NARRATIVES OF RESPONSIBILITY: IRISH STUDIES, HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS
Date: 14-16 October 2024
Venue: University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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:
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
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)
Date: 14-16 October 2024
Venue: University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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:
- Ethics and literature
- Responsibility and the Environment
- Ethics and Gender
- Narratives of diversity and inclusion
- Arts and technology
- Responsibility and Writing and enacting human rights
- Responsibility and the affective turn
- Literature, the Anthropocene and the posthuman
- Ireland and Ibero-América
- Literature and ecocriticism
Guideline for abstract submission
- Abstracts should include a title, followed by 3-5 keywords, and should not exceed 250 words for twenty-minute papers.
- Abstracts should be submitted as a Word Document, Times New Roman, 12 pts.
- Abstracts can be written in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.
- Include a brief biographical note of up to 50 words, including academic title and affiliation.
- Undergraduates may propose posters.
- Abstracts and posters should be sent via email to: [email protected]
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
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)