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New Faculty Publication: The Cambridge Companion to Irish Modernism
Professor Joe Cleary of the Department of English is the editor of a recently published collection on Irish modernism from Cambridge University Press and author of two new essays in the volume. Other contributors include Professor Luke Gibbons and Professor Emer Nolan also from the Department of English, Maynooth University.
Date: Wednesday, 01 October 2014
Illuminations Exhibitions 2014-15
Illuminations announces a new programme of exhibitions for 2014-15
Date: Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Dr Moynagh Sullivan addresses the Merriman Summer School
Dr Moynagh Sullivan gave a talk entitled “Undressing My Mother”: Rethinking Irish motherhood at the Merriman Summer School.
Date: Saturday, 16 August 2014
Northern Ireland photography book wins Irish-American prize
Northern Ireland: 30 Years of Photography by Dr Colin Graham, Department of English and curator of the Illuminations Gallery at Maynooth University has been awarded the 2014 Michael J. Durkan Prize for Books on Language and Culture by the American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS).
Date: Thursday, 12 June 2014
Maynooth University Graduate Elected as Member of the Royal Irish Academy
Geraldine Byrne Nason was admitted as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy continuing a 229 year Academy tradition of recognising outstanding achievement.
Date: Friday, 30 May 2014
New Faculty Publication: Shakespeare and YouTube: New Media Forms of the Bard
The Department of English is pleased to announce a new publication by Faculty member, Dr Stephen O'Neill, Shakespeare and YouTube: New Media Forms of the Bard (Arden Shakespeare/ Bloomsbury), available from 24 April 2014 as eprint and from 19 June as Hardback.
Date: Thursday, 24 April 2014
Dr Moynagh Sullivan at TEDx Fulbright Dublin
Dr Moynagh Sullivan, from the Department of English, gave a TEDx talk at a TEDx and Fulbright event at Smock Alley on Saturday, 5th April.
Date: Saturday, 05 April 2014
Launch of debut novel "Flight" by Dr Oona Frawley
Flight is among a new breed of Irish novel, one that recognises the global nature of Irish experience in the late 20th century, and one that considers Ireland in the aftermath of the failed Celtic Tiger.
Date: Friday, 04 April 2014
Applications invited for post of Professor and Head of Department of English
The University has entered an exciting and challenging phase of its development, as it confirms its reputation as Ireland’s premier university for the liberal arts and sciences. The Department of English is a key academic player in the realisation of the University’s core mission. The University is now seeking to recruit a Professor and Head of English.
Date: Friday, 04 April 2014
Oliver Jeffers Exhibits at Illuminations
The 2014 Maynooth University Illuminations Exhibition will commence with the extraordinary work of Irish artist and illustrator Oliver Jeffers.
Date: Wednesday, 05 February 2014