In the opening event of the Irish Women's Writing Festival, UConn's Sean Forbes discusses the poetry of Boland and Hartnett and reads his own Irish-themed poetry. Contact host Prof. Mary Burke regarding WebEx admittance and accommodations
UConn’s Irish Literature Honors class will host an Irish Women’s Writing Festival:
Mar. 4: Sean Forbes (UConn) discusses Boland & Hartnett & reads his Irish-themed work
Mar. 9: Myles Dungan (RTÉ broadcaster& historian) on “The Alpha Male in Irish History”
Mar. 16: Alex Mika on Meadhbh McHugh*: “Dramatic Readings as Performance”
Mar. 18: Meadhbh McHugh on her drama adaptation of Louise O’Neill’s Asking for It*
Apr. 1: Caoilinn Hughes on her novel, The Wild Laughter
Apr. 8: Claire Kilroy on her novel, The Devil I Know
Apr. 20: Claire Bracken (Union College) survey talk on Irish Women’s Writing
*Trigger warning: Play portrays the fallout from the upload of footage of a rape.
All events free, open, and from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the same WebEx “classroom.” Contact host Prof. Mary Burke regarding WebEx admittance to events and for accommodation requests.
For more information, contact: Mary Burke at mary.burke@uconn.edu