2018-2019 Library Lecture Series
Each year, the Irish Cultural Center & McClelland Library are proud to host a series of visiting lecturers on various topics related to Irish literature, culture, and history. By bringing in experts in various fields, we hope to cultivate new interest and excitement about the many aspects of scholarship that make up the realm of Irish Studies. In addition to the traditional definition of Irish Studies, the McClelland Library expands the scope of its lecture series to include the personal connections to history discovered through family history research and genealogy. The lecture series is intended for audiences of all experience levels. Please join us each year to learn more about the various areas and experts that continue to teach us so much about Ireland.
The 2018-2019 Lecture and Exhibition Series is dedicated to the history and culture of the Irish in Latin America. Two internationally renowned guest speakers will be presenting lectures focused on the immigration experience of the Irish diaspora in the Americas.
The Irish in Latin America Exhibit
Events
- Book Discussion Group 10:30AM – Norton Room
- The Irish in Latin America Exhibit
- November 30th lecture with Tim Fanning, author of Paisanos: The Irish and the Liberation of Latin America
- January 19th lecture with James Silas Rogers, author of Irish-American Autobiography: The Divided Hearts of Athletes, Priests, Pilgrims, and More
Lecture: November 30th
Speaker: Tim Fanning
Friday November 30th, 2018 at 7pm in the Great Hall
Admission: Free (Donations greatly appreciated)
A special Grand Opening of the exhibit will be held for the public on Friday, November 30th, and will be preceded by a lecture from Ireland’s own Tim Fanning, author of the book “Paisanos: The Forgotten Irish Who Changed the Face of Latin America.” The lecture and book compliment each other as they both explore the history of the Irish in Latin America. The lecture and exhibit will be free to the public on the night of November 30th, however donations will gladly be accepted.
January 19, 2019 Lecture
Speaker: James Silas Rogers
Friday, January 19th, 2019 at 7pm in the Great Hall
Admission: Free (Donations greatly appreciated)
James Silas Rogers is editor of New Hibernia Review and the director of the Center for Irish Studies at the University of St. Thomas. He was president of the American Conference for Irish Studies from 2009 to 2011. Rogers’s publications focus on Irish-American literature, chiefly memoir. His Irish books are Irish-American Autobiography: The Divided Hearts of Athletes, Priests, Pilgrims, and More (Catholic University of America Press, 2017); Extended Family: Essays on Being Irish American from New Hibernia Review (Dufour Editions, 2013), which he edited and introduced; and After the Flood: Irish America, 1945-1960 (Irish Academic Press, 2009), which he co-edited with Matthew J. O’Brien.