Call for Papers: Ireland at War and Peace

Deadline for abstracts: July 30th, 2007
The University of Sunderland, in association with NEICN, is soliciting papers for Ireland: at War and Peace, an interdisciplinary conference which will run from 9-11 November 2007. The conference will begin with a plenary lecture on Friday 9^th November; there will be a book launch and wine reception in the evening and a ceilidh and conference banquet on Saturday 10^th November.
The conference organisers hope to represent a wide range of approaches to Irish culture from academics and non­-academics alike. Performances, roundtables, collaborative projects, and other non­-traditional presentations are encouraged in addition to conference papers. We particularly welcome proposals for panels. As with previous year’s conference, we welcome submissions for panels and papers under the thematic headings of: Ireland at War and Peace in the following areas: Literature, Performing Arts, History, Politics, Folklore and Mythology, Ireland in Theory, Gender and Ireland Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Tourism, Art and Art History, Music, Dance, Media and Film Studies, Cultural Studies, and Studies of the Diaspora. Email alison.younger@sunderland.ac.uk for more information.