“Sweet Dancers: An Illustrated Talk on Irish Dance” by Deirdre Mulrooney

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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 … Continue reading "“Sweet Dancers: An Illustrated Talk on Irish Dance” by Deirdre Mulrooney"

Symposium on “The 175th Anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s Tour of Ireland”

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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. … Continue reading "Symposium on “The 175th Anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s Tour of Ireland”"

Lecture by Patrick Radden Keefe

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Bestselling author and staff writer at The New Yorker Patrick Radden Keefe delivers a lecture on “Say Nothing: A true Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland” as part of Princeton University’s 2020-21 Fund for Irish Studies series

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Reading by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin

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Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Professor emeritus in the School of English at Trinity College Dublin and winner of the 2020 Irish Times/Poetry Now Award, reads her poetry as part of Princeton University’s 2020-21 Fund for Irish Studies series.

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Lecture by Laurence Cox

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Laurence Cox (Maynooth University) on “Irish Hobo, Buddhist Monk, Anticolonial Celebrity: The Strange Story of U Dhammaloka/Laurence Carroll."

Screening of Filmed Version of Happy Days by Samuel Beckett

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Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days (“One of the most unforgettable plays in the modern canon.” –The New York Times) is the ultimate emblem of perseverance. Now, in a rare exception allowed only during the country’s theatre prohibition, this modernist masterpiece will be recorded and broadcast online, delicately translated to the screen for its 60th anniversary by artists on the cutting edge of digital theatre. FREE; tickets required.

Lecture by Tara Guissin-Stubbs

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Scholar Tara Guissin-Stubbs, Associate Professor in English Literature and Director of Studies in English Literature and Creative Writing at Oxford University, lectures on “Symbols from Within, and Symbols from Without: The Celtic Revival and the Harlem Renaissance” as part of Princeton University’s 2020-21 Fund for Irish Studies series.

CANCELED — Lecture by Alan Hayden

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Alan Hayden (University College, Dublin) lectures on “Irish Archaeology Now” as part of Princeton University's 2020-21 Fund for Irish Studies series.