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PhD-seminar in Irish Studies: "Fins de siècles": developments in Irish culture, literature and society from the 1890s to the 1990s

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seminar

location:

name of institution/ location:	Leuven Centre for Irish Studies
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street 3 (if applicable):
city:	Leuven
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country (in English):	Belgium

start date:

06/09/2010

end date:

10/09/2010

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PhD-seminar in Irish Studies
"Fins de siècles": developments in Irish culture, literature and society from the 1890s to the 1990s
Leuven, 6-10 September 2010

This is the first of a series of two-yearly doctoral seminars which the Leuven Centre for Irish Studies of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven will organise in collaboration with EFACIS and with the Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe.

The aim of this seminar is to give PhD students in Irish Studies from different European countries the opportunity
to present their research
to receive feedback from established scholars and other students from a wide variety of backgrounds
to improve their methodological skills
to deepen their knowledge of the different aspects of Irish culture, history and society
to encourage the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and insights within the broad field of Irish Studies.

The programme consists of
lectures by invited keynote speakers
theoretical-methodological seminars which discuss the state of a given field or methodological/theoretical approach on the basis of selected texts
student papers: presentation of participants' research projects followed by discussion
tutorials: individual discussions of participants' research with participating scholars

The programme is built around a central theme so as to ensure coherence and facilitate the exchange of ideas across the different disciplines. The 2010 theme will be the developments in Irish culture, literature and society from one fin-de-siècle (the 1890s) to the next (1990s). In the course of this ‘long’ century, Ireland saw considerable changes in terms of politics, religion, economics and social organisation as well as in the different domains of its culture. We therefore invite whose doctoral research investigates an aspect of these developments to participate in this PhD-seminar. Keynote speakers for the 2010 seminar are Dominic Bryan, Wesley Hutchinson, Margaret Kelleher, John Kelly, Gerardine Meaney and Tina O'Toole.

Students can apply by submitting a CV and a description of their research project to the organisers before the 10th of December 2009. The number of participants is limited to 25.
The registration fee for this seminar is 200€. This sum includes participation in the seminars and lectures, accommodation in twin rooms in the beautifully refurbished Irish college in Leuven, registration as K.U.Leuven visiting scholar with access to library and computer facilities, and insurance. Participants have to be a member of EFACIS. PhD students with limited funding can submit a motivated application for a reduction of the registration fee.
For applications and further information, please contact Elke D'hoker (elke.dhoker@arts.kuleuven.be).

http://www.irishstudies.be/ http://www.louvaininstitute.com/

URL:

http://www.irishstudies.be/