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New Book Published by Faculty
Published by Routledge in 2019, A History of Shaolin offers a clear grasp of the origins and development of Chan Buddhism through an examination of Shaolin, and highlights the role of Shaolin and Shaolin kung fu in the construction of a national identity among the Chinese people in the past two centuries.
Date: Thursday, 16 May 2019
Did Ireland have a Renaissance? - Enter MACMORRIS
This lecture explores how we might recapture the full complexity of Renaissance Ireland. It introduces the MACMORRIS project, a four-year project funded by the Irish Research Council, which will map all the cultural players, working across cultures and languages, in the years when Ireland made its convulsive entry into modernity.
Date: Thursday, 09 May 2019
Full-length video of Choral Society 50th Anniversary Peformance
World premiere of Martin O'Leary's Psalmus Invitatorius on 10 March 2019
Date: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
Department of English Staff Publication
Dr Rita Sakr, lecturer in English has recently published an article entitled “The more-than-human refugee journey: Hassan Blasim’s short stories” in a special issue of Journal of Postcolonial Writing on Refugee Literature.
Date: Friday, 26 April 2019
The 2019 “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition
The Irish Final of the 18th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for College Students took place in the Confucius Institute New Building on 14 April 2019. The event was hosted by Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and co-organized by the Education Section of the Chinese Embassy in Ireland, UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland and UCD Irish Institute for Chinese Studies.
Date: Thursday, 25 April 2019
Dr Laura Watson publishes first book in English on the French composer and critic Paul Dukas.
Dr Laura Watson publishes first book in English on the French composer and critic Paul Dukas.
Date: Tuesday, 23 April 2019
English Department lecturer Dr Catherine Gander elected Chair of Irish Association for American Studies
Department of English lecturer Dr Catherine Gander has been elected as the new Chair of the all-island Irish Association for American Studies.
Date: Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Irish Times article on MACMORRIS project
Spearheaded by Prof Patricia Palmer of the Maynooth University Department of English, and Arts and Humanities Research Institute, ‘Mapping Actors and Contexts: Modelling Research in Renaissance Ireland in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century’ (MACMORRIS) has received just under €1 million in the IRC Advanced Laureate programme.
Date: Monday, 22 April 2019
MA Composition Student Niall Tormey Awarded Inaugural Irish Heritage Music Bursary
Niall Tormey, who is studying for a Masters in Composition at Maynooth University, is the recipient of the inaugural Irish Heritage Music Bursary for Composition.
Date: Friday, 19 April 2019
Research Seminar organised by ACIA
Dr Yinya Liu attended a research seminar held by the Association of China-Ireland Academics (ACIA) on 13 April 2019 and delivered a presentation on ‘Ethical Considerations on Human Gene Editing’
Date: Friday, 19 April 2019