Trigger Papers:
There are trigger papers recommended, but not necessary, to read for each discussion. If you would like to receive this paper in advance, let us know as we are setting up a system where we scan articles and send them via e-mail.

Previous screenings have included:
1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (facilitated by Paula Fogarty)
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street (facilitated by Noreen Giffney)
3. The Stuff (facilitated by Noreen Giffney)
4. The Lost Boys (facilitated by Paula Fogarty)
5. The Birds (facilitated by Barbara Lawrie)
6. Candyman (facilitated by Bernice Murphy)
7. Hellraiser (facilitated by Sorcha Ní Fhlainn)
8. Interview with the Vampire (facilitated by Graham Price)
9. The Shining (facilitated by Sarah Murphy)
10. Cube (facilitated by Danny Moran)
11. Targets (facilitated by Bernice Murphy)
12. Hostel (facilitated by Sorcha Ní Fhlainn)
13. Saw (facilitated by Paula Fogarty)
14. Pan's Labyrinth (facilitated by Sarah Murphy)


FEMINIST RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES
The Feminist Research Seminar Series showcases research by staff and postgraduate students in Women's Studies (WERRC), UCD School of Social Justice. It is part of an endeavour to increase dialogue and exchange between WERRC staff and postgraduate students and also to extend conversations on feminist research to the UCD community and beyond. Seminars consist of two formal presentations for the first hour, followed by an hour for discussion. All are welcome to attend and there is no attendance fee.

Seminar Schedule:
Seminars take place monthly on Monday afternoons from 4.00 to 6.00 p.m. in Room 201, Women's Studies (WERRC), Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4.

Monday 27 November 2006
Catherine Conlon, 'Counselling Interrupted'
Sarah Murphy, 'From Community to Campus: Mature Women's Progression Journey in Higher Education'

Response by Miriam Galvin, School of Education Studies, Dublin City University

Monday 29 January 2007
Michael O'Rourke, 'A Butler that Matters, perhaps: Judith Butler, Universality and Radical Democracy'
Shirley Graham, 'Gender and International Peacekeeping: Exploring the Role, Tasks and Duties of Women Soldiers on International Peacekeeping Missions with the Irish Army'
Dr Pilar Villar Argaiz, 'Female Activists or Passive Nationalist Icons? The Role of Women in Michael Collins and The Wind that Shakes the Barley'

Response by Mary Fakher-Eldin, WERRC, University College Dublin

26 February 2007
Linda Greene, 'Gender and Sexualities: Concrete Borders, Permeable Membrane'
Hazel O'Brien, 'Lesbian Parenting: The Renegotiation of Feminist Motherhood'

Response by Ailbhe Smyth, WERRC, University College Dublin

26 March 2007
Sonja Tiernan, 'The Literature of Eva Gore-Booth'
Dr Mary McAuliffe, '"Brothers in Arms": A Preliminary Investigation into Same-Sex "Friendship" Burials in Medieval Ireland'

Response by Dr Anne Mulhall, School of English and Drama, University College Dublin

23 April 2007
Dr Katherine O'Donnell, '"Aborigines of Connaught": Measuring Nigrescence in the Early Twentieth Century'
Diane Sabenacio Nititham, 'Failte go hEireann: Setting the Stage'

Response by Dr Alice Feldman, School of Sociology, University College Dublin

18 June 2007
Dr Noreen Giffney, 'Queer Apocal(o)ptic/ism'
Kate Antosik Parsons, 'Feminist Interventions: (En)gendering a Dialogue between Irish Studies and Contemporary Art'

Response by Dr Moynagh Sullivan, Department of English, National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Further Information:
Kate Antosik Parsons, Noreen Giffney, Diane Sabenacio Nititham & Leslie Sherlock
Feminist Research Seminar Series
Women's Studies (WERRC), UCD School of Social Justice
Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington Building
Belfield, Dublin 4
Ireland
E-Mail: kate.antosikparsons@gmail.com, noreen.giffney@ucd.ie, diane.nititham@ucd.ie, leslielsherlock@gmail.com


THE DUBLIN QUEER STUDIES GROUP
The Dublin Queer Studies Group was established by Noreen Giffney and Michael O'Rourke in 2001 and they acted as conveners of the group during 2001-2002. The Dublin Queer Studies Group developed out of the L/G/Q Studies Forum, which was convened in the Centre for Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Dublin, Trinity College. The group's aim is to facilitate discussion among academics, postgraduates, and anyone interested in queer theory/the study of sexuality.

Each session focuses on a theme (e.g. geography, popular culture, history, philosophy) for which attendees read a chapter or article on the chosen theme and discuss it within the context of queer theory. The group also acts as a forum for the presentation of papers by its members on topics of queer interest. A different member chairs each session with special guest chairs for certain subjects (e.g. HIV/AIDS, performativity, race, camp, feminism). New members are always welcome and there is no attendance fee.

 

Copyright Noreen Giffney & Michael O'Rourke 2007