January 2017 Scholar Spotlight: Caoimhín de Barra
Caoimhín de Barra updates us on the progress of his book project on the Irish language in contemporary Ireland, plus reflections on time spent deciphering Welsh in the archives.
Features
December 2016 Scholar Spotlight: Dylan Connor
Dylan Connor of UCLA reflects on coffee with President Mary Robinson, research in migration studies, and geography.
Conference Recap: Midwest 2016
From September 22-24, scholars gathered in Lawrence, Kansas together to explore "free states” in Irish Studies, a theme which chair Kathryn Conrad designed “to encourage critical inquiry into freedom, identity, conflict, and place in the literature, culture, and politics of
September 2016 Scholar Spotlight: Íde B. O'Carroll
Íde B. O'Carroll, visiting scholar at New York University's Glucksman Ireland House, discusses her current oral history research, bilingual creative writing, and Emily Dickinson's bedroom.
August 2016 Scholar Spotlight: Jill Bender
Jill Bender updates us on her recent book publication with Cambridge University Press, ongoing research projects, and her summer reading list...
Conference Recap: National Meeting 2016
Did you have any difficult choices in panel attendance at the 2016 national meeting? Curious about what you missed? Below is a series of brief reports from panelists at this year's meeting that will keep us up to date on
July 2016 Scholar Spotlight: Marion Quirici
Marion Quirici was the 2015 recipient of the Krause Research Fellowship in Irish Studies. She checks in with us below to offer a reflection on the progress of her project and the relationship between a researcher and her subject of
Remembering the Life of Catherine Wheelwright
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, the St. John Fisher College Irish Studies Program—in collaboration with several other Rochester, New York, Irish and Irish American organizations—organized an event on Sunday, April 24th, entitled "The Life and Legacy
May 2016 Scholar Spotlight: Richard S. Torpin
Richard S. Torpin was the 2015 recipient of the Larkin Research Fellowship in Irish Studies. Curious to see how his research work had gone, we checked in with him to hear an update on the progress of his project and
April 2016 Scholar Spotlight: Muiris MacGiollabhuí
Muiris MacGiollabhuí is the 2016 recipient of the Larkin Research Fellowship in Irish Studies, offered to graduate students working on Irish history or social sciences. The competition for the Larkin fellowship is open to candidates training at a North American