Spring Break
History is the theme this weekend
Emily Abbate
Issue date: 11/13/09 Section: Focus
Looking for some change of pace this weekend? Then take a look into the history of Elizabeth I and Irish history at the Elizabeth I and Ireland Conference this weekend.
The conference, which kicked off last night at 7 p.m. covers a broad range of topics about Elizabeth I, from her role in the violence that marked the English presence in Ireland and her policies affecting religious change to her views on Irish culture and, the Irish views on Elizabeth I.
CLAS Dean's Office Irish studies, the Humanities Institute, the Department of English Research Administration, the Department of History, the Program in European Studies and Renaissance Colloquium within the Department of English co-sponsor this event.
"If we don't consider what Irish-Gaelic texts have to say, and only read the English ones, then we necessarily will have a rather one-sided and skewed picture of English-Irish relations in the period," said Brendan Kane, an assistant history professor. "So I am really excited to see the Gaelic scholars and English scholars talking."
The conference will feature a variety of speakers from across the United States and the world. Leah Marcus, from the Department of English at Vanderbilt University was an editor of Elizabeth I's letters. Hiram Morgan from the University College Cork is an acknowledged expert on late-Elizabethan Colonian politics.
"He combines a deep knowledge of English court politics with an intimate understanding of Gaelic society and politics," said Kane.
Also in attendance will be Marc Caball from University College in Dublin, an expert in Irish-language literature. Paul Hammer, an authority on the fateful relationship between the earl of Essex and Elizabeth, is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Kane has high hopes for what participants will get out of the two-day event.
"The general hope is to get people researching Irish and English topics to work more collaboratively," said Kane. "The more specific hopes are to come away with a fuller picture of Elizabeth's role in the plantation of Ireland and with a more nuanced understanding of Irish perceptions of Elizabeth and her regime."
The conference is $50 for students and $90 for non-students with lunches and dinners included. Faculty attendance at this conference is free, with an option to pay for both meals. Registration runs through 9 a.m.
The conference, which kicked off last night at 7 p.m. covers a broad range of topics about Elizabeth I, from her role in the violence that marked the English presence in Ireland and her policies affecting religious change to her views on Irish culture and, the Irish views on Elizabeth I.
CLAS Dean's Office Irish studies, the Humanities Institute, the Department of English Research Administration, the Department of History, the Program in European Studies and Renaissance Colloquium within the Department of English co-sponsor this event.
"If we don't consider what Irish-Gaelic texts have to say, and only read the English ones, then we necessarily will have a rather one-sided and skewed picture of English-Irish relations in the period," said Brendan Kane, an assistant history professor. "So I am really excited to see the Gaelic scholars and English scholars talking."
The conference will feature a variety of speakers from across the United States and the world. Leah Marcus, from the Department of English at Vanderbilt University was an editor of Elizabeth I's letters. Hiram Morgan from the University College Cork is an acknowledged expert on late-Elizabethan Colonian politics.
"He combines a deep knowledge of English court politics with an intimate understanding of Gaelic society and politics," said Kane.
Also in attendance will be Marc Caball from University College in Dublin, an expert in Irish-language literature. Paul Hammer, an authority on the fateful relationship between the earl of Essex and Elizabeth, is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Kane has high hopes for what participants will get out of the two-day event.
"The general hope is to get people researching Irish and English topics to work more collaboratively," said Kane. "The more specific hopes are to come away with a fuller picture of Elizabeth's role in the plantation of Ireland and with a more nuanced understanding of Irish perceptions of Elizabeth and her regime."
The conference is $50 for students and $90 for non-students with lunches and dinners included. Faculty attendance at this conference is free, with an option to pay for both meals. Registration runs through 9 a.m.
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