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Miriam Haughton
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Associate Professor, Drama and Theatre Studies, University of Galway.
President @ISTR.ie.
Author 'The Theatre of Louise Lowe', Cambridge UP Elements, 2025.
PI, 'The Price of Performance', Research Ireland Laureate 2023-2025.
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Miriam Haughton @miriamhaughton.bsky.social · Feb 25
Delighted to share that 'The Theatre of Louise Lowe' (Cambridge UP Elements 2025) is now available as open access: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

My thanks to Louise Lowe and everyone at ANU, @uniofgalway.bsky.social, and @cambridgeup.bsky.social for their support in bringing this book to life!
The Theatre of Louise Lowe
Cambridge Core - European Theatre - The Theatre of Louise Lowe
www.cambridge.org
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irishtheatreres.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce that ISTR 2026 takes place at TU Dublin, Grangegorman (@tudublin.bsky.social) on 4-5 June, under the theme Stages of Knowledge: Site, Struggle, and Transformation.

Welcoming presentations, workshops, performances & practice-based engagements:
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ISTR Conference 2026 - Irish Society for Theatre Research
ISTR 2026 Conference | Stages of Knowledge: Site, Struggle, and Transformation | 4-5 June in TU Dublin's Grangegorman Campus
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November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Workshops at University of Galway:

Quantitative Approaches to Creativity: Culture and Policymaking
24-25 Sept

Organised by @miriamhaughton.bsky.social & Prof David O'Shaughnessy
Keynotes: Prof Karol J Borowiecki & Prof Paul Bonin-Rodriguez

Register by 17 Sept
More info:
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Workshop: ‘Quantitative Approaches to Creativity: Culture and Policymaking’
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September 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Terrific keynote by Siân Adiseshiah @irishtheatreres.bsky.social 2025 #EndsofEmpire at @myiadt.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Kim Solga leading final panel on women making Shakespeare from diverse communities at @irishtheatreres.bsky.social 2025 #EndsofEmpire hosted by @myiadt.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Jessica Foley from @myiadt.bsky.social on challenges in neoliberal academia for @irishtheatreres.bsky.social 2025 #EndsofEmpire
June 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Pat Collins from @uniofgalway.bsky.social on Galway’s transformations at @irishtheatreres.bsky.social 2025 #EndsofEmpire at @myiadt.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Lionel Pilkington from @uniofgalway.bsky.social on allegory and Irish theatre @irishtheatreres.bsky.social 2025 #EndsofEmpire @myiadt.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Kurt Taroff from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on performing the defence of the imperial state @irishtheatreres.bsky.social #EndsofEmpire hosted by @myiadt.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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@lukelamont.bsky.social on Abomination by Conor Mitchell and Belfast Ensemble at @irishtheatreres.bsky.social 2025 #EndsofEmpire hosted by @myiadt.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Jane Daly and Siobhan Bourke 🎉🎉🎉
June 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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@barryhoulihan.bsky.social presenting @irishtheatreres.bsky.social Outstanding Contribution award last night to Jane Daly and Siobhan Bourke, former co-directors of Irish Theatre Institite, #legends, #EndsofEmpire @myiadt.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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@bsnglton.bsky.social on ANU’s Hammam written and directed by @louiselowe.bsky.social for @irishtheatreres.bsky.social 2025 #EndsofEmpire @myiadt.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Full house for Elaine Sisson Keynote at @irishtheatreres.bsky.social 2025 #EndsofEmpire hosted by @myiadt.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Emer O’Toole from Concordia Uni/Canada on the she-wolf for @irishtheatreres.bsky.social 2025 #EndsofEmpire hosted by @myiadt.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Monica McCarthy from ATU Sligo on feminist resistance in trying times for @irishtheatreres.bsky.social 2025 #EndsofEmpire hosted by @myiadt.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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. @shonaghhill.bsky.social now explores Nandi Jola's "Mamtshawe – The Rise of Maqoma" in the context of decolonial feminism, raising thought-provoking points and referencing Vergès notion of decolonial feminism as "a never-ending struggle, revolution as daily work" #ISTR2025 #EndsOfEmpire
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Searching for information and tickets regarding Mamtshawe - The Rise of Maqoma | Collins Barracks taking place in Dublin on Jan 9, 2024 (UTC+0)? Trip.com has you covered. Check the dates, itineraries,...
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June 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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David Cregan from Villanova Uni on Safe House by Enda Walsh and Anna Mullarkey @irishtheatreres.bsky.social 2025 #EndsofEmoire hosted by @myiadt.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Andrew Galvin on Grief Cartography, devised theatre and colonial margins @irishtheatreres.bsky.social 2025 #EndsofEmpire hosted by @myiadt.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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#ISTR2025 #EndsOfEmpire off to a great start - super two days of papers, keynotes, awards, and launches hosted by @myiadt.bsky.social @sjhoover.bsky.social Siobhan O'Gorman and Kevin Wallace
tamararadak.bsky.social Tamara Radak @tamararadak.bsky.social · Jun 5
Helen Lane's excellent paper on "Voicing the concerns of our generation: The affective charge of the Irish Spoken Word movement in mainstream media" @irishtheatreres.bsky.social #ISTR2025 sounds like it could be right up @clairemsp.bsky.social @poetryoffthepage.bsky.social 's lane!
June 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Excited to launch 'The Theatre of @louiselowe.bsky.social' published by @cambridgeup.bsky.social 8 May at @dublinport.bsky.social with guest speaker Catriona Crowe. Thanks ANU, Lar Joye for support and @uniofgalway.bsky.social for open-access text. RSVP 2 May 'miriam.haughton@universityofgalway.ie'
April 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Three billionaires: America’s oligarchy is now fully exposed | Robert Reich
Three billionaires: America’s oligarchy is now fully exposed | Robert Reich
As Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk alter US media, the connections between wealth and power are in plain sight
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February 28, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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Artistic Director Lynne Parker starting a conversation in @irishtimes.com at the weekend!
February 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Delighted to share that 'The Theatre of Louise Lowe' (Cambridge UP Elements 2025) is now available as open access: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

My thanks to Louise Lowe and everyone at ANU, @uniofgalway.bsky.social, and @cambridgeup.bsky.social for their support in bringing this book to life!
The Theatre of Louise Lowe
Cambridge Core - European Theatre - The Theatre of Louise Lowe
www.cambridge.org
February 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Unpaid or poorly paid entry-level creative jobs are subsidised by wealthy parents

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Brianna Parkins: Unpaid or poorly paid entry-level creative jobs are subsidised by wealthy parents
The main reason working-class often people find themselves locked out of entertainment industry roles is poor or no pay for early-career creatives
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February 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Call for Papers
ISTR Open-Access Publication
'New Horizons: Race and Performance'

Announcing a special Open Access, peer-reviewed publication sponsored by Villanova University, 'New Horizons: Race and Performance'

Send abstracts and a short bio by 30 April 2025

Info: istr.ie/new-horizons...
ISTR Open Access Publication - Irish Society for Theatre Research
ISTR interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary scholars and artists to submit papers or presentations for a special Open Access peer-reviewed publication sponsored by Villanova University, “New Horizons: Race and Performance.”
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February 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM