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@sabineegger
Associate Professor of German Studies, MIC, University of Limerick | Irish Centre for Transnational Studies | Interested in Literary & Cultural Studies, Memory, Borderlands, Europe, Contested Spaces, Embodiment, Technology/Media
Renee Good was a mom & a poet; Pretti a nurse; Khalil & Ozturk students. When I think of the assault against democracy in general & the humanities in particular, itβs clear the assault is in part against feminized occupations, the often devalued work of care giving, learning and reading
"Time for hope": lnkd.in/e5dUGWBv. Colum McCann and the protagonists of his novel Apeirogon will visit the Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick, this Monday. If you can't make it to the event, well worth reading.
Born #Onthisday 1920 Elizabeth Shaw, the Irish artist & children's author, who charmed East German children. Her fascinating story is contained in @sabineegger.bsky.social publication dspace.mic.ul.ie/handle/10395... @clodaghfinn.bsky.social
Interesting perspective on tattoos. (Still not for me π)
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With thanks to Mary Immaculate College and the Limerick Early Music Festival (LEMF) for their support.
A big thank you to all involved in this year's ICTS Symposium, in collaboration with LEMF25 - for their inspiring performance, visual and sound narratives of warscapes, research shared, questions & comments. So much food for thought.
Nearly there ...
ICTS Symposium βContested (Hi)Stories in Media and Creative Artsβ on 18 March will explore the role of media and arts in challenging narratives on conflict & migration. International panel & sound art performance & screening of documentary Intercepted (2024) by Oksana Karpovych shorturl.at/r91L8