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Dublin James Joyce Summer School 2017

Dublin James Joyce Summer School 2017

Monday 3 July


9.30-10.45        Professor Anne Fogarty (University College Dublin)

“In the shadow of the glen he cooees for them”: Joyce, Synge and the Literary Revival Joyce Centre

11.15-12.30       Professor Marc Mamigonian (National Association for Armenian Studies and Research, USA)

A “Slow Reading” Approach to Joyce: The Value of Annotations in the Digital Age Joyce Centre

14.00-16.00       Seminars Boston College

Tuesday 4 July

9.30-10.45       Dr Wim Van Mierlo (Loughborough University)

A Map for James Joyce: Explorations in Psycho-Geography and Literary Heritage Joyce Centre

11.15-12.30      Dr Fritz Senn (Zurich James Joyce Foundation)

Varieties of Joycean Conversation Joyce Centre

14.00-16.00      Seminars Boston College

Wednesday 5 July

9.30-10.45        Dr Chrissie Van Mierlo (UK)

“˄ is for Shaun”: Religious Contexts for Finnegans Wake, Book III Joyce Centre

11.15-12.30       Dr Luca Crispi (University College Dublin)

How to Start Writing Ulysses Joyce Centre


14.00-15.30       Seminars Boston College


Thursday 6 July

9.30-10.45        Dr Christine O’Neill (Ireland)

“The seim anew”: Repetition à la Joyce Joyce Centre

11.15-12.30       Professor Richard Rankin Russell (Baylor University)

The Good Samaritan Parable in Ulysses Joyce Centre

14.00-16.00       Seminars Boston College


Friday 7 July

9.30-10.45       Dr William Brockman (Pennsylvania State University)

Joyce’s Postcards Joyce Centre


11.15-12.30       Professor Leah Flack (Marquette University)

Joyce’s Classical Passwords Joyce Centre

14.00-16.00       Seminars Boston College


Saturday 8 July

10.30                 Joycean Walking Tour, James Joyce Centre

12.30                 Witness History Exhibition, General Post Office (GPO), O’Connell Street

15.00                 Visit to Joyce Tower, Sandycove

Venues: James Joyce Centre, 35 North Great George’s Street, Boston College Ireland, 42 St Stephen’s Green


Note: The Dublin James Joyce Summer School involves 15 hours of lectures, 10 hours of seminars, and 15 hours of educational activity including walking tours and museum visits. Overall, 40 contact hours take place during the course of the School. In addition to attendance at the events of the School, the student to gain credit completes an essay on a Joycean topic.