Public IARCEES Lecture 7/5/15, 6pm, Long Room Hub

Tonight the annual conference of the Irish Association for Russian, Central and East European Studies entitled ‘Memories and Identities in Central and Eastern Europe’ starts off with a public lecture by 

Polly Jones (Oxford) on ‘The Many Uses of the Usable Past: Rethinking Revolution(s) in Late Socialism’

6pm, Long Room Hub, TCD

If you are interested in attending the conference itself, please go to IARCEES' website for the full programme and registration details. 

"Exploring Paintings from Russia" at the National Gallery

The National Gallery of Ireland has announced a new lecture series entitled Art from Diverse Cultures, which aims to explore art from various countries and to appeal to the many different cultural groups present in Ireland. 

The first talk is provided by art historian Wanda Ryan Smolin and will be "Exploring Paintings from Russia".

Time and date: Sunday 5^th October at 3:00pm

Location: the Gallery Lecture theatre

The event is free and booking is not necessary. For further information please contact the Education Department at the National Gallery of Ireland. 

Tel: + 353 1 6633505  Email:  education@ngi.ie

Polish-Irish Encounters in the Old and New Europe

Peter Lang: Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2011. (Reimagining Ireland. Vol. 39)

This book will be launched tomorrow, 22 November, by His Excellency Marcin Nawrot, Ambassador of Poland, at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, as part of a transcultural evening from 5.30pm. Click for more information about the launch and how to obtain the book.

Blurb: The cultural, political, social and economic interaction between Ireland and Poland has a long and complex history. This volume hopes to contribute to an emerging debate around the issues concerned by looking at alternative frameworks for understanding the relationship between the two countries. While the topic has attracted growing interest among researchers from various disciplines in recent years, this is the first book dedicated to exploring this cultural relationship in the context of Polish migration to Ireland. The essays in this collection tease out significant strands that connect the two countries, including literature, visual media, education, politics and history. Examining Polish-Irish relations in their wider historical and cultural context allows for new definitions of Irish, Polish and European identities in the New Europe.

Contributors:  John Belchem • Róisín Healy • Paul McNamara • Jonathan Murphy • John Merchant • Robert Looby • Joanna Rostek • Patrick Nugent • Bartlomiej Walczak • Liliana Kalinowska • Joanna Baumgart/Fiona Farr • Ewelina Debaene/Romana Kopečková • Rozalia Ligus • Tomasz Kamusella • Nanette Schuppers • Kinga Olszewska • Simon Warren