Irish Studies Graduate Conference at Concordia

Official Twitter page for the Concordia Graduate Conference in Irish Studies. Hosted by graduate students at the School of Irish Studies, Concordia University

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Our upcoming conference! #irishstudies #gradconference #irish #academic https://t.co/smjVjFwr7O

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What a great weekend! Thanks to all presenters, organizers, and volunteers!
Thanks again to @Concordia's Department of English, Department of Geography, Planning & Environment, Individualized Program, and of course @canadian_irish for their sponsorship of the event! #cgcis2020

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@FintanNeylan

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Rounding out #cgcis2020, we have Fintan Neylan discussing the Irish Housing Crisis

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@samreneehaddad

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Our next speaker in Panel #2 is Samantha Haddad discussing the obsession with the female body and the question of women's choice in the 1992 body politic in her paper, "Sinn Féin Women and the 1992 Case" #cgcis2020

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@MeaghanLB giving the closing remarks of #cgcis2020!

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Next up, we have Jonathan Duchesne presenting on the first Irish Catholic community in Montreal (1815-1834)

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The second panelist for panel no. 6 is Gina Marie Guadagnino, discussing representations of Celtic jewelry in “Puck” cartoons

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Beginning our last panel on Culture and Ways of Life is @canadian_irish student @ErinHynes4 presenting on Granuaile - Ireland’s pirate queen - and her descriptions of Irish culture to the British monarchy #cgcis2020

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Rounding out panel no. 5, we have David Weigans presenting “Absent Presences, 9/9a Aungier Street” on behalf of Anne Lewis, who was unable to join us.

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Starting off the fifth panel, we have Joseph La Bine, discussing “Eternity in the Irish Countryside” through John McGahern’s ‘The Country Funeral’.

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Finishing up our panel on Northern Ireland, we have Eamon Toohey presenting on memoirs as literary and historical works, and their usefulness in formally studying memory titled "Towards a Theory of the Memoir: Historicizing the Writing of the Northern Irish Civil Rights Movement"

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How do place, identity, and memory intersect in Northern Ireland? @EimearRosato tells us how in her paper, "Across the wall is something else... we don't go over there: Borders and Memory in North Belfast." @canadian_irish #cgcis2020

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Beginning Panel 4 on Northern Ireland, we have @canadian_irish student @SadieGilker presenting a paper on urban redevelopment and site-specific theatre, focusing on Tinderbox Theatre Company's Convictions and the use of the Crumlon Road Courthouse! #cgcis2020

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A very big thank you to our volunteers, @DharmaSmurf, @VickiKelly22 and @gissyggarcia for helping us keep everything running smoothly this weekend!

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SCHEDULE CHANGE
Our Forth Panel, Theatre and Performance, will be ending at 4:15pm
Our final coffee break will be from 4:15pm-4:45pm, and
Our final panel, Culture and Way of Life, will be beginning at 4:45pm**

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More on Literary Voices, we have @canadian_irish graduate student Shaney Marie Herrmann presenting her analysis of the works of Kevin Barry and how they play into her works of photography and design. #cgcis2020

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Next up in our Literary Voices panel, we have Ian Laplante discussing 1895 trial of Michael Cleary and how the aspects of peformance, class relations, and interpersonal disputes come into play at court. #cgcis2020

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Panel #3! Ar dtús, bíonn @Seo_Deann ag labhairt linn faoi Máirtín Ó Cadhain. This paper discuses how the focus on female characters by men in this novel can be used to explore themes of masculinity and the hero in Irish language literature. #cgcis2020

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We are so thankful for the support of our university, their generous donations and their recognition of the importance of this multidisciplinary conference. A big shout out to @Concordia's Hospitality Services and bookstore. You rock!