Friday, September 4, 2009

Maps, directions and various cultural links

Directions to the Humanities Institute of Ireland (HII) in UCD:

There are traffic-calming barriers in place in UCD from 7am — 10.30am and from 4pm — 7pm. These barriers restrict access around the campus when entering through the main gate. It is best to use either the Owenstown Entrance (Foster's Avenue) or the Clonskeagh Entrance if visiting the UCD Humanities Institute during these times. On the UCD Campus Map (http://www.ucd.ie/maps/ucdmap_eng.html), the HII is building number 43, grid reference F9.

Directions from the airport:

There are several buses serving the airport with the city centre including Airlink Express for €6 (single). From the city centre, there a number of buses serving UCD campus and the N11 (Stillorgan Road, where UCD main entrance is located). Please find below the most frequent ones:

No. 10 (to Belfield, which stops inside UCD), passing in O'Connell Street and Trinity College, Baggot Street and Donnybrook before reaching Stillorgan Road and campus.

No. 46A and 145: they both pass by O'Connell, Trinity side entrance, Leeson Street, Donnybrook and Stillorgan. If you take these buses ask the driver to stop for UCD and Montrose Hotel. You will see the hotel on your left and you need to cross the bridge to reach UCD main entrance.

***Aircoach.ie:

if you're coming directly from the airport to campus or the Montrose Hotel, the Aircoach is your best option as it comes directly here and ask the bus driver to stop at the Montrose, then make your way into campus.

Directions from Heuston and Connolly Stations:

From Heuston: take a bus or the LUAS into the city centre. Change in O'Connell street with either No. 10, 46A or 145 that leave from the Spire and in front of Beshoff Fish and Chips and Burger King.

From Connolly: go down the side exit and cross the road in direction of Talbot Street and walk your way to the Spire to connect with the buses towards campus.

For further information please go to http://www.ucd.ie/gettingtoucd.htm

CULTURAL LINKS:

Friday 25th September is Culture Night in Dublin, where a number of attractions are free of charge all night. As our wine reception ends around 7pm, you can then enjoy your night in a very cultural Dublin. For those of you attracted to theatre, there is also the international Dublin Theatre Festival. So please find below links to both events and

Enjoy!

http://www.culturenight.ie/

http://www.dublintheatrefestival.com/

Monday, April 20, 2009

CALL FOR PAPERS

The European Avant-Garde 1890-1930

An interdisciplinary postgraduate conference to be held at
University College Dublin
on September 25th and 26th.

Supported by the UCD Graduate School in Arts and Celtic Studies.



In his seminal 1974 book, Theory of the Avant-Garde, Peter Bürger wrote that the aim of the avant-gardists was to "reintegrate art into the praxis of life". With this statement in mind, we are pleased to announce the call for papers for an interdisciplinary conference examining the European Avant-Garde, during the period 1890-1930.

Papers addressing the avant-garde in literature, the visual arts, architecture, theatre and film are all welcome.
Speakers may wish to consider, among other issues,
-the movements of Futurism, Cubism, Dadaism and Expressionism
-specific writers, artists or playwrights within the time period and their relation to avant-garde aesthetics
-the interaction of avant-garde movements with politics
- the interplay between different avant-garde movements
- the avant-garde as an attack on the concept of art as an institution
- technology and the avant-garde
- the legacy of the avant-garde
-the avant-garde at the turn of the century
- translating the avant-garde

Proposals may come from the disciplines of modern languages (French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese), English, art history, film, drama and theatre studies and comparative studies.

We invite proposals for twenty-minute papers from postgraduate students and postdoctoral scholars (up to one year from graduation). Papers should be in English. Abstracts (maximum 300 words), together with a short biography indicating your academic background and research interests should be emailed to the organizers at the addresses below by June 15th, 2009. Please include your name, academic affiliation, and contact details.

Organizers:
Selena Daly (selena.daly@ucd.ie)
Monica Insinga (monica.insinga@ucdconnect.ie)