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“Europeanise Ireland, Hibernicise Europe” – the motto for this conference is provided by James Joyce himself, who, it would not be an exaggeration to say, had spent most of his writing life in mainland Europe (including Austria or the Habsburg Empire, as it was then) benefiting from cultural hybridity and cross-currents characteristic of cultural and linguistic contact zones. The recent referendum on the Lisbon Treaty firmly put Ireland into the limelight again and made continental Europeans aware of “the island behind the island”. It also brought to a head the issue of Irish-European/European-Irish relations and the necessity for cross-cultural dialogue and exchange.
In accordance with its general objectives EFACIS invites contributions on the theme of “Ireland in/and Europe: Cross-Currents and Exchanges” from a variety of perspectives and a variety of disciplines (history, philosophy, theology, politics, sociology, economics, sport, literature, theatre, film and media studies, cultural studies and culture as lived experience).

Topics may include, but are not limited to: Irish-European/European-Irish Cultural Relations; Ireland in/and/out of the EU; The Theme of “Europe” in Irish Studies; The Irish Diaspora in Europe; Emigration/Immigration/ Re-Immigration (from the early missionaries to The Wild Geese to European migrants in Ireland); Cultural Transfer; Comparative Approaches.

Abstracts: If you would like to propose a paper (in English, not exceeding 20 minutes), please submit your title and an abstract of 250 words accompanied by a short biographical sketch. In addition to the presentation of papers we invite contributions to alternative forms of discussion: e.g. proposals for themed panels, poster sessions etc.

A special feature of the 2009 conference will be the inclusion of an information session on European funding, including representatives from major funding agencies in Europe, and “match-making” sessions/ workshops
for participants seeking European partners for funding proposals.

Doctoral students are particularly invited to present aspects of their ‘work in progress’ in a specially arranged postgraduate forum.

Deadline for submission of proposals and abstracts: 1 March 2009.

All correspondence should be addressed to:

Prof. Dr. Werner Huber, Department of English, University of Vienna,
Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 8, A-1090 Wien/Vienna, AUSTRIA
tel:+43 1 4277 42481, fax:+43 1 4277 42498;
e-mail: wern.huber@univie.ac.at

NB: Only paid-up members are eligible to read papers at EFACIS conferences. (Membership subscriptions may be taken out or renewed during the conference.) To join EFACIS, please contact the EFACIS Treasurer: Mark Schreiber, schreiber@anglistik.uni-siegen.de.

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Home Call for Papers Programme Registration Hotels & Directions Links Contact	“Europeanise Ireland, Hibernicise Europe” – the motto for this conference is provided by James Joyce himself, who, it would not be an exaggeration to say, had spent most of his writing life in mainland Europe (including Austria or the Habsburg Empire, as it was then) benefiting from cultural hybridity and cross-currents characteristic of cultural and linguistic contact zones. The recent referendum on the Lisbon Treaty firmly put Ireland into the limelight again and made continental Europeans aware of “the island behind the island”. It also brought to a head the issue of Irish-European/European-Irish relations and the necessity for cross-cultural dialogue and exchange. In accordance with its general objectives EFACIS invites contributions on the theme of “Ireland in/and Europe: Cross-Currents and Exchanges” from a variety of perspectives and a variety of disciplines (history, philosophy, theology, politics, sociology, economics, sport, literature, theatre, film and media studies, cultural studies and culture as lived experience). Topics may include, but are not limited to: Irish-European/European-Irish Cultural Relations; Ireland in/and/out of the EU; The Theme of “Europe” in Irish Studies; The Irish Diaspora in Europe; Emigration/Immigration/ Re-Immigration (from the early missionaries to The Wild Geese to European migrants in Ireland); Cultural Transfer; Comparative Approaches. Abstracts: If you would like to propose a paper (in English, not exceeding 20 minutes), please submit your title and an abstract of 250 words accompanied by a short biographical sketch. In addition to the presentation of papers we invite contributions to alternative forms of discussion: e.g. proposals for themed panels, poster sessions etc. A special feature of the 2009 conference will be the inclusion of an information session on European funding, including representatives from major funding agencies in Europe, and “match-making” sessions/ workshops for participants seeking European partners for funding proposals. Doctoral students are particularly invited to present aspects of their ‘work in progress’ in a specially arranged postgraduate forum. Deadline for submission of proposals and abstracts: 1 March 2009. All correspondence should be addressed to: Prof. Dr. Werner Huber, Department of English, University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 8, A-1090 Wien/Vienna, AUSTRIA tel:+43 1 4277 42481, fax:+43 1 4277 42498; e-mail: wern.huber@univie.ac.at NB: Only paid-up members are eligible to read papers at EFACIS conferences. (Membership subscriptions may be taken out or renewed during the conference.) To join EFACIS, please contact the EFACIS Treasurer: Mark Schreiber, schreiber@anglistik.uni-siegen.de.