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March 2019
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 »April 2019
A Mother Brings Her Son to be Shot
Filmmaker Sinead O'Shea presents a screening of her documentary film, A Mother Brings Her Son to be Shot, at the Princeton Garden Theatre. Screening followed by discussion with writer/director O'Shea and Irish scholar and critic Fintan O’Toole. At the Princeton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ. FREE and open to the public. Presented as part of the spring 2019 Fund for Irish Studies event series; please note different location and time than other series events. ABOUT THE FILM One…
Find out more »May 2019
Anne Enright: A Reading
Award-winning writer Anne Enright reads from her work as part of the spring 2019 Fund for Irish Studies event series. In the James Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ. FREE and open to the public. Photo by Hugh Chaloner Anne Enright Anne Enright was born in Dublin in 1962, and she lives there still. She has written six novels, two books of short stories and a book of essays about motherhood. Her work appears in many publications…
Find out more »September 2019
“The Making of The Hunger”
Donnacha M. Dennehy (composer) and Iarla Ó Lionáird (singer) discuss the creation of their new music-theater piece on the Famine in Ireland. Introduced by Lecturer in Theater Michael Cadden, the event is cosponsored by Princeton University's Department of Music. The Hunger premiered in 2016 starring O’Lionáird at BAM Next Wave Festival. It is based on diaries and personal accounts from the period of the Great Famine in Ireland (1845-52). A departure from conventions in which the ensemble is concealed in the…
Find out more »Reading and conversation with novelist John Banville
Photo by by Douglas Banville Award-winning Irish novelist John Banville reads from his work followed by a conversation with Princeton’s Howard G.B. Clark '21 University Professor in the Humanities Paul Muldoon on Friday, September 20. The event will take place at the James Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau Street on the Princeton University Campus at 4:30 p.m. The reading and conversation are free and open to the public as a part of Princeton University’s 2019-20 Fund for Irish Studies…
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…
Find out more »September 2020
“Sweet Dancers: An Illustrated Talk on Irish Dance” by Deirdre Mulrooney
Photo of Deirdre Mulrooney by Ishmael Claxton Deirdre Mulrooney, dance historian, documentary filmmaker, author of Irish Moves, an illustrated history of dance and physical theatre in Ireland, and host of Dance Ireland’s 30th Anniversary podcasts presents a virtual illustrated talk on Irish Dance. Followed by an audience Q&A. as a part of Princeton University’s 2020-21 Fund for Irish Studies series. JOIN THE EVENT This virtual event is free and open to the public; no registration required. Join the lecture on…
Find out more »November 2020
Symposium on “The 175th Anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s Tour of Ireland”
On November 13, Professor of History Christine Kinealy (Quinnipiac University), author Colum McCann (author of TransAtlantic), and Assistant Professor of English and African American Studies Autumn Womack (Princeton University) lead a symposium on “The 175th Anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s Tour of Ireland," moderated by Paul Muldoon, Howard G. B. Clark '21 Professor at Princeton University. Part of Princeton University’s 2020-21 Fund for Irish Studies series. The symposium explores the four months Douglass spent in Ireland in 1845, an experience he described…
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