We launched our new series on contemporary writing in 2018. Led by a prominent figure in French culture, we invite four writers every year in order to reflect and discuss on a chosen theme. These interviews will each take place on a Monday night; the following day, the invited authors will give public lectures, and their works will be integrated…
Dramatists, scholars, and disability activists have started taking an interest in a deaf Irishwoman who was once considered the premiere national playwright of her day: Teresa Deevy. Interest in her life and works has taken different shapes, from those drawn to her representations of women living circumscribed lives in 1930s Ireland to those who want to recover a neglected history…
Recent alumni of the MA in Irish and Irish-American Studies share insights on their publications that have emerged from their research at NYU. At 6.15pm, we will move into the MA Open House portion of the event. Hosted by the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Miriam Nyhan Grey, one will be able to learn about the M.A. in Irish and Irish-American…
This program will be held virtually on Zoom and YouTube Live. There will be no in-person event. See program below for registration and live stream links. Please join the Harriman Institute at Columbia University and the Kupferberg Holocaust Center at Queensborough Community College, CUNY for a conference on the state of Roma human rights in the Balkans. The aim of this…