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📌📅✨'Save the Date' for our upcoming public arts ‘Festival of Ideas in an Age of Permacrisis,’ 10 March 2026 at the @molimuseum.bsky.social. Full details, including how to get your tickets, coming early in the new year.
December 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📌📅✨'Save the Date' for our upcoming public arts ‘Festival of Ideas in an Age of Permacrisis,’ 10 March 2026 at the @molimuseum.bsky.social. Full details, including how to get your tickets, coming early in the new year.
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A great experience that we tried to capture in this blog 🪴 @ucdhumanities.bsky.social
Read more about our wonderful annual conference this year, hosted by @ucdhumanities.bsky.social in Sep 2025, in this blog by @biancacataldi.bsky.social 'Feeding the Soul: Transnational Narratives of Food and Belonging.'
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Irish Humanities Alliance | Feeding the Soul: Transnational Narratives of Food and Belonging
Reflections from the 2025 Irish Humanities Alliance – UCD Humanities Institute Conference<br />
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In early September 2025, scholars, writers, and artists from across the globe gathered…
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December 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A great experience that we tried to capture in this blog 🪴 @ucdhumanities.bsky.social
⏱️FOUR MORE WEEKS to submit your abstract to @darlingorlaith.bsky.social and Fionnula Simpson for their upcoming 8-9 June 'Bad Feelings: Sadness and Gender in Contemporary Culture' conference, a research project funded by the UCD Humanities Institute's Seed Funding Scheme.
December 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
⏱️FOUR MORE WEEKS to submit your abstract to @darlingorlaith.bsky.social and Fionnula Simpson for their upcoming 8-9 June 'Bad Feelings: Sadness and Gender in Contemporary Culture' conference, a research project funded by the UCD Humanities Institute's Seed Funding Scheme.
📖📚The HI Silent Book Club 📴🔕will return on Thursday 4 December, 2.30-4 pm, in the HI Seminar Room (H204/top floor). This quiet space is ideal for anyone looking to read anything in preparation for an essay, assignment, and/or exam etc. Free event, all welcome; email humanities@ucd.ie to register.
December 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
📖📚The HI Silent Book Club 📴🔕will return on Thursday 4 December, 2.30-4 pm, in the HI Seminar Room (H204/top floor). This quiet space is ideal for anyone looking to read anything in preparation for an essay, assignment, and/or exam etc. Free event, all welcome; email humanities@ucd.ie to register.
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Read about our wonderful annual conference 2025 hosted by @ucdhumanities.bsky.social Details of our 2026 annual conference and call for papers will be shared in the new year!https://www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/blog/feeding-the-soul-transnational-narratives-of-food-and-belonging
Irish Humanities Alliance | Feeding the Soul: Transnational Narratives of Food and Belonging
Reflections from the 2025 Irish Humanities Alliance – UCD Humanities Institute Conference<br />
<br />
In early September 2025, scholars, writers, and artists from across the globe gathered…
www.irishhumanities.ie
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Read about our wonderful annual conference 2025 hosted by @ucdhumanities.bsky.social Details of our 2026 annual conference and call for papers will be shared in the new year!https://www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/blog/feeding-the-soul-transnational-narratives-of-food-and-belonging
We are delighted to welcome @sarahcolvin.bsky.social (Cambridge) to the HI for a talk, ‘Haunting Times: Ghosted Memory & Epistemic Revenants in Zhadan’s Ukraine (Voroshilovgrad, 2010) & Bulawayo’s Zimbabwe (Glory, 2022)’ | Fri 21 Nov 2025 @ 11am | Free event; register on Eventbrite: bit.ly/4nOqwul
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
We are delighted to welcome @sarahcolvin.bsky.social (Cambridge) to the HI for a talk, ‘Haunting Times: Ghosted Memory & Epistemic Revenants in Zhadan’s Ukraine (Voroshilovgrad, 2010) & Bulawayo’s Zimbabwe (Glory, 2022)’ | Fri 21 Nov 2025 @ 11am | Free event; register on Eventbrite: bit.ly/4nOqwul
📣🌍👥Next meeting of the ‘Transnationalising the Humanities’ PhD Network on Thursday 16 October at 4pm, first floor of the UCD Humanities Institute. Open to all PhD candidates in UCD's CAH with a research interest in TNH!
October 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
📣🌍👥Next meeting of the ‘Transnationalising the Humanities’ PhD Network on Thursday 16 October at 4pm, first floor of the UCD Humanities Institute. Open to all PhD candidates in UCD's CAH with a research interest in TNH!
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🎭New book published by UCD Press goes behind the scenes of the groundbreaking #WakingTheFeminists grassroots movement for gender equality in Irish theatre.
📕WTF Happened: #WakingTheFeminists and the Movement That Changed Irish Theatre (UCD Press, 2025)👇
www.ucd.ie/research/new...
📕WTF Happened: #WakingTheFeminists and the Movement That Changed Irish Theatre (UCD Press, 2025)👇
www.ucd.ie/research/new...
October 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🎭New book published by UCD Press goes behind the scenes of the groundbreaking #WakingTheFeminists grassroots movement for gender equality in Irish theatre.
📕WTF Happened: #WakingTheFeminists and the Movement That Changed Irish Theatre (UCD Press, 2025)👇
www.ucd.ie/research/new...
📕WTF Happened: #WakingTheFeminists and the Movement That Changed Irish Theatre (UCD Press, 2025)👇
www.ucd.ie/research/new...
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We're excited as UCD #DigitalPreservation Librarian Niamh Murphy will be delivering 2 sessions:
💠Auditing digital collections for long-term preservation
💠'Revisiting the Recordings': an appraisal of the Irish Poetry Reading Archive’s audiovisual recordings of poets (with intern Megan Asple).
#NTTW9
💠Auditing digital collections for long-term preservation
💠'Revisiting the Recordings': an appraisal of the Irish Poetry Reading Archive’s audiovisual recordings of poets (with intern Megan Asple).
#NTTW9
Next week, the @nlireland.bsky.social is honoured to host No Time to Wait 9. An essential gathering of experts and changemakers in the digital preservation and audio-visual archiving community, this international conference booked out almost immediately. @mediaarea.net
October 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
We're excited as UCD #DigitalPreservation Librarian Niamh Murphy will be delivering 2 sessions:
💠Auditing digital collections for long-term preservation
💠'Revisiting the Recordings': an appraisal of the Irish Poetry Reading Archive’s audiovisual recordings of poets (with intern Megan Asple).
#NTTW9
💠Auditing digital collections for long-term preservation
💠'Revisiting the Recordings': an appraisal of the Irish Poetry Reading Archive’s audiovisual recordings of poets (with intern Megan Asple).
#NTTW9
⏳🎨This exhibition is not one to be missed! Artist Olga Diego’s temporary, interactive, giant plastic sculpture is now on until 12 October in the Newman Building. Part of ‘Imagined Sustainabilities’ (PIs Eva Bru-Dominguez & Ana Vera), co-funded by the HI & UCD Sustainability Seed Funding Schemes.
October 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
⏳🎨This exhibition is not one to be missed! Artist Olga Diego’s temporary, interactive, giant plastic sculpture is now on until 12 October in the Newman Building. Part of ‘Imagined Sustainabilities’ (PIs Eva Bru-Dominguez & Ana Vera), co-funded by the HI & UCD Sustainability Seed Funding Schemes.
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Send in your abstracts for the Sadness + Gender conference we're holding in June 2026! We have some fantastic keynote speakers and specialist panels lined up and would love to see you all in Dublin! #cfp @ucdhumanities.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @molimuseum.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Send in your abstracts for the Sadness + Gender conference we're holding in June 2026! We have some fantastic keynote speakers and specialist panels lined up and would love to see you all in Dublin! #cfp @ucdhumanities.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @molimuseum.bsky.social
🔜⏳👀Coming soon, 6-10 Oct '25! This interactive art installation by artist Olga Diego explores the issue of plastic pollution. Part of the ‘Imagined Sustainabilities’ project led by Eva Bru-Dominguez & Ana Vera, co-funded by the Humanities Institute & UCD Sustainability Seed Funding Schemes.
September 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🔜⏳👀Coming soon, 6-10 Oct '25! This interactive art installation by artist Olga Diego explores the issue of plastic pollution. Part of the ‘Imagined Sustainabilities’ project led by Eva Bru-Dominguez & Ana Vera, co-funded by the Humanities Institute & UCD Sustainability Seed Funding Schemes.
📣The deadline for abstract submissions for the Critical Minerals symposium has been extended to 31 August 2025.
Still time to send yours to the organisers @gigitang.bsky.social
and Katie Donnelly.
CFP below.
Still time to send yours to the organisers @gigitang.bsky.social
and Katie Donnelly.
CFP below.
Here's the CfP for the Critical Minerals Symposium (7 Nov '25, Dublin).
Organised by @gigitang.bsky.social & Katie Donnelly (both in the UCD School of English, Drama & Film; Resident Scholars @ucdhumanities.bsky.social; and researchers on the Research Ireland @imperialminerals.bsky.social project)
Organised by @gigitang.bsky.social & Katie Donnelly (both in the UCD School of English, Drama & Film; Resident Scholars @ucdhumanities.bsky.social; and researchers on the Research Ireland @imperialminerals.bsky.social project)
August 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
📣The deadline for abstract submissions for the Critical Minerals symposium has been extended to 31 August 2025.
Still time to send yours to the organisers @gigitang.bsky.social
and Katie Donnelly.
CFP below.
Still time to send yours to the organisers @gigitang.bsky.social
and Katie Donnelly.
CFP below.
We're pleased to announce funding awarded to 6 projects catalysing research across the CAH Research Strands. The projects are funded by the HI Seed Funding Scheme: CAH Research Strands 2025-2026. We're delighted these projects can be realised and look forward to collaborating with the project leads.
August 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We're pleased to announce funding awarded to 6 projects catalysing research across the CAH Research Strands. The projects are funded by the HI Seed Funding Scheme: CAH Research Strands 2025-2026. We're delighted these projects can be realised and look forward to collaborating with the project leads.
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We are delighted to announce that registration is now live for the IHA annual conference 2025 on 4-5 Sep - hosted by @ucdhumanities.bsky.social An exciting mix of panels, keynote addresses and creative inputs.
Registration OPEN! Programme draft available on the registration page. @irishhumanities.bsky.social 2025 Conference “Feeding the Soul: Transnational Narratives of Food and Belonging” (UCD Humanities Institute, 4-5 September 2025)
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Irish Humanities Alliance 2025 Conference
FEEDING THE SOUL: TRANSNATIONAL NARRATIVES OF FOOD AND BELONGING| UCD Humanities Institute, Seminar Room H204 | 4–5 September 2025
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June 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We are delighted to announce that registration is now live for the IHA annual conference 2025 on 4-5 Sep - hosted by @ucdhumanities.bsky.social An exciting mix of panels, keynote addresses and creative inputs.
Here's the CfP for the Critical Minerals Symposium (7 Nov '25, Dublin).
Organised by @gigitang.bsky.social & Katie Donnelly (both in the UCD School of English, Drama & Film; Resident Scholars @ucdhumanities.bsky.social; and researchers on the Research Ireland @imperialminerals.bsky.social project)
Organised by @gigitang.bsky.social & Katie Donnelly (both in the UCD School of English, Drama & Film; Resident Scholars @ucdhumanities.bsky.social; and researchers on the Research Ireland @imperialminerals.bsky.social project)
June 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Here's the CfP for the Critical Minerals Symposium (7 Nov '25, Dublin).
Organised by @gigitang.bsky.social & Katie Donnelly (both in the UCD School of English, Drama & Film; Resident Scholars @ucdhumanities.bsky.social; and researchers on the Research Ireland @imperialminerals.bsky.social project)
Organised by @gigitang.bsky.social & Katie Donnelly (both in the UCD School of English, Drama & Film; Resident Scholars @ucdhumanities.bsky.social; and researchers on the Research Ireland @imperialminerals.bsky.social project)
SOLD OUT! We are delighted to welcome world-renowned public intellectuals Aleida Assmann and Susan Neiman to the HI for a TNH roundtable on ‘The Future of Cultural Memory in Times of Disruption’ | 28th May 2025 @ 4.30pm
May 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
SOLD OUT! We are delighted to welcome world-renowned public intellectuals Aleida Assmann and Susan Neiman to the HI for a TNH roundtable on ‘The Future of Cultural Memory in Times of Disruption’ | 28th May 2025 @ 4.30pm
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The latest UCD #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post, written by UCD Library Assistant Maolsheachlann O’Ceallaigh: @ucdarchives.bsky.social @artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social @ucdpress.bsky.social @clairedunne.bsky.social @bealoideasucd.bsky.social @nlireland.bsky.social @ucdhumanities.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The latest UCD #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post, written by UCD Library Assistant Maolsheachlann O’Ceallaigh: @ucdarchives.bsky.social @artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social @ucdpress.bsky.social @clairedunne.bsky.social @bealoideasucd.bsky.social @nlireland.bsky.social @ucdhumanities.bsky.social
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Call for papers - submissions open until Thursday 15th May for the upcoming annual IHA conference hosted by @ucdhumanities.bsky.social
There is still some time left to submit an abstract to the 2025 @irishhumanities.bsky.social conference, titled "Feeding the Soul: Transnational Narratives of Food and Belonging" (4-5 September 2025, University College Dublin). Deadline: 15 May 2025. Full call: lnkd.in/eu4smvjk
May 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Call for papers - submissions open until Thursday 15th May for the upcoming annual IHA conference hosted by @ucdhumanities.bsky.social
We are delighted to welcome world-renowned public intellectuals Aleida Assmann and Susan Neiman to the HI for a TNH roundtable on ‘The Future of Cultural Memory in Times of Disruption’ | 28th May 2025 @ 4.30pm | Please register for this free event on eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-future...
May 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We are delighted to welcome world-renowned public intellectuals Aleida Assmann and Susan Neiman to the HI for a TNH roundtable on ‘The Future of Cultural Memory in Times of Disruption’ | 28th May 2025 @ 4.30pm | Please register for this free event on eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-future...
We're excited to share the programme for our upcoming 3-day, international, transdisciplinary symposium ‘From Modern Crisis to Permacrisis & Polycrisis: Epistemological Perspectives & Interventions’ (22-24 May). Attendance is free; booking essential.
22 May (Day 1): www.eventbrite.ie/e/from-moder...
22 May (Day 1): www.eventbrite.ie/e/from-moder...
May 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
We're excited to share the programme for our upcoming 3-day, international, transdisciplinary symposium ‘From Modern Crisis to Permacrisis & Polycrisis: Epistemological Perspectives & Interventions’ (22-24 May). Attendance is free; booking essential.
22 May (Day 1): www.eventbrite.ie/e/from-moder...
22 May (Day 1): www.eventbrite.ie/e/from-moder...
We were delighted to host Profs Kader Konuk & Vanessa Agnew, who spoke generously & movingly about their inspiring ‘Academy in Exile’ project, a case study on the theme of the crisis of the humanities.
May 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
We were delighted to host Profs Kader Konuk & Vanessa Agnew, who spoke generously & movingly about their inspiring ‘Academy in Exile’ project, a case study on the theme of the crisis of the humanities.
This afternoon, 4pm! We're greatly looking forward to this almost sold-out roundtable with Profs Kader Konuk & Vanessa Agnew (Dortmund) in conversation with Prof Anne Fuchs (UCD) on the topic of crisis of the humanities and scholars-at-risk. Register on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ie/e/1300476152...
April 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This afternoon, 4pm! We're greatly looking forward to this almost sold-out roundtable with Profs Kader Konuk & Vanessa Agnew (Dortmund) in conversation with Prof Anne Fuchs (UCD) on the topic of crisis of the humanities and scholars-at-risk. Register on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ie/e/1300476152...
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The @ucdhumanities.bsky.social have opened registration for a roundtable discussion with two world-renowned public intellectuals - Aleida Assmann & Susan Neiman
28th May 2025, 4.30pm. Further details and booking at link below.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-future...
28th May 2025, 4.30pm. Further details and booking at link below.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-future...
‘The Future of Cultural Memory in Times of Disruption’ Roundtable
This broad theme allows us to explore cultural memory in relation to the massive geopolitical disruptions we are currently experiencing.
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April 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The @ucdhumanities.bsky.social have opened registration for a roundtable discussion with two world-renowned public intellectuals - Aleida Assmann & Susan Neiman
28th May 2025, 4.30pm. Further details and booking at link below.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-future...
28th May 2025, 4.30pm. Further details and booking at link below.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-future...
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A great start today to our TRAIN Project (Transnational Research and Interdisciplinary Networks) with a networking event in collaboration with @ucdhumanities.bsky.social and UCD Earth Institute. Thanks to UCD Research Culture and Wellcome Trust for sponsoring it through the ReCLAIM initiative 🎨📚🔬
April 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A great start today to our TRAIN Project (Transnational Research and Interdisciplinary Networks) with a networking event in collaboration with @ucdhumanities.bsky.social and UCD Earth Institute. Thanks to UCD Research Culture and Wellcome Trust for sponsoring it through the ReCLAIM initiative 🎨📚🔬