Arts and Humanities Institute, Maynooth

By a Thread at Maynooth University brought artists, writers and researchers together to reflect on maternal memory, loss and resilience. Powerful work from Pauline Keena and a thoughtful conversation with Camille Laurens made for a moving and insightful event.

The Arts and Humanities Institute present the 'Crown Yourself Workshop' on 14th March 2026 @maynoothuniversity.ie with crown designer for Latvian Eurovision entrants & opera stars alike, Lastroda. Email muahi@mu.ie to book.

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Congratulations to Arts and Humanities Institute member, Dr. Laura Watson for the glowing review of 'Women and Music in Ireland' published in journal 'Music and Letters'.
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Construction is officially underway at the AHI HEART Lab!
We’re getting ready to bring in new digital‑humanities tech, including:
• Alienware gaming laptops
• 360° camera kits
• Meta Quest VR
• Motion-capture suit
• VR treadmill + shoes
Want to use the lab for your own project? lnkd.in/dtkRHe_i

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My News items from the DiⒶgnostic project come to a close for 2025 with a brief overview of other, practical things that happened recently.
Stavros Angelis, who was the Senior Technical and Digital Officer at the Maynooth Arts and Humanities Institute @muahi.bsky.social,...
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Eolas dátheangach faoin gcomhdháil *Widame, 7-8 Samhain in Ollscoil Mhá Nuad.

Beidh *Widame (Prótai-Cheiltis “fuaireamar amach”), comhdháil scoláirí iarchéime sa Léann Ceilteach, ar siúl 7-8 Samhain 2025 i seomra 1.33 IONTAS in @maynoothuniversity.ie.

Sceideal na comhdhála agus clárúchán ar fáil anseo: buff.ly/b3GjydF

Bilingual information regarding the *Widame conference, 7-8 November in Maynooth University.

*Widame (Proto-Celtic “we found out”), a conference of postgraduate scholars in Celtic Studies, will take place 7-8 November 2025 in 1.33 IONTAS in @maynoothuniversity.ie.

Conference schedule and registration is available here: buff.ly/b3GjydF

A reminder to get there early on Thursdsy lest you be subject to the kinds of brawls over seating that @seroddy.bsky.social details in the book. No pew rents will be applied and there may even be some catering to get you in the door before the event.

Join Dr Joanna Walsh for her book launch of 'Amateurs!' in conversation with Dr El Putnam, this Thurs, 6th Nov. in MUSSI Seminar Room, Iontas, from 1-3pm. Presentations by Prof. Triona Ni Shiochain (University of Galway) and Diaa Lagan (MU/IADT) chaired by Dr Jeneen Naji.

All most welcome!

New Yorker Lynne Marie Rosenberg is launching brand-new podcast, Different Together, co-created with artist/producer Dafe Pessu Orgubo this Thurs. 23rd Oct at 6:30 pm at IMMA Kilmainham. Support from @muahi.bsky.social, MU RDO & Dept. Media Studies. Details at www.eventbrite.com/e/different-...

'The Body Speaks: Medical Humanities and Narrative Medicine in Action' takes place as part of MU Research Week, from 1 - 3pm, on Wed. 22 Oct in the AHI Lab 1.37. All most welcome, please register via the website link.

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Creative Practice and Embodied Knowledges Research Showcase - Creative Practice and Embodied Knowledges Photo credit: EL Putnam and Mike McCormack, Under the Feet of Shadows, 2024, Video Still. The Creative Practice and Embodied Knowledges Research Strength at MUAHI will be presenting a showcase of prac...

The Creative Practice and Embodied Knowledges Research Strength will be presenting a showcase of practice as part of MU's Research Week today Mon. 20 Oct, 2 - 4pm in AHI Seminar Room 1.33, Iontas. Full details via link below.

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#ERC-BROKENSONG at the En plein air conference in Siena! Fascinating conference and especially great panel from the #ERC-SOUNDSPACE panel! @muahi.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

Some fascinating images of the involvement of Belgian colonial subjects in the East Africa campaign of the First World War. These and other images are available to consult here uurl.kbr.be/bib/16923934

The MU Motherhood Project and the INFEDE research project led by Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow, Dr Jenny Säilävaara, marked National Breastfeeding Week with a symposium exploring contemporary challenges, cutting edge research and innovations in breastfeeding support across Europe.

We are excited to publish the first blog in our Emerging Scholar series 'The Good, The Bad, and The Blemished: Disability Terminology in Medieval Ireland,' by @djbirishhistory.bsky.social who is conducting a @researchireland.ie funded PhD @muahi.bsky.social

History Department Seminar Series taking place tomorrow, Thursday 9th of October in Rhetoric House from 5-6pm. All most welcome!

Frontiers | Feminist fabulation as refusal: Christine Yahya’s @pink_bits illustrating ‘bodies we are told to hide’ IntroductionDigital feminist fabulations offer a mode of resistance to algorithmic patriarchies that govern visibility and acceptability on social media plat...

New publication out today with @marissawillcox.bsky.social : “Feminist fabulation as refusal: Christine Yahya’s @pink_bits”. We examine how her illustrations reclaim space for bodies often censored www.frontiersin.org/journals/com... #mediastudies #algorithm
#feminism #fabulation #digitalmedia

'Ireland: Land of 1,000 Welcomes?' will take place this Friday, 19th Sept. as part of Culture Night 2025 activities. It will be held in the AHI Seminar Rm 1.33, First floor of Iontas from 5:30 - 7pm.

For any further information please contact edmund.chapman@mu.ie

Registration closes 7 Sept. 35th Irish Conference of Historians, 12-13 Sept. @maynoothuniversity.ie

Please share widely. @muahi.bsky.social @muresearch.bsky.social @mu-ssi.bsky.social @mulibrary.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social

@maynoothuniversity.ie & @kildarelibrary.bsky.social are thrilled to announce @aingealaflannery.bsky.social as Writer-in-Residence. Aingeala is an award-winning writer, journalist, & broadcaster. It is a great pleasure to welcome Aingeala back to Maynooth! @mu-alumni.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

Residency alert! In partnership w/ @artscouncilireland.bsky.social, we're seeking a Writer-in-Residence for 2026. Pls spread the word and consider applying to come and work with us! 🙏

@maynoothuniversity.ie @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social
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Ogham Stones of County Mayo book launched | Connaught Telegraph OGHAM Stones of County Mayo, an illustrated book on Mayo’s ogham stones, has been launched in Claremorris Library.

www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/09/12/o...

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@maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @muresearch.bsky.social @ceilteachomn.bsky.social

Prof. Deborah Hayden @dhaydenceltic.bsky.social (Maynooth @muahi.bsky.social @muresearch.bsky.social) spoke about the long life of ogham in manuscripts up to the 19th century, e.g. in @rialibrary.bsky.social.
Katherine & I concluded the programme of 1 1/2 hours with highlights from the MANY...
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Irish Humanities Alliance | IHA Annual Conference 2025 - Registration now open Registration is now OPEN for the IHA Annual conference 2025.<br /> <br /> This two-day conference, supported by the Irish Humanities Alliance (IHA) and the UCD Humanities Institute…

Registration is now open for the IHA annual conference @ucdhumanities.bsky.social on 4-5th Sep 2025. Attendance is free - booking essential. Programme & further details 👇
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Finally, a huge thank you to Oisin Ralph (@oisinralph) for creating our incredible poster!
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We are delighted to announce that the Trans* Research Association of Ireland (TRAI)’s 2nd Annual Symposium will take place on the 21st and 22nd of November 2025 in Queen’s University Belfast in collaboration with Outburst Queer Arts Festival and the Centre for Gender in Politics at Queen’s.
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Join Dr Francesca Placanica on Friday, 5th September for the 'Embodied Monologues Symposium: Cathy Berberian &
Theatrical Imagination'. Celebrating the work of the American mezzo-soprano known as “the Callas of the Avant-Garde”.
For full event details: www.embodiedmonologues.com/symposium/ca...

I learnt so much from this talk, thanks so much for sharing your expertise, @egeertsphd.bsky.social - you made the @muahi.bsky.social summer school metaphysically and materially fantastic!