European Perspectives in Irish Studies - a one-day conference at Roma Tre
Event information:
Detailed description:
Official Visit of the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese
The Centrepiece of the Conference will be at 11.00 a.m. with the visit of the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese
with
Patrick Hennessy, Ambassador of Ireland to Italy
Professor Guido Fabiani, Rettore, Università Roma Tre
Professor Franca Ruggieri, Director, Centro di Ricerca Interdipartimentale per gli Studi Irlandesi e Scozzesi
A reception will follow
The rest of the programme is as follows:
9.15 – 10.15
Short interventions from members of the Centro di Ricerca Interdipartimentale per gli Studi Irlandesi e Scozzesi (Università Roma Tre)
Carla de Petris “Other Stories about Joyce” Marinella Rocca Longo “Celtic Roots in New Zealand”
Maria Anita Stefanelli “Elizabeth Vesey and European Culture in her Letters from Lucan”
10.15 – 11.00
Aidan O'Malley (University of Zagreb) “Translating Home: Field Day and Irish Studies”
12.00 – 14.00
Barry McCrea (Yale University) “Irish literature in times of crisis”;
Laura Pelaschiar (University of Trieste) “Irish Studies as a communications model within the humanities”;
John McCourt (Università Roma Tre) “Irish reactions to the Unification of Italy”;
14.30 – 15.30
Antonio Bibbò (Università dell'Aquila ) "Flann O'Brien,Unruly Characters in Flann O'Brien and Raymond Queneau";
Ilaria Natali (Università di Firenze) “'Un corpo straniero in my eye': Crossing Borders with Joyce”;
15.45 – 16.45
Maria Domenica Mangialavori (Università Roma Tre) “The reception of Joyce among Italian and European musicians”;
Enrico Terrinoni (Università di Perugia) "A Return to Ulysses in the Era of Public Joyce";
16.45 – 17.15
Closing Session – announcements, information, upcoming events, new publications.
