2024 - Trinity Long Room Hub Arts & Humanities Research Institute

Trinity Long Room Hub Director Eve Patten elected to Royal Irish Academy

Congratulations to Director Eve Patten and inaugural director Poul Holm who have been admitted to the Royal Irish Academy for their exceptional contributions to the humanities.

28 May 2024

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Fellow in Focus: Michael Aronson traces the history of Irish film exhibitions in the “silent era”

From industry to academia, in our latest Fellow in Focus, Professor Michael Aronson (University of Oregon) spoke to Professor Ruth Barton about his career to date and his project to create an open data map tracing the first thirty

24 May 2024

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Alice Munro, master of the short story: superlative tales that exalt the drama of the everyday

Ellen Orchard, PhD candidate in the School of English, writes for The Conversation about writer Alice Munro, who died last week at the age of 92.

22 May 2024

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‘Ireland and whiteness’: Hub fellow publishes article in latest issue of History Ireland

An article on ‘Ireland and whiteness since independence’, by Professor Van Gosse was published in the latest issue of History Ireland following research he carried out during his fellowship at the Trinity Long Room Hub.

14 May 2024

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International Booker prize 2024: six expert reviews of the shortlisted books

Rafael Mendes Silva reviews a novel from the International Booker prize shortlist for The Conversation ahead of the announcement of the winner on May 21. Rafael is a PhD candidate at Trinity's Department of Hispanic Studies.

13 May 2024

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Language is everywhere: pioneering research on linguistic landscapes

Emeritus Professor Jeffrey Kallen’s new book illuminates his work in the growing field of ‘linguistic landscape’ research, and the ways in which text displayed in public spaces is changing how we interact with language.

08 May 2024

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Museums critical in times of partisan politics says Head of Smithsonian

Speaking at the Trinity Long Room Hub’s Annual Humanities Horizons Lecture on Thursday 26 April, Lonnie G. Bunch III addressed the transformative impact the Smithsonian Institution has had on a national and global level.

30 Apr 2024

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What is meaningful work? A philosopher’s view

Caleb Althorpe, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Philosophy, writes in The Conversation about meaningful work from a philosopher's standpoint.

29 Apr 2024

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Conference hears of interdisciplinary approach to combatting hatred across Europe

A network of scholars and practitioners from the NETHATE consortium came together this week at the Trinity Long Room Hub to look at hate from a range of perspectives.

26 Apr 2024

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Young adults from Kildare and Wicklow visit Trinity as part of Critical ChangeLab

On Thursday, March 28, the InSync Junior Board and Area Coordinators visited Trinity as part of the Critical ChangeLab project to discuss youth-led approaches to democracy.

23 Apr 2024

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