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Teaching literature and Irish Studies at Sacred Heart University; writing about breastfeeding in Irish culture. Author of Israelites in Erin (Syracuse UP).

Joined April 2018
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Irish Studies! Please share widely: deadline extended. Deep Time in Irish Literature, Culture, Media, and the Arts CFP for MLA 2026, Toronto ACIS Panel. 150 word proposals and queries by Mar 10. Roundtable discussion, short papers. Details/Contact: facebook.com/groups/16780...
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Please join @ACIrishStudies, the MLA Irish LLC, and @GIHNYU Glucksman Ireland House for a cash bar at the MLA! Friday, January 10 at 7:15 in the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Camp room on the third floor. #MLA2025
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CFP for MLA 2026, Toronto, ACIS Panel Deep Time in Irish Literature, Culture, Media, and the Arts Proposals of 150 words by February 28, 2025 to [email protected]. Roundtable discussion, short papers. Details here: facebook.com/share/p/1844V57…
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Very excited for this talk by Jonathan O'Neill of Villanova on Nov. 4 for our annual John Moriarty Lecture. Part of SHU's new Center for Irish Studies. All are welcome!
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Job posting, please share widely! TT Asst. Prof. of History with Irish Studies focus. us242.dayforcehcm.com/Candid…
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Absolutely thrilled that Paul Muldoon is reading at SHU tomorrow!
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Congrats to Sally Ross, Director of the FTMA program, who celebrated her screenwriting and directorial debut shooting "Whiskey: The Musical" in Dingle, Ireland last week!
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✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ An outstanding opportunity for an ECR to work in one of the world’s leading #IrishStudies institutions @GIHNYU. Faculty Fellowship in Irish History @GIHNYU starting Sep. 2025, renewable annually for a term of up to 3 years👇 apply.interfolio.com/154500
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The American Conference for Irish Studies Book Prizes are now accepting submissions from the 2024 calendar year. Submissions are due by 1 January 2025. The conference is in Februrary this year - please get your submissions in early! Can't wait to read. acisweb.org/rhodes-prize/
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Irish Studies scholars who published a book on Irish literature in 2024: ask your publisher to submit your book for consideration for the ACIS Robert Rhodes Prize for Books on Literature. Link above; RTs much appreciated.
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Looking forward to speaking on the topic of my book - especially Irish-Jewish solidarities and James Joyce's Ulysses - at the Irish History Round Table in New Haven, CT. Tomorrow, September 17th at 7:30pm. Open to all! irishhistoryroundtable.org/
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So excited to welcome Claire Kilroy to SHU! Learn more about SHU's Irish Studies events here: sacredheart.edu/offices--dep…
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Irish Studies Welcome Event! Pizza and informal meetup for Irish Studies minors and interested students. Check out our Irish Studies Events for Fall 2024! sacredheart.edu/offices--dep…
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Ireland at Risk Conference CFP extended to Sept. 6! ACIS Mid Atlantic & New England Regional Conference Baruch College, CUNY, October 4–5, 2024 Details here: sites.google.com/union.edu/i…
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🚨🚨The American Conference for Irish Studies Book Prizes are now Accepting Submissions for 2024 🚨🚨 These prizes are for books and dissertations published in the 2023 calendar year. Submissions are due by 1 January 2024. See the individual web links for more details
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CFP "Ireland at Risk": @ACIrishStudies Mid Atlantic/New England, Baruch College CUNY Oct 4-5, 2024. Conference image: Seán Hillen (whose work will feature) acisweb.org/conferences/acis… Posted for @sistermmm
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If you're in the neighborhood, come hear Caoilinn Hughes read from her new novel! We are thrilled to have her visiting Sacred Heart. sacredheart.edu/.../irish-st… @CaoilinnHughes @sacredheartuniv
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A week of Irish Studies events starting March 18! Please join us at SHU for an exhibition + events M-Th, from a conversation about Sinéad O'Connor to Irish language poetry, the influence of place on the artistic imagination, and a celebration of St Brigid in words and music.
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