INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - IASIL 2002

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IASIL -2002
​Interrelations: Irish Literatures and other forms of knowledge

​In 2002, the Department of Foreign Affairs supported the international conference, "Interrelations: Irish Literatures and other forms of knowledge", organized by the International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures (IASIL) and hosted for the first time in a South American country. It took place at the University of São Paulo, Brazil from 28 July to 1 August 2002. There were 179 participants representing 21 countries.

Guest Speakers:
Terence Brown (TCD), Edna Longley (QUB), Ann Saddlemyer (Univ. of Toronto), Nicholas Grene (TCD), Fintan O´Toole (Irish Times), John Brannigan (UCD), Christopher Murray (UCD), Maurice Harmon (UCD), Maria Tymozcho (Mass.U, USA), Margaret Kelleher (NUI)

Writers invited:
John Banville and Billy Roche.

Publications:
- Book: Kaleidoscopic Views of Ireland . São Paulo: Humanitas, 2003.
- Proceedings: Special Issue of ABEI Journal No. 5.