‘Human Rights Practice: Terms and Conditions Apply’: 27 Nov in NUI Galway

Niall Ó Dochartaigh

A talk by Professor Attracta Ingram
Friday  27 November 2015 at 2.30 pm in Room 333, Aras Moyola, National University of Ireland Galway.
All welcome!
Organised by the Power, Conflict and Ideology Cluster in the School of Political Science & Sociology

Abstract
Human rights are increasingly used to justify a variety of Western interventions in the affairs of other nations, sometimes, but not always,  acting with an UN mandate.  This development became most evident in the military interventions in Somalia, Haiti, and the former Yugoslavia. Less dramatically, measures such as sanctions and conditions on aid have long been used against the more egregious human rights-abusing regimes.  At an everyday political level Western politicians are commonly expected to raise human rights issues on state occasions and trade missions with countries like China, Saudi Arabia, Burma, and many others.    As reflected in the world of ideas, this development of human rights practice…

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Support Syrian refugees: a follow-up

CLAMOROUS VOICE

This post is in addition to yesterday’s post about how to help the Syrian refugees at Calais by donating items in Oxford. Here are some more resources and information about ways to help, including a few more regional links:

• This Amazon wishlist helps you buy items specifically requested by those working with refugee groups. This crowdfunding account raises money for those in ‘The Jungle’, the Calais refugee camp.
• The big charities are also soliciting donations – try MSF, who are doing migrant search and rescue in the Mediterranean sea, Save The Children, who are campaigning for the children of Syria, or the British Red Cross. You can donate at any of their websites.
• By the end of September, there will be over 26,000 unaccompanied children in European refugee camps. This petition urges David Cameron to allow 3,000 of them (number suggested by Save The Children) to be…

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The Cherry Orchard Short Review

Writer: Anton Chekhov
Company: TG Stan, Belgium
Venue: O Reilly Theatre, Belvedere, 10th October 2015

In this production of Chekhov’s final comedic play, the audience members’ eyes or ears aren’t drawn to the lighting or the sound, but are drawn to the stage space and the minimal amount of set dressing. These performers aren’t interested in bells and whistles; they are more interested in the devised nature of this Chekhovian piece. This frenzied piece settles down into something more concrete after the first Act, the performance is  diluted by the constant asides to the audience. Female rolesperformances are strong, an ensemble piece is clearly marked out and Bert Haelvoet must be given a hat tip as he portrayed three different personas

this production has  come under fire from the print media and the blogging world for not using a director or dramaturge, this is their methodology and we must respect this. For new or established Chekhovians, it would get my recommendation as this audience member was captivated throughout

(c) Dave Joyce 2015

‘Vinyl’, ‘Girls’ & ‘Togetherness’ Get February Premiere Dates On HBO

Excited for Vinyl from one of the godfathers of American cinema 🙂

Source: ‘Vinyl’, ‘Girls’ & ‘Togetherness’ Get February Premiere Dates On HBO

‘The Irish Citizen Army: how significant was it?’ Panel Discussion Thurs 15 Oct

if you are in Galway this thursday panel discussion & debate on the ICA

Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour & Class, NUI Galway

‘The Irish Citizen Army: how significant was it?’

ICHLC panel discussion & debate

THURSDAY, 15 OCT., 8.pm, Galway Mechanics Institute, Middle St,

featuring:

Dr Ann Matthews, Dr Leo Keohane, Prof. Gavin Foster, and Mr James Curry, Dr Conor McNamara

All welcome; please share

INTRODUCING THE PANELLISTS:
* Ann Matthews is author of The Irish Citizen Army (2014) several books on women in the Irish Revolution, and an acclaimed play, Lockout. She has lectured in History at NUI Maynooth.
* Leo Keohane lectures in Cultural Theory at the Centre for Irish Studies, NUI Galway. A founder of the ICHLC, he is author of Captain Jack White: Imperialism, Anarchism & the Irish Citizen Army (2014).
* James Curry is a PhD Digital Humanities Research Scholar at NUI Galway and an ICHLC founder. His most recent publication (with Ciaran Wallace) is Thomas Fitzpatrick & the Lepracaun Cartoon Monthly (2014).
* Gavin…

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Oxford: Refugees Are Welcome Here!

CLAMOROUS VOICE

This afternoon, about 2,000 people gathered by Oxford University’s Sheldonian building for a peaceful demonstration in support of the Syrian refugees, showing that refugees are welcome in Oxford.

The demonstration was chaired by Mark Lynas. A speaker from Oxfam, Dr Hojjat Ramzy of the Oxford Islamic Information Centre, Asylum Welcome, Emmaus Oxford and other charities spoke, as well as current and former asylum seekers from Syria, Eritrea and Afghanistan. The head of Oxford City Council confirmed that Oxford would be welcoming refugee families, and called on the government to make funds available to expedite the process.

A speaker from UNISON called attention to the need to force the government to build more houses and abandon the racist policies which all parties espoused in the run-up to the last general election, before publicising the national day of action next Saturday. The author Mark Haddon called on Britain to…

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Five Glens

Source: Five Glens Arts Festival

Talking about my thesis without talking about my thesis: infectious diseases and posthumanism

A publication! A publication! My kingdom for a publication!

A publication! A publication! My kingdom for a publication!.

The Edinburgh Fringe One-Weeker 2015 – Titus Andronicus

There were four (yes four, count them!) productions of Titus Andronicus at this year’s Fringe, but the one theese folks went to see was produced by Tripped Theatre.

The Real Chrisparkle

Flushed from his success at his own Spoken Word event earlier this evening, we will hopefully have met up with our friends Lord Liverpool and the Countess of Cockfosters for a couple of late night shows. The first is Titus Andronicus, but it isn’t as straightforward as all that. There are four (yes four, count them!) productions of Titus Andronicus at this year’s Fringe, but the one we’re going to is produced by Tripped Theatre. Here’s the promotional blurb: “Tripped Theatre returns once more to the Fringe with a stripped back production of Shakespeare’s bloodiest revenge tragedy in a glamorous and deliciously filthy adaptation that will thrill, revolt and force you to simultaneously love and loathe the flock of flawed characters it portrays. Titus comes back from war as a damaged and reluctant celebrity forced into his nation’s limelight, but his dreadful thirst for revenge sends him and his…

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