Dr James Gallacher speaking at this year's St Patrick's Dinner organised by the Irish Club of Luxembourg (ICL);
Credit: Ali Sahib
The University of Luxembourg has announced a new lecture series within its new Irish Studies modules, "Through Word and Time: Irish Authors in Context", that is being held each Wednesday at 16:45 starting on 20 September 2023.
This course is open to members of the public, with attendance possible either in-person at the university's Belval campus or online.
The series will take an in-depth look at some of Ireland's most pre-eminent historic and contemporary writers, from Jonathon Swift to Sally Rooney, by examining their most famous works in relation to the historical and cultural contexts in which they were produced. Looking at some of Irish literature's most famous characters, the series will explore major themes of Irish history and culture while remaining accessible to a general audience.
Writers featured will include Jonathon Swift, Maria Edgworth, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, W B Yeats, Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, Sally Rooney, Anna Burns and Jan Carson.
For full course details, and for a reading list, the series lecturer Dr James Gallacher can be contacted by email: james.gallacher@uni.lu.
Cost: €50 per person to attend in-person. Registration (open from 6 September until 1 October) online at https://www.uni.lu/en/admissions/guest-students/. Online attendance is free of charge; to register, email: opencourses@uni.lu.
Dr Gallacher is a lecturer and research fellow in Irish Studies at the University of Luxembourg, specialising in the literary and cultural history of modern Ireland. For the coming academic year he will be conducting research into the Irish diaspora in Luxembourg and BeNeLux countries. This research is funded by the Government of Ireland's Irish Studies Programme.
Chronicle.lu reached out to Dr Gallacher who stated: "I am really excited to be giving this new lecture series, it is a great chance to connect our teaching at the university with not just the Irish community in Luxembourg, but anyone who has an interest in Irish literature and culture in general."
