What does the Irish Sea contribute to the lives of the people who inhabit its shores?
How does the sea benefit those communities economically and socially? What role does the Irish Sea play in defining our communities politically and culturally? How do the people who live on its coastlines use, exploit, and imagine the Irish Sea? How do we engage with the Irish Sea as a living ecosystem, or as a means of transportation, or as a distinctive sea-space with its own histories and its own nature? How can we do so without damaging the ability of future generations to live safely and fruitfully on its shores?
The Irish Sea: History, Culture, Environment is a symposium to address these questions about the sea which Ireland shares with Wales, the Isle of Man, England, and Scotland. The symposium brings together a range of academics and independent researchers from the sciences and the humanities to present the findings of their research, and to discuss with scholars and a public audience the values, meanings, and histories of the Irish Sea. The symposium will conclude with a workshop about the possibilities and opportunities for future interdisciplinary research on the Irish Sea.
Organisers:
- Dr John Brannigan, UCD School of English, Drama and Film
- Dr Tasman Crowe, UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science
- Richard McCormick, National Maritime Museum Library and Archive
To register to attend the symposium, please click here to go to the registration page, or email john.brannigan@ucd.ie
For details, click here for the Symposium site