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Events Semester 1 2026

Date Talk Title About the talk Topic Location / Room More Info
18 Sep 2026 Disrupting Historical Amnesia: Archives and Contested Pasts Public Event / Panel Discussion: How do we work on difficult, hidden, or repressed recent pasts, especially those related to violence and violent conflict? Please join our interdisciplinary panel of researchers for a discussion about their approaches to working on traumatic and contested histories. The discussion will focus on ways of working with archival sources, as well as with archival absences, obstructions, silences and displacements. The Hub, Shtepps /en/future-humanities/eventsschedule/disrupting-historical-amnesia-archives-and-contested-pasts.html
22 Sep 2026 Dept of French Research Seminar Series begins September 22 /en/future-humanities/eventsschedule/dept-of-french-research-seminar-series.html
11 Sep 2026 Cork Histories Cork Histories brings together academic historians and local researchers for a two-day exploration of Cork's eventful past. Arts and Humanities Aula Maxima /en/future-humanities/eventsschedule/cork-histories.html
11 Sep 2026 New critical perspectives on conspiracy theory and mis/disinformation discourse This one-day research workshop will explore new critical perspectives on conspiracy theory and mis/disinformation discourse. O'Rahilly Building, Seminar Room /en/future-humanities/eventsschedule/new-critical-perspectives-on-conspiracy-theory-and-misdisinformation-discourse.html
28 Oct 2026 Gulliver's Travels at 300: A Symposium A symposium to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' O'Rahilly Building, Seminar Room /en/future-humanities/eventsschedule/gullivers-travels-at-300-a-symposium.html
20 Nov 2026 Against Automation: Resisting AI Futures in Teaching and Research The Radical Humanities Laboratory is pleased to announce a half-day workshop, Against Automation: Resisting AI Futures in Teaching and Research, from 10am to 3pm on November 20th in ORB G27 (CACSSS Seminar Room). Societies O'Rahilly Building, G27 Seminar Room /en/future-humanities/eventsschedule/against-automation-resisting-ai-futures-in-teaching-and-research.html
1 Oct 2026 'Pause for thought: a brief survey of the use of punctuation in Irish language manuscripts' Main Quad - West Wing, 5 /en/future-humanities/eventsschedule/pause-for-thought-a-brief-survey-of-the-use-of-punctuation-in-irish-language-manuscripts-.html
17 Sep 2026 UCC Artists in Residence 2026 - A Celebration! This event is a celebration of our 2026 Artists in Residence. UCC has a rich and diverse group of artists working in collaboration with the university through multiple collaborative funding streams, including the Arts Council and Cork Opera House. Four of these artists will present their work at the Granary with an opening address from the President of UCC, Professor John O'Halloran and Professor Stephen Graham, Head of CACSSS. Granary Theatre /en/future-humanities/eventsschedule/ucc-artists-in-residence-2026---a-celebration.html
14 Sep 2026 Disappointing expectations. Intersectional Perspectives in the Post- Soviet German Literature The research seminar investigates how transcultural literature in the German-speaking context engages with intersectionality as a critical framework for understanding identity beyond fixed categories. O'Rahilly Building, G27 Seminar Room /en/future-humanities/eventsschedule/disappointing-expectations-intersectional-perspectives-in-the-post--soviet-german-literature.html
24 Sep 2026 The “Years of Possibility”. The 1970s, the Oil Crises and the Struggle for a New International Economic Order’ This lecture examines the rise and fall of the international debate on the New International Economic Order and explores the significance of the two oil crises for this process. School of History, seminar room in Tyrconnell, UCC /en/future-humanities/eventsschedule/the-years-of-possibility-the-1970s-the-oil-crises-and-the-struggle-for-a-new-international-economic-order.html
5 Oct 2026 Film Screening for Black History Month: 'The Black Italian Renaissance' Screening of “The Black Italian Renaissance” (90 min film in English) followed by 40 min Q&A with documentary creator Francesca Priori and director Cristian di Mattia. Kane Building, B10.B /en/future-humanities/eventsschedule/film-screening-for-black-history-month-the-black-italian-renaissance.html
6 Oct 2026 'Il Moro/The Moor' Film Screening for Black History Month Screening (22 minutes) followed by Q& A with director and research talk. Kane Building, B10.B https://www.ilmorofilm.com/

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