The Irish Studies Program at Drew University is pleased to announce the
Call For Papers for the Transatlantic Connections Conference V, which
takes place in Ireland January 10-14 2018. The theme of this year’s
Transatlantic Connections Conference is “Kindred Spirits / Dáimh”. This
theme will be explored across a range of interdisciplinary panels,
workshops, keynote talks and cultural events. The Transatlantic
Connections Conference will be an opportunity to explore cultures
(broadly defined) and the interactions and intersections between them.
The focus of the conference will be on cultures that are “outside the
mainstream,” and the goal is to foster a sense of shared kinship and
celebration amongst representatives of humanity’s cultural diversity.
Our conference model is different from most academic symposia. Our
panels are open to the public, and presenters include undergraduate and
post-graduate students, academics, professionals and enthusiasts in a
variety of cultural pursuits. This is a multidisciplinary conference,
and papers are sought in the fields of History, Literature, Peace
Studies, Architecture & Design, Minority Languages, Irish Language,
Sustainability and Ecology, Medical Humanities, Activism and Protest,
Literature, Food Studies, and Music Studies.
The location is in Bundoran, in County Donegal, an incredibly
cultural and scenic county, sandwiched between the province of Northern
Ireland to the east, the counties of Sligo and Leitrim to the south, and
the wild Atlantic Ocean all along the west coast. The North and North
West of Ireland is home to many small communities with shared narratives
of oppression, division, cultural revival and conflict resolution, and
this extraordinarily friendly, beautiful and historic setting provides a
unique conference experience for the visiting scholar.
Undergraduate Panels
Undergraduate students are invited to submit proposals to present
completed research papers/projects, research-in-progress, or roundtable
discussions on any topic related to the general fields listed above. We
invite faculty from Drew University, and from other institutions, to
organise, chair and serve as discussants: each undergraduate presenter
will have 5-8 minutes to speak, with a maximum of six speakers per
undergraduate panel. These sessions are offer an opportunity for
undergraduate students to gain experience in conference presenting, and
to receive feedback from their peers and senior colleagues.
Scholars Panels
The conference organisers invite both individual paper proposals,
and complete panel proposals from postgraduates, early career academics
and established scholars from a range of disciplines, as well as experts
and representatives in related fields on topics relevant to the theme
of ‘Kindred / Dáimh’
The conference also welcomes proposals for innovative panels and
sessions that do not follow the usual format of academic paper
presentations, such as film and media presentations, interview
conversations, and others. Proposals for innovative sessions should be
sent directly to the Drew Conference Team via
drewtransatlantic@gmail.com
To upload an abstract for consideration, you can go directly to the
website www.irishconference.com or email drewtransatlantic@gmail.com
