-17 April 2010
A Call for Papers
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Fantasy Ireland:
Imaginings and Re-Imaginings
 Seventh Annual Irish Studies Coference 13-15 November 2009.
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Fifth Leverhulme Public Lecture
 Dr Alison Younger, University of Sunderland gave the fifth in the 2009/10 Sunderland
Leverhulme Lecture Series on Wednesday 3rd June 2009.
The topic was 'To Buy or Not to Buy or As You Hype It: Advertising on the Dublin Stage from 1742 to 1898'. You can see the video of the lecture on the ‘Consumer Culture, Advertising and Literature in Ireland, 1848-1921’ web site. See video. |
Fourth Leverhulme Public Lecture
Dr Stephanie Rains, NUI Maynooth delivered the fourth in the 2009/10 Sunderland
Leverhulme Lecture Series on Wednesday 29th April 2009.
Her topic was: 'The development of
Modern Consumer Culture in Dublin: Department Stores and the Irish industrial Exhibition of
1853'.
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St Patrick's Day Celebrations
On March 17th NEICN provided a day of events beginning in Sunderland Central Library. There was storytelling, Irish dancing from Inchigeelagh, a display of posters from the Leverhulme project and a poetry reading by Professor Willy Maley.
In the evening, Prof Maley gave the third Leverhulme public lecture and Aos Dana provided musical entertainment in Varsity. Click here for the gallery. |
Third Leverhulme Public Lecture
Professor Willy Maley (University of Glasgow) delivered the third public lecture on 17th March 2009.
It was entitled: 'Look
Back in Hunger: Ireland in Famine's Wake from Munster to The Maze, or The Faerie Queene to Steve McQueen ' |
Second Leverhulme Public Lecture
Dr Helen O’Connell (University of Durham) delivered the second public lecture on 3rd December 2008.
It was entitled: 'The Irish Novel and
Consumer Culture in the Nineteenth Century' |
Sixth Annual Irish Studies Conference
The three day conference was an outstanding success with 80 delegates from the UK, Europe and America and many local guests. See details. |
