Interpreting Objects, Texts & Contexts
The products of human creativity build a rich record of society and culture. Such created works and artifacts open a window onto the particular times and contexts of human endeavour. At Maynooth University we maintain unique archives and promote research on human cultures, experience, and creativity.
Our research advances understanding of the relationships between the creation of written, visual, or material sources - such as works of art, film, literature, music and popular culture as well as historical sources such as letters, manuscripts - and the contexts of their production.
Maynooth University is an ideal Host Institution for a Marie Skłodowska Curie Individual Fellowship and this cluster is interested in finding potential applicants. Find a mentor below or contact IOTC@mu.ie for more information.
Top secret military alliance uncovered
Was a white super-state in Southern Africa possible? Was Ian Smith’s disgraced pariah state of Rhodesia always doomed to failure? Could we be living in a world where Nelson Mandela had never been released? What if apartheid had continued in South Africa?
The Morpeth Roll - unlocking pre-famine stories
The Morpeth Roll - an important genealogical tool and one of the most significant historical documents to come to light in recent times.
MU composer Ryan Molloy featured in Irish Times interview about new song cycle ‘Buaine na Gaoithe’
Dr Ryan Molloy is interviewed by The Irish Times about his new composition 'Buaine na Gaoithe'.
Date: Wednesday, 03 October 2018
Dr Michael Williams Book Launch
The Department of Ancient Classics congratulates Dr Michael Williams on the launch of his new book The Politics of Heresy in Ambrose of Milan, a study of the rhetoric that inspired or defused religious divisions in early Christian communities.
Date: Tuesday, 05 December 2017