The following conference at NUI Maynooth looks interesting:
Spalpeens, Gombeens, Squireens: Class Relations in Nineteenth Century Ireland.
A one day interdisciplinary conference aiming to bring together researchers whose work offers an insight into the lives of ordinary people in nineteenth century Ireland. The particular focus is on class as those lives were bound up with production, domination, exploitation and conflict.
Given the relatively sparsely documented nature of this topic and the consequent challenges to research, employing the different approaches represented by different disciplines can be of great utility in giving us a fuller picture. In addition political/elite history is still the predominate focus of research on the Irish past, but a comprehensive understanding is only possible with a commensurate orientation towards the mass of the population. It is intended that the conference will attract the participation of people from different fields including post-medieval archaeology, historical geography, historical sociology, social history, and economic history (and others are welcome).
The conference will take place in N.U.I. Maynooth on Saturday the 31st of July 2010.
Further information from Eoin O’Flaherty and Terry Dunne at classconferencenuim@gmail.com:
There may be a nominal registration fee (e.g. approx. €20) – further details to be confirmed, we would appreciate it if people planning on attending but not presenting also notify us by Monday the 21st of June at classconferencenuim@gmail.com
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The full conference programme is available here - http://irishlabour.com/?p=328
- as is the registration form,
A number of places are still available for the conference; to register for attendance, please forward the registration form to eoin.flaherty@nuim.ie or you can register on the day.
(Registration form and conference programme can be found here - http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/27/class-relations-in-nineteenth-century-ireland-nui-maynooth-31-july-2010/)
Please note a change of venue to that on the conference programme, our sessions (and registration) will now be held in John Hume Lecture Theatre 4, directions to which are available from the following link http://www.nuim.ie/location/maps/index.shtml The John Hume building is located beside Auxilia House, so this will not substantially effect any existing travel arrangements.
A registration fee of €10 (payable either by post or on the day) applies, and includes coffee breaks, and a light lunch.
We are also holding a post-conference dinner in Maynooth village; if you wish to reserve a place, please indicate so on your registration form (we will need to know this in advance).
This is likely to cost around €20.
Any general enquiries may be directed to eoin.flaherty@nuim.ie
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