Conference: Interrogating Markievicz: Gender, Class and Activism 1918-2018

Friday, May 11, 2018

In association with UCD Gender studies, a conference on Gender, Class and Politics 1918-2018 will take place at Richmond Barracks on to commemorate the centenary of the election of Constance Markievicz, as first female M.P. in December 1918.

Conference opens on Friday 11th May at 6.30pm with key note addresses by Máire Geoghegan-Quinn and Lauren Arrington, poetry performance by Sarah Clancy and music, followed by book launch, of Sonja Tiernan’s Eva Booth-Gore: Collected Poems (Arlen House) and drinks reception.

Panel Discussions and workshops take place on Saturday 12th May

Programme - Saturday 12th May

History Panel

10.00 - 11.30am  - Gender, Class and Politics in Revolutionary Ireland, featuring historians: Louise Ryan, Sonja Tiernan, Therese Moriarty and Mary McAuliffe

Women and History Workshops – how to research, write and commemorate women in Irish History

12.00-12.45pm

Workshop 1: "Collecting voices, oral Histories, folklore and recording women" (facilitator: Kelly Fitzgerald)

Workshop 2: '"Using material and visual culture to write women into history" (facilitator: Donna Gilligan)

Workshop 3: The Poetry of Eva Gore-Booth (facilitator: Rosangela Barone author of The Oak Tree and the Olive Tree: The true dream of Eva Gore-Booth)

12.45-1.30pm

Workshop 4: Families, Memoirs and Local Histories (facilitator: Liz Gillis)

Workshop 5: 'The Men here don't begin to talk to a girl until they're beginning to talk to themselves' - a guide to researching women in rural Ireland (facilitator: Ailbhe Rogers)

Workshop 6: The Importance of Remembering Women: practical guide to memorial campaigns and exhibitions (facilitator: Therese Cafferty)

Activist Panel

2.30-4.00pm - Women in contemporary Ireland: Gender, Class and Activism - a conversation with activists: Sinéad Kennedy, Lynn Ruane, Eileen Flynn and Niamh McDonald

Registration:

• You must register for the conference if you wish to attend workshops (max 30 per workshop).
• Cost: €20.00 / €10.00 (Student/OAP/Unwaged)
• Lunch and tea/coffee included in registration fee
• Register via Eventbrite

Starts: 11 May 2018 18:30
Ends: 12 May 2018 16:00
Location: Richmond Barracks off Bulfin Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8, Ireland