The 2007 IASIL conference takes place at University College Dublin
Monday 16 July - Friday 20 July
SECOND AND FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
Varieties of Irishness
The International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures invites you to attend the 2007 conference at University College Dublin. The Conference theme is designed to highlight the diversity which has always been at the heart of Irish writing and to accommodate the widespread interests of IASIL delegates.
The Conference activities will take place on the extensive campus of University College Dublin located at Belfield, Dublin, 4, four miles from the city centre. The conference activities will chiefly take place in the Global Irish Institute Building near the entrance to campus; the closing dinner will be held in the O’Reilly Hall. Accommodation choices will include five-star student accommodation in the Glenomena Residences and the Montrose Hotel beside the campus, which will be offering a special rate to delegates.
Registration will take place on the afternoon of Monday, 16 July 2007. The conference will open with a welcoming address by President Hugh Brady at 4.30 p.m. and the keynote address by Professor Declan Kiberd, ‘Joyce’s Homer, Homer’s Joyce’, at 5.00 p.m. These will be followed by a reception to welcome delegates. The panels will begin at 9.00 a.m. on Tuesday, 17 July.
The first call for papers resulted in over 170 proposals of great diversity and interest. A second and final call for papers is now being issued, with a deadline of 20 March, 2007.
No further call for papers will be issued.
Speakers must be members of IASIL for 2007 in order to present an accepted paper at the conference – or have become a member no later than 30 April 2007.
Proposals for papers of twenty minutes’ duration (approx. 2,800 words) are welcome on any aspect of the literatures of Ireland, especially those on the conference theme. Please include the following information with your proposal:
A 300 word description of your paper;
The full title of your paper;
Your name, postal address and e-mail address;
Your institutional affiliation and position (e.g. Professor, Lecturer, Postgraduate Student, etc.);
Any AV requirements you might have;
Your IASIL membership status (i.e. present member, membership to be renewed, membership application submitted/to be submitted).
Most participants in the conference will submit individual papers and be allocated to panels by the conference organisers. We are also offering participants the opportunity to form their own panels. Panel proposals are being accepted from:
Groups of 3 or 4 people who wish to deliver papers around one theme;
Individuals who will issue their own calls for papers for the conference.
For details on how to submit a panel proposal, please see this page.
All paper and panel speakers must be current members of IASIL or have joined by 30 April, 2007. Cick here for membership details.
All speakers must pay the conference registration fee in advance. Registration details will be posted online at the end of March 2007.
All speakers are responsible for their own registration, travel and visa arrangements, and accommodation.
Click here for further information.