9th annual conference of AFIS (Association of Franco-Irish Studies)

Morning Coffee

E224

Plenary Session : "A is for asparagus, B is for blondes, C is for Catholics: The Changing Face of some Franco-Irish Stereotypes"

Lecture Theatre E3

Phyllis Gaffney, University College Dublin

Questioning Tropes in Irish Literature

Lecture Theatre E3

Chair : Eamon Maher, NCFIS, Institute of Technology Tallaght

› “Opening A New Window”: From Speed to Trajectory in the Poetry of Alan Gillis - Anne Goarzin, Centre d'Etudes Irlandaises, CRBC-Rennes 10:30-10:50 (20min)

› 'Vive la France! Je me révolte, donc je suis' – Reimagining Paris in the poetry of Paul Durcan. - John McDonagh, MIC Limerick 10:50-11:10 (20min)

› Poetic Diplomacy: French Cultural Influences on the Poetry of Denis Devlin' - Benjamin Keatinge, South East European University, Macedonia 11:30-11:50 (20min)

Politics and Cultural Practices in France and Ireland

Lecture Theatre E4

Chair : Déborah Vandewoude, Université d'Artois

› Who Wants to Frame the Republic ? Irish Republicans in the Spanish Civil War - Yann Bévant, Centre d'Etudes Irlandaises, CRBC Rennes 10:30-10:50 (20min)

› Ireland, Northern Ireland : the Palestine of Europe ? The Legitimacy or Illegitimacy of a State - Belgacem Mehdaoui, Sohar University, Sulltanate of Oman 10:50-11:10 (20min)

› From Widgery to de Silva : British government and victims' reactions to inquiries into Bloody Sunday and the killing of Pat Finucane - Lesley Lelourec, Centre d'Etudes Irlandaises-CRBC Rennes 11:10-10:30 (-1h-40)

› The Gender of Political Violence: Thinking Women's Participation in “Extreme” Political Movements in France and Ireland - Marion Sarrouy, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris 11:30-11:50 (20min)

Lunch at the Métronome University Restaurant, Rennes 2

Le Métronome - Restaurant universitaire Rennes 2, Villejean Campus

Questioning Tropes in Irish Literature

Lecture Theatre E3

Chair : John McDonagh, MIC Limerick

› A 1910 Challenge: the Max effect? - Mary Pierse, University College Cork 14:00-14:20 (20min)

› Reframing a Portrait: Flann O'Brien's Interrogation of the Artist in Cruiskeen Lawn - Edward Schaefer, Texas State University 14:20-14:40 (20min)

Politics and Cultural Practices in France and Ireland

Lecture Theatre E4

Chair : Grainne O'Keeffe-Vigneron, Centre d'Etudes Irlandaises-CRBC Rennes

› Viewing the Story of “Place” Through a New Lens - Brian Murphy, IT Tallaght, Dublin 14:20-14:50 (30min)

› Outside the Frame: Challenging Representations of Teachers in France and Ireland - Imelda Elliott, Université du Littoral Cote d'Opale 14:50-15:10 (20min)

› Whitefriar Street Church : un lieu institutionnel pour une pratique « hors-cadre » - Déborah Vandewoude, Université d'Artois 15:10-15:30 (20min)

Coffee Break

Espace Recherche, Room E224

Plenary session - 2013: The Year of the French – A Journalist’s View of Franco-Irish Relations

Lecture Theatre E3

Ruadhán McCormaic (Legal Affairs Correspondent, The Irish Times)

AFIS

AGM (E3)

Reception / Performance : "Music in the work of James Joyce: From "Chamber Music" to "Finnegans Wake"

Main Library University Rennes 2

Gerry Smyth

https://afis2013.sciencesconf.org/data/program/Gerry_Smyth.docx

Conference Dinner - Taverne de la Marine, Place de Bretagne, Rennes

In town - Rennes

Conference Programme