Medieval History
Maggie M. Williams' Icons of Irishness from the Middle Ages to the Present was recently published in Palgrave's New Middle Ages series.
The publisher's description: From majestic 'Celtic' crosses to elaborate knotwork designs, visual symbols of Irish identity abound in contemporary culture. In jewelry, souvenirs, tattoos, and even graphic novels and massive public murals, Irishness is depicted in its most medieval garb. Looking back to a mythical past, such images conjure up ancient realms of mystical druids, warrior Celts, and pious Christian monks. Icons of Irishness offers a commentary on the blending of pasts and presents that finds permanent visualization in these contemporary signs of Irish cultural identity. Williams considers both scholarly and popular perspectives, exploring the spaces where Irish modernity meets its 'Celtic' past.
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Medieval History
Icons of Irishness published
The publisher's description: From majestic 'Celtic' crosses to elaborate knotwork designs, visual symbols of Irish identity abound in contemporary culture. In jewelry, souvenirs, tattoos, and even graphic novels and massive public murals, Irishness is depicted in its most medieval garb. Looking back to a mythical past, such images conjure up ancient realms of mystical druids, warrior Celts, and pious Christian monks. Icons of Irishness offers a commentary on the blending of pasts and presents that finds permanent visualization in these contemporary signs of Irish cultural identity. Williams considers both scholarly and popular perspectives, exploring the spaces where Irish modernity meets its 'Celtic' past.
- New Book!
Elizabeth Boyle and Paul Russell, both of the Department of ASNC, have recently published a volume of essays on the life and scholarship of the Celtic scholar and colonial jurist, Whitley Stokes (1830-1909). The volume arises from the conference which...
- An Irish History Of Civilization
Dr Denis Casey writes: A recent reading experience has left me with the feeling that perhaps I should emerge from under my cultural rock a little more often. The work that inspired this minor bout of introspection was Don Akenson's large two-volume...
- Making The Past In The Present
Recently published: Medievalisms: Making the Past in the Present, by Tison Pugh and Angela Jane Weisl (Routledge, 2012). Publisher's description: From King Arthur and Robin Hood, through to video games and jousting-themed restaurants, medieval...
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Call for Papers: Icons & Iconoclasm Icons & Iconoclasm The Jefferson Scholars' Foundation and the Jefferson Graduate Fellows at the University of Virginia present the second biannual Forum for Interdisciplinary Dialogue, Sept. 17 and 18, 2010. The...
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I'm so far behind that I am now posting this after it happened. Well...for posterity..... 10-12 October 2008: The 28th Annual Harvard Celtic Colloquium Students, alumni, faculty, and friends of the Harvard Celtic Department are cordially invited...