Lectures and Events

The University of New Mexico English Department and Irish Studies program will host the third annual Mary Power Lecture in Irish Studies on Monday, October 14 at 4pm in the Frank Waters Room, Zimmerman Library, UNM Albuquerque campus. Our speaker will be Mary M. Burke, Professor of English and Irish Literature at the University of … Continue reading 2024 Mary Power Lecture in Irish Studies

Thank you to everyone who attended UNM Irish Studies' first in-person event since 2019! Professor Moran delivered an excellent lecture on the theatrical and racial lines of influence between Irish dramatists Dion Boucicault and Sean O'Casey, and African-American dramatist Lorraine Hansberry. Please follow us here, on Facebook, or Instagram to find out our latest programming. … Continue reading UNM Irish Studies hosts fall lecture by Professor James Moran

UNM Irish Studies is thrilled to welcome Dr. James Moran, Professor of Modern Drama at the University of Nottingham, to UNM on Monday, September 19 at noon in the Frank Waters Room, Zimmerman Library (UNM Albuquerque Campus). Professor Moran will deliver a lecture, "Race on the Black and Irish Stage: Tracing the Theatrical Connections between … Continue reading Fall 2022 Irish Studies Lecture

Ph.D. candidate Emma Mincks won a number of prestigious UNM and national awards during the past academic year, including the Krause Research Fellowship from the American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS), the Donald E. Jordan, Jr. - Willard C. Potts, Jr. Award for Emerging Scholar from ACIS-West, and a coveted Russell J. and Dorothy S. … Continue reading Student and Alumni Spotlight 2021-22

UNM Irish Studies is delighted to welcome Dr. Joseph Valente (University at Buffalo) and Dr. Margot Gayle Backus (University of Houston) to discuss their new co-authored book, The Child Sex Scandal and Modern Irish Literature, published by Indiana University Press. Valente and Backus's groundbreaking study explores cultural responses to child sex scandals in 20th and … Continue reading UNM Irish Studies to host webinar on childhood trauma in Irish Literature — REGISTER HERE

We regret to announce that the Mary Power Lecture with Paul Muldoon has been cancelled in light of COVID-related developments in the state and at UNM. We plan to reschedule for next academic year. From all of us at UNM Irish Studies, thank you for your support of our program, and please take good care … Continue reading Paul Muldoon event CANCELLED

The UNM English Department and the Irish Studies Program are thrilled to announce a public lecture by PAUL MULDOON, an award-winning poet, professor, and the recipient of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Muldoon will deliver the third annual Mary Power Lecture in Irish Studies on Thursday, March 26 at 6pm in the George Pearl … Continue reading Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon to speak at UNM

Our Irish Studies students and alumni have garnered amazing recognition and accomplishments this academic year! Jennifer Scanlan (BA English, 2018) fell in love with Galway because of her time in the 2017 Imagining Ireland study abroad program and decided to attend the National University of Ireland, Galway for her Master's degree in Medieval Studies. Once … Continue reading Student and Alumni Spotlight

It has been a busy spring for UNM Irish Studies! In February, we welcomed Irish poet Annemarie Ní Churreáin to campus for a stellar reading from her debut collection, Bloodroot. On April 25 we held the second annual Mary Power Lecture in Irish Studies, which honors Professor Emerita of English, Mary Power, who taught at … Continue reading Spring Events Roundup

Mark your calendars and join us for the 2nd annual Mary Power Lecture in Irish Studies!