Proposals are invited for twenty-minute papers and/or 3-4 person panels (in English or Irish) on any aspect of eighteenth-century Ireland, including its history, literature, language, and culture. There is no specific conference theme, but proposals for papers and panels addressing the following topics will be particularly welcome:
Eighteenth-century Dublin
With the 2012 conference based in the heart of Dublin city centre, papers concerning any facet of Georgian Dublin, including, but not limited to, history, literature, architecture, and urban planning, are invited.
The Irish Parliament
To mark the 230th anniversary of Irish legislative independence, papers addressing any aspect of the Irish parliament, its members, its activities, and its effect on Irish social, political, and cultural life are especially encouraged.
Dublin City of Science
In July 2012, Dublin will host Europe’s largest science conference, Euroscience Open Forum; in conjunction, science-related events and exhibitions are planned across Ireland in the months preceding the conference. To join in this celebration of Irish scientific endeavour, papers are invited on any aspect of the practice of scientific experimentation, enterprise and research in the long eighteenth century.
The History of Jack Connor and Early Irish Fiction
As 2012 is the 260th anniversary of the publication of William Chaigneau’s only novel, The History of Jack Connor (1752), papers are invited on any aspect of the text and its relationship to the development of Irish and British fiction. More widely, papers considering other examples of early Irish fiction, their contribution to the rise of the novel in eighteenth-century Britain, and their exploration (or lack thereof) of Irish life, are also welcome. Read more
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