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"Why Irish?" Conference at Notre Dame #211147 09/19/05 12:20 AM
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OP Mary_Ellen Gecko Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 603 New Jersey	The Department of Irish Language and Literature, University of Notre Dame, will host WHY IRISH? on September 30, 2005. WHY IRISH? is a one-day international colloquium that explores the position of Irish language and literature in the North American academy. Five outstanding intellectuals who incorporate Irish into their research projects will map future trends and directions for scholarly research. Minister ï¿½amon ï¿½ Cuï¿½v, Government of Ireland, will deliver a keynote address on the future of the Irish language in Ireland and the speakers will present on the contributions of Irish to their research and examine the role of Irish in various disciplines ï¿½ comparative literature, medieval studies, linguistics, contemporary literature, cultural studies and Indo-European poetics. WHY IRISH? is presented under the auspices of the Thomas J. and Kathleen Oï¿½Donnell Chair of Irish Language and Literature. The inaugural appointment is held by Professor Breandï¿½n ï¿½ Buachalla. Registration for the conference is free. Friday, 30 September 2005 Hesburgh Auditorium 9.00 -10.45 am Session I Minister ï¿½amon ï¿½ Cuï¿½v (Government of Ireland) ï¿½ An Ghaeilge ï¿½ Iarsma Staire nï¿½ Teanga Oibre? / The Irish Language ï¿½ A Historic Relic or a Working Language? Chair: Prof. Breandï¿½n ï¿½ Buachalla (Notre Dame) Prof. James McCloskey (UC Santa Cruz) ï¿½ Irish as a World language Chair: Prof. Peter McQuillan (Notre Dame) 11.15 am-1.15 pm Session II Prof. Philip Oï¿½Leary (Boston College)ï¿½ Teanga gan Teorainn ï¿½The Novels of Alan Titley Chair: Prof. Seamus Deane (Notre Dame) Prof. Clare Carroll (CUNY) ï¿½ Irish Literature, Irish History and Comparative Studies Chair: Prof. Brendan Kane (UConn) 2.30 ï¿½ 4.30 pm Session III Prof. Tomï¿½s ï¿½ Cathasaigh (Harvard) ï¿½ Saga and Myth in Irish Language Chair: Prof. Sarah McKibben (Notre Dame) Prof. Calvert Watkins (UCLA)ï¿½ What Makes the Study of Irish Worthwhile? Chair: Prof. Breandï¿½n ï¿½ Buachalla (Notre Dame) Prof. Breandï¿½n ï¿½ Buachalla (Notre Dame) ï¿½ Closing Remarks Reception (Sponsored by Government of Ireland) For more information contact: http://www.nd.edu/~irishstu/why_irish/whyIrish_conference.htm Dept. of Irish Language and Literature University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN tel. 1-574-631-3555, fax: 1-574-631-3620 e-mail: Irishlan@nd.edu Mary Ellen Sweeney Editor irishculture@bellaonline.com Irish Culture containergardening@bellaonline.com Container Gardening

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