The Ulster-Scots/Scots-Irish, Ireland and North...

18 November 2010, 10:00, Boston College-Ireland, 42 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2

Runs to 18 November 2010

Each year Boston College-Ireland welcomes a Visiting Professor in Irish Studies, and one of the activities they undertake is a day symposium to allow discussion of a topic that interests them.

This year's Visiting Professor, Mary Burke, from the University of Connecticut, has chosen the theme of the Ulster-Scots and the place of that identity within historical and contemporary terms. The invited speakers will tackle a range of themes including religion, litertaure, politics, and emigration.

 

Each speaker will talk for 30 minutes, and each session to be followed by questions. The day will end with a roundtable discussion of the issues that have emerged from the day, and areas of future discussion.

 

 

10.00am Opening

 

10.15-11.30: speakers: Religion

Robert Armstrong (TCD)

Crawford Gribben (TCD)

 

11.30-12.45: speakers 3 & 4: Emigration and Politics

Kevin Whelan (Notre Dame)

Dominic Bryan (QUB)

 

12.45-2.00: lunch

 

2.00-3.15: speakers 5 & 6: Identities and Literature

Cathal McCall (QUB)

Mark Phelan (QUB)

 

3.15-3.45: coffee

 

3.45-5.00 Roundtable discussion:

Mary Burke (U Connecticut)

Lorna Carson (TCD)

Andrew Carpenter (UCD)

 

5.00: Close

 

Attendance at the event is free, and will include lunch.

 

If you wish to attend, you need to register, as places are limited. To register, contact Claire McGowan on claire.mcgowan@bc.edu or call 00 353 (0) 1-6147450