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Launch of "The Revolutionary and Anti-Imperialist Writings of James Connolly 1893-1916", edited by Dr Conor McCarthy
"The Revolutionary and Anti-Imperialist Writings of James Connolly 1893-1916" edited by Dr Conor McCarthy, lecturer in the Department of English.
Date: Thursday, 17 November 2016
Graduation of Shane Murtagh PhD
The conferring of PhD candidate Shane Murtagh took place on 3 November.
Date: Thursday, 03 November 2016
Student Creative Writing Competition for Second Year English
Shakespeare Lives Across the Island: Conversations and Celebrations To mark the Shakespeare quatercentenary, the 400th anniversary of the death of playwright and poet William Shakespeare, students in Second Year English are invited to write a creative adaptation of any Shakespeare text.
Date: Thursday, 13 October 2016
New Head of Department of English
Maynooth University has appointed Professor Colin Graham as Head of the Department of English. Professor Graham takes up the post from 1 September 2016.
Date: Thursday, 01 September 2016
Joanna Walsh and Lindsay Sedgwick named writer and screenwriter-in-residence
The partnership between Maynooth and Kildare County Council sees artists supported in the community, and brings these artists into contact with students and the greater public.
Date: Friday, 19 August 2016
Shakespeare and Social Media, a special issue of the journal Borrowers and Lenders
Shakespeare and Social Media, a special issue of the journal Borrowers and Lenders, edited by Dr Stephen O'Neill, Maynooth University Department of English, and Prof. Maurizio Calbi, University of Salerno, is out now. http://www.borrowers.uga.edu/783144/show
Date: Thursday, 23 June 2016
Department of English - Dr Íde Corley “An Interview with Zanele Muholi”
Dr. Íde Corley’s interview with the multiple award-winning South African photographer and visual activist, Zanele Muholi has been published open-access in the Spring 2016 issue of Wasafiri. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02690055.2016.1112570
Date: Tuesday, 12 April 2016
English PhD Candidate Publications
Brenda O'Connell, PhD candidate in the Department of English has recently published essays in "I'll sing you a song from around the town: Amanda Coogan" and "Radical Contemporary Theatre Practices by Women in Ireland".
Date: Thursday, 31 March 2016
Maynooth English Students awarded 2nd and 3rd prizes at the NUI Award Ceremony
Maynooth English Students Kamei Flynn and Jason O'Toole awarded 2nd and 3rd prizes at the National University of Ireland Award Ceremony.
Date: Tuesday, 10 November 2015
New postgraduate award to honour legacy of Ken Saro-Wiwa
The inaugural Ken Saro-Wiwa Postgraduate Award was presented to Maynooth University student Graham Kay by Saro-Wiwa’s daughter, the writer and journalist Noo Saro-Wiwa.
Date: Tuesday, 10 November 2015