Arts and Humanities Institute, Maynooth

Don't miss the chance to hear @leondiop.bsky.social trace the intersections of Blackness and Irishness through history! Register here for FREE tickets: www.eventbrite.ie/e/1990413430... 📍Room 2.10, TSI Building, @maynoothuniversity.ie 🗓️ Friday, 3rd July, 2026 ⏱️ 3-4pm

Book launch: 'Beyond Ourselves: Contemporary Poets on Muriel Rukeyser'. Huge congratulations to Catherine Gander & Stefania Heim on such an important and timely collection. Thanks to Dept. of English and the RDO. #Poetry #BookLaunch #MaynoothUniversity @maynoothenglish.bsky.social

Great to host Dr And Pasley (University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand) at the AHI this morning for The Trans Art of Failure. Excellent to connect with colleagues (Dept.s Education at DCU, UCC & @maynoothuniversity.ie) and discuss collaborations. #AHI #GenderStudies #Inclusion #AcademicChatter

When the Beach Turns Brown Hosted by AHI, room 1.26 @maynoothuniversity.ie Join Dr Charly Verstraet (American University, DC) for a thought-provoking talk on comics, environmental crisis, and the politics of sargassum in the Caribbean. 21/5/26. Register forms.cloud.microsoft/e/jmiLWnZNJC

Food for Thought and Words today at AHI @maynoothuniversity.ie. Join Dr Chase Cormier (Xavier University, USA; AHI Visiting Fellow) for an informal lunchtime creative writing workshop at 1pm at AHI. Tea & coffee provided ☕ Open, creative, and welcoming ✨ #CreativeWriting #AHI #MaynoothUniversity

Big congrats to AHI PhD researcher Diaa Lagan on being awarded a DARIAH-IE 2026 Early Career Researcher Bursary. Diaa will attend the DARIAH Event in Rome, sharing work on decolonial counter-mapping in extended reality. A fantastic recognition of practice-based research in the digital humanities 🌍✨

The Arts and Humanities Institute present the 'Crown Yourself Workshop' on 14th March 2026 @maynoothuniversity.ie with crown designer for Latvian Eurovision entrants & opera stars alike, Lastroda. Email muahi@mu.ie to book. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/arts-and-hum...

Congratulations to Arts and Humanities Institute member, Dr. Laura Watson for the glowing review of 'Women and Music in Ireland' published in journal 'Music and Letters'. boydellandbrewer.com/book/women-a...

Construction is officially underway at the AHI HEART Lab! We’re getting ready to bring in new digital‑humanities tech, including: • Alienware gaming laptops • 360° camera kits • Meta Quest VR • Motion-capture suit • VR treadmill + shoes Want to use the lab for your own project? lnkd.in/dtkRHe_i

𝗗𝗶Ⓐ𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 23 My News items from the DiⒶgnostic project come to a close for 2025 with a brief overview of other, practical things that happened recently. Stavros Angelis, who was the Senior Technical and Digital Officer at the Maynooth Arts and Humanities Institute @muahi.bsky.social,... /1

Beidh *Widame (Prótai-Cheiltis “fuaireamar amach”), comhdháil scoláirí iarchéime sa Léann Ceilteach, ar siúl 7-8 Samhain 2025 i seomra 1.33 IONTAS in @maynoothuniversity.ie. Sceideal na comhdhála agus clárúchán ar fáil anseo: buff.ly/b3GjydF

*Widame (Proto-Celtic “we found out”), a conference of postgraduate scholars in Celtic Studies, will take place 7-8 November 2025 in 1.33 IONTAS in @maynoothuniversity.ie. Conference schedule and registration is available here: buff.ly/b3GjydF

A reminder to get there early on Thursdsy lest you be subject to the kinds of brawls over seating that @seroddy.bsky.social details in the book. No pew rents will be applied and there may even be some catering to get you in the door before the event.

Join Dr Joanna Walsh for her book launch of 'Amateurs!' in conversation with Dr El Putnam, this Thurs, 6th Nov. in MUSSI Seminar Room, Iontas, from 1-3pm. Presentations by Prof. Triona Ni Shiochain (University of Galway) and Diaa Lagan (MU/IADT) chaired by Dr Jeneen Naji. All most welcome!

New Yorker Lynne Marie Rosenberg is launching brand-new podcast, Different Together, co-created with artist/producer Dafe Pessu Orgubo this Thurs. 23rd Oct at 6:30 pm at IMMA Kilmainham. Support from @muahi.bsky.social, MU RDO & Dept. Media Studies. Details at www.eventbrite.com/e/different-...

'The Body Speaks: Medical Humanities and Narrative Medicine in Action' takes place as part of MU Research Week, from 1 - 3pm, on Wed. 22 Oct in the AHI Lab 1.37. All most welcome, please register via the website link. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

The Creative Practice and Embodied Knowledges Research Strength will be presenting a showcase of practice as part of MU's Research Week today Mon. 20 Oct, 2 - 4pm in AHI Seminar Room 1.33, Iontas. Full details via link below. ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie/creative-pra...

#ERC-BROKENSONG at the En plein air conference in Siena! Fascinating conference and especially great panel from the #ERC-SOUNDSPACE panel! @muahi.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

Some fascinating images of the involvement of Belgian colonial subjects in the East Africa campaign of the First World War. These and other images are available to consult here uurl.kbr.be/bib/16923934

The MU Motherhood Project and the INFEDE research project led by Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow, Dr Jenny Säilävaara, marked National Breastfeeding Week with a symposium exploring contemporary challenges, cutting edge research and innovations in breastfeeding support across Europe.

We are excited to publish the first blog in our Emerging Scholar series 'The Good, The Bad, and The Blemished: Disability Terminology in Medieval Ireland,' by @djbirishhistory.bsky.social who is conducting a @researchireland.ie funded PhD @muahi.bsky.social

History Department Seminar Series taking place tomorrow, Thursday 9th of October in Rhetoric House from 5-6pm. All most welcome!

New publication out today with @marissawillcox.bsky.social : “Feminist fabulation as refusal: Christine Yahya’s @pink_bits”. We examine how her illustrations reclaim space for bodies often censored www.frontiersin.org/journals/com... #mediastudies #algorithm #feminism #fabulation #digitalmedia

'Ireland: Land of 1,000 Welcomes?' will take place this Friday, 19th Sept. as part of Culture Night 2025 activities. It will be held in the AHI Seminar Rm 1.33, First floor of Iontas from 5:30 - 7pm. For any further information please contact edmund.chapman@mu.ie

Registration closes 7 Sept. 35th Irish Conference of Historians, 12-13 Sept. @maynoothuniversity.ie Please share widely. @muahi.bsky.social @muresearch.bsky.social @mu-ssi.bsky.social @mulibrary.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social

@maynoothuniversity.ie & @kildarelibrary.bsky.social are thrilled to announce @aingealaflannery.bsky.social as Writer-in-Residence. Aingeala is an award-winning writer, journalist, & broadcaster. It is a great pleasure to welcome Aingeala back to Maynooth! @mu-alumni.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

Residency alert! In partnership w/ @artscouncilireland.bsky.social, we're seeking a Writer-in-Residence for 2026. Pls spread the word and consider applying to come and work with us! 🙏 @maynoothuniversity.ie @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social artscouncil.ie/funding-oppo...

www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/09/12/o... @ndefaoite.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @muresearch.bsky.social @ceilteachomn.bsky.social

Prof. Deborah Hayden @dhaydenceltic.bsky.social (Maynooth @muahi.bsky.social @muresearch.bsky.social) spoke about the long life of ogham in manuscripts up to the 19th century, e.g. in @rialibrary.bsky.social. Katherine & I concluded the programme of 1 1/2 hours with highlights from the MANY... /6

Registration is now open for the IHA annual conference @ucdhumanities.bsky.social on 4-5th Sep 2025. Attendance is free - booking essential. Programme & further details 👇 www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...

Finally, a huge thank you to Oisin Ralph (@oisinralph) for creating our incredible poster! [8/8]

We are delighted to announce that the Trans* Research Association of Ireland (TRAI)’s 2nd Annual Symposium will take place on the 21st and 22nd of November 2025 in Queen’s University Belfast in collaboration with Outburst Queer Arts Festival and the Centre for Gender in Politics at Queen’s. [1/8]

Join Dr Francesca Placanica on Friday, 5th September for the 'Embodied Monologues Symposium: Cathy Berberian & Theatrical Imagination'. Celebrating the work of the American mezzo-soprano known as “the Callas of the Avant-Garde”. For full event details: www.embodiedmonologues.com/symposium/ca...

I learnt so much from this talk, thanks so much for sharing your expertise, @egeertsphd.bsky.social - you made the @muahi.bsky.social summer school metaphysically and materially fantastic!

Recently I spent an intensive two weeks teaching a postgraduate summer school on intersectional humanities at @muahi.bsky.social - it was an amazing couple of weeks. Over the next few days I will share some student reflections on the learning experience #intersectionality #humanities #postgraduate

In this short video, Rachael from @waynestateresearch.bsky.social offers her thoughts on our @muahi.bsky.social summer school. Rachael is completing her PhD in writing at the moment. #intersectionality #europe #postgraduate #maynooth

The team at @muahi.bsky.social were very grateful to have Minister for Further and Higher Education, James Lawless TD, launch the inaugural Intersectional Humanities Summer School on Monday 14th July, along with Dr Mike O'Malley @maynoothuniversity.ie, and welcome our international participants.

Maynooth's own Dr Oona Frawley recently published 'This Interim Time' featured in the Times' Best Books for Summer 2025. A well deserved acknowledgment! Get a copy & read.

Join Professor Dónal Hassett for 'The Veteran in the Colonial Archive' conference, as part of the COLVET ERC Project, taking place in the AHI on Wednesday, 25th June 2025. Schedule and details attached. Registration is required and please note, this is a hybrid conference.

Seven of the 20 contributors to the volume are present at the current workshop: Sharon Arbuthnot, Deborah Hayden, Joseph Flahive, Sarah Baccianti, David Stifter, Siobhán Barrett, Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social. /4

...edited by Deborah Hayden and Sarah Baccianti @sarahbaccianti.bsky.social, the proceedings of two conferences stretching from 2018-2021. More info at @brepols.net: www.brepolsonline.net/doi/book/10.... /3

Siobhán Barrett @siobhbar.bsky.social talked about "Máel Eachlainn Mac an Leagha's Concise and Beneficial Compendium", also part of LEIGHEAS. One of the highpoints of these two days in the evening: the launch "Medicine in the Medieval North Atlantic World: Vernacular Texts and Traditions",... /2

…from Dept. of Early Irish (@ceilteachomn.bsky.social) at @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social. Deborah Hayden @dhaydenceltic.bsky.social introduced her @researchireland.ie-funded Laureate project LEIGHEAS. I spoke about the "Lexicography and Etymology of Medieval Irish Medical Terminology. /2