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March 2018
Fintan O’Toole Lectures on “Brexit, Ireland and the Rise of English Nationalism”
Friday, March 2, 2018 4:30 p.m. East Pyne 010, Princeton University campus FREE and open to the public Theater critic and scholar Fintan O’Toole gives the annual Robert Fagles Memorial Lecture on “Brexit, Ireland and the rise of English nationalism,” at 4:30 p.m. This event is free but there is limited seating on a first-come, first-seated basis. Irish theater critic and scholar Fintan O’Toole will present the 2018 Robert Fagles Memorial Lecture, entitled “Brexit, Ireland and the Rise of English Nationalism,” on Friday,…
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Lecture by Alvin Jackson
Friday, April 27, 2018 4:30 p.m. East Pyne 010 FREE and open to the public Acclaimed Irish historian and scholar Alvin Jackson will conclude the spring 2018 Fund for Irish Studies lecture series by giving a lecture, entitled “John Redmond and Edward Carson: Bloodshed, Borders and the Union State,” on Friday, April 27 at 4:30 p.m. in East Pyne Room 010 on the Princeton University campus. The lecture is free and open to the public. John Redmond and Edward Carson…
Find out more »February 2019
Escaping from History: The Dreamworld of Brexit
Noted Irish writer and theater critic Fintan O’Toole presents the annual Robert Fagles Memorial Lecture on “Escaping from History: The Dreamworld of Brexit”
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The Myth of Paternity: James Joyce and his father
Bestselling author Colm Tóibín lectures on “The Myth of Paternity: James Joyce and his father” as part of the spring 2019 Fund for Irish Studies event series. Tóibín’s latest book, Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know: The Fathers of Wilde, Yeats, and Joyce, was published in 2018. In the James Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ. FREE and open to the public. Bestselling author Colm Tóibín. Photo courtesy www.colmtoibin.com Colm Tóibín is the author of nine novels, including The Blackwater Lightship; The Master, winner…
Find out more »Irish Emigrant Girls in New York
Irish scholar Maureen Murphy lectures on "Irish Emigrant Girls in New York" as part of the Fund for Irish Studies series.
Find out more »November 2019
“Dronehenge”: An Illustrated Talk by Anthony Murphy
Paul Muldoon introduces an illustrated talk by author and photographer Anthony Murphy. In his lecture, tentatively titled “Dronehenge,” Murphy will discuss his 2018 discovery that has radically changed our view of the Neolithic landscape of Brú na Bóinne.
Find out more »December 2019
“Fiddle Strings, Airplane Wings and Humanizing Technology”
Paul Muldoon introduces a lecture by award winning technology, innovation and creativity executive Domhnaill Hernon. In his lecture, “Fiddle strings, airplane wings and humanizing technology,” Hernon will share some of his personal history, discuss the merits of fusing art and technology, play some tunes, and talk about Irish tradition in music and in particular where he comes from in County Sligo, Ireland. DOMHNAILL HERNON is an award-winning technology, innovation and creativity executive. He received an undergraduate degree in Aeronautical Engineering…
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Lecture by Laurence Cox
Laurence Cox (Maynooth University) on “Irish Hobo, Buddhist Monk, Anticolonial Celebrity: The Strange Story of U Dhammaloka/Laurence Carroll."
Find out more »Robert Fagles Memorial Lecture by Fintan O’Toole
Scholar and critic Fintan O’Toole delivers the annual Robert Fagles Memorial Lecture on “1921 and 2021: The Partition of Ireland, Then and Now."
Find out more »March 2022
Lecture by Susan McKay on “From Triumphalism to Desperation — the Fall of Ulster Unionism”
Journalist Susan McKay discusses her new book, "Northern Protestants – On Shifting Ground." Free and open to the public. This in-person lecture requires free tickets in advance.
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