NARRATIVES OF RESPONSIBILITY: IRISH STUDIES, HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS
Date: 14-16 October 2024 Venue: University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. The Book of Abstract is available here. The idea for theme of the XIX Symposium of Irish Studies in South America, Narratives of Responsibility: Ethics, the Environment and the Arts, originated from the upcoming COP 30, which will be held in the north of Brazil, in Belém do Pará, in 2025. This is the first time Brazil will host a UN Climate Change Conference, which may inspire the partcipants of the Symposium to reflect upon the role of literature, music, visual and performative arts in telling the history of the present for future generations. We are living in a time in which the consequences of human actions on Earth are the equivalent to natural disasters, earthquakes, tsunamis, climatic disasters and pandemics, which can no longer be ignored. According to Tom Bristow (2015), “From the perspective of the humanities, the metaphor of the Anthropocene asks us to think of the human as one part of the More-than-human world, which is to think of us not within the world but of the World” (p. 2). In this regard, it is essential to bring to the fore the discussion around responsibilities. Bearing responsibility is an inescapable condition in an age of constant changes. After the COVID-19 pandemic, responsibility has become key in human interactions, in the relationship with the planet and the natural environment, in the way we communicate and position ourselves and in the way we read, write and create art. In the Humanities, collective and individual responsibility should aim at building new bridges between various fields of knowledge to understand the environmental crisis that is currently affecting the world and to create solutions that provoke a positive change. It is also an opportunity to consider how Irish Studies, which is often marked by self-reflexivity and affinity with the Humanities, offers a privileged standpoint to enquire about the practice of responsibility in contemporaneity. The 2024 Academic Committee encourages delegates to present papers and/or posters about, but not exclusively, the following topics:
Programme Pre-Conference – Centro Universitário Maria Antonia da USP R. Maria Antônia, 294 - e 258 - Vila Buarque, São Paulo 11 October 2024 15:00 – Segredos do Putumayo, Documentary by Aurélio Michiles. 17:00 – Launch of the anthology Emblemas/ Emblems, by Catherine Phil MacCarthy. Interview with Catherine MacCarthy and her translator Gisele Wolkoff (UFF) 18:00 – Launch of the exhibition “Entanglement”/ “Emaranhado”, by Rita Duffy – Interview with Rita Duffy Refreshments XIX Symposium of Irish Studies in South America Venue: Centro Universitário Maria Antonia da USP R. Maria Antônia, 294 - e 258 - Vila Buarque, São Paulo 14 October 2024 10:00 – Registration 10:30 – Welcoming Remarks 10:45 – Opening Lecture: “Neither Here Nor There”, Rita Duffy. Chair: Consul General Robert Jackson 11:45 – Lunch 14:00 – Lecture 2: “In the name of God: Human intervention in the natural environment in Emma Donoghue's Haven”, Marisol Morales Ladrón (Universidad Alcalá de Henares) Chair: Elisa Abrantes (UFRRJ) 15:00 – Mesa Redonda 1: Translating Irish Voices from History to Poetry and Fiction Luciana Fonseca (USP), Luci Collin (UFPR), Maria Graciela Eliggi (UNLPam). Chair: Munira H. Mutran (USP) 16:30 – Refreshments 17:00 – Lecture 3: “Dream of a Sustainable World” Catherine Phil MacCarthy Chair: Luci Collin (UFPR) 18:00 – Official opening: Ambassador Fiona Flood; USP Pró-Reitora de Cultura Prof. Marli Quadros Leite; Presidente da Aucani Prof. Sergio P. B. Proença; President of ABEI Profa. Mariana Bolfarine; Coordenadora da Cátedra WB Yeats Profa. Laura P. Z. Izarra. 18:15 – Irish Studies in Brazil 18:30 – Reception hosted by the Embassy and Consulate General of Ireland 15 October Venue: Aucani Avenida Prof. Lúcio Martins Rodrigues, 310 - Bloco B 05508-020 - Butantã, São Paulo (Cidade Universitária) 9:00 Panels 10:30 Coffee Break 11:00 Mesa Redonda 2: Irish Culture and the Anthropocene Rejane de Souza Ferreira. “‘Sascha Hanning' Delta and Paul Lynch’s The Prophet Song: narratives of the end” Karolina Ulloa. “‘I test myself’: the Artful Solace of Sara Baume’s A Line Made by Walking” Sanio Santos. “Irish Eco-Horror and a World Close to its Demise – Analyzing Dead Meat (2004), by Conor McMahon” Chair: Fábio Waki (USP) 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Lecture 4: “About the Play: Dining at Petitpas” and dramatic reading. Justin MacCarthy (playwright) & Eda Nagayama Chair: Camila Franco Batista (UFR) 15:00 – Mesa redonda 3: Interdisciplinary Dialogues of the Alliance of Chairs of Irish Studies in Latin America. Juan José Delaney. “Borges and Irish Writing Revisited: Scottus Eriugena and Berkeley”. Thiago Cass. “O ‘alto-falante irlandês’ e ‘Miss Edgeworth’: a Irlanda em Jacob’s Room” Camila Batista. Territoriality in Torto Arado and Famine: Oppression and resistance in colonial contexts.” Chair: Laura P.Z. Izarra (USP) 16:30 – Coffee Break 16:30 – Posters 17:30 Piano Concert by Cathal Breslin Chair: Eduardo Medeiros (USP) Address: Prédio 6 da ECA - R. da Reitoria, 215 - Butantã, São Paulo 20:00 Jantar de confraternização (por adesão) 16 October Venue: Aucani Avenida Prof. Lúcio Martins Rodrigues, 310 - Bloco B 05508-020 - Butantã, São Paulo (Cidade Universitária) 9:00 Panels 10:30 Coffee Break 11:00 Panels 12:00 Lunch 13:30 Video at Ireland Corner: “What is it that Cinderella and Snow when they wait?” Adaptation of Waiting for Godot (UFSC) by Dirce Waltrick do Amaral and performed by UFSC students of Artes Cênicas. 14:30 Lecture 5: "Irish Poetry and Some Translations, a Personal Approach" Heleno Godoy (UFGo) Chair: Chair: Vitor Alevato (UFF) 15:30 Coffee break 16:00 Lecture 6: “Responsibility for the Narrative of Ireland’s Future “ Maurice Fitzpatrick (filmmaker) Chair: Niamh Casey (Deputy Consul) 17:00 Closing remarks Elisa Abrantes (Vice-presidente da ABEI) 18:00 Get-together (por adesão) Guideline for abstract submission
Deadline extension: 15 September 2024 Registration Participants can register at: https://forms.gle/b6RNSjNJrwq1hBVV7 Fees - Brazilian full-time researchers delivering papers: R$ 200 (R$ 150 ABEI membership + R$ 50 registration fee) - International researchers delivering papers: R$ 100 (registration fee) - MA/PhD/Part-time researchers delivering papers: R$ 100 (R$ 75 ABEI membership + R$ 25 registration fee) - Undergraduates presenting posters: R$ 20 (registration fee) - Registered attendants: R$ 10 (registration fee, attendance only) Payment The fees above are payable at registration until the 1st of October by PayPal below. Brazilians can use PIX (Chave: CPNJ 61.368.742/0001-69). International delegates should direct inquiries to [email protected]. Main organizers Mariana Bolfarine (ABEI) Laura P. Z. de Izarra (USP/ W.B. Yeats Chair of Irish Studies) Victor Pacheco (PG/USP) Consultative Committee Munira H. Mutran Rosalie R. Haddad Local Committee Ana Carolina Vilalta Caetano Bárbara Bom Angelo Eda Nagayama Esther Gazzola Borges Fábio Waki Jessica Grant Michelle Alvarenga Priscila Borges Rodrigues ABEI Committee Elisa Abrantes (vice-president of ABEI) Camila Franco Batista Alessandra Cristina Rigonato Luci Collin Maria Rita Drumond Viana Michelle Alvarenga Vitor Alevato Amaral Academic Committee Adriana Capuchinho Aurora Piñeiro Gisele Wolkoff Marisol Morales Maria Graciela Eliggi Noélia Borges Araújo Rejane Ferreira Sanio Santos Viviane Carvalho da Annunciação Tarso do Amaral (UERJ) Keynote speakers (provisional) Marisol Moráles-Ladrón (UAH, Spain) Maria Graciela Eliggi (UNLPam, Argentina) Catherine MacCarthy (Irish poet) Rita Duffy (Irish painter) Juan José Delaney (Irish-Argentine writer) Justin MacCarthy (Irish playwright) Maurice Fitzpatrick (Irish film director- to be confirmed) Cathal Breslin (Irish pianist) Support Brazilian Association of Irish Studies (ABEI) W. B. Yeats Chair of Irish Studies (FFLCH/USP) Emigrant Support Programme (ESP- Embassy of Ireland) |
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