Common Ground 2018: Divided Selves and Societies in Irish and American Literature and Culture
26th, 27th October 2018
Queen’s University, Belfast
This event brings together postgraduate and early career researchers from across the
humanities and the world at Queen’s University Belfast, to explore the theme of divided selves and societies in 20th and 21st century Irish and American literature and culture.
Friday 26th October:
- Gender and Northern Ireland
- The Abject, Ruins, Resistance and the Body
- Keynote by Dr Oona Frawley
- Challenging Female Stereotypes
- Race and Migration
- Wine Reception and Creative Readings
Saturday 27th October:
- Heaney and Division
- Freedom and Sovereignty
- Keynote by Dr Sinéad Moynihan
- Performing Borders
- Sexuality and Gender