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Call for Papers: SSNCI 2024

The Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland Annual Conference 2024 Call for papers. Submissions due February 29, 2024 Theme: Time in Nineteenth-Century Ireland 28th-30th June 2024 Glucksman Ireland House New York University As we grapple with an accelerating digital… Read More

Call for Papers: Celtic Students Conference 2024

Celtic Students Conference Call for papers. Submissions due Sunday, December 10 for the 2024 Conference Celtic Students Conference 2024: The Association of Celtic Students will be hold its eleventh annual conference from the 30th May to the 1st June 2024… Read More

CCS Honors 2023 Graduates

With a dinner at the County Clare Inn and a stellar performance by Áthas (alumni of Celtic Studies!), CCS celebrated the 2023 graduates of the Celtic Studies Certificate on Friday, May 5. After dinner, graduates were awarded their certificate and… Read More

Alumni Feature: Kelsey Zange

Congratulations to Kelsey Zange, who is finishing up her year abroad in Dublin! Kelsey has spent the last year living in Dublin, Ireland and is currently enrolled in the Modern Irish History postgraduate program in Trinity College Dublin. She has… Read More

Reyna Delikat awarded Shamrock Club Scholarship for 2023

Sophomore Reyna Delikat (Anthropology, Celtic Studies) has been awarded the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin’s Annual John Gleeson & James Liddy Scholarship for 2023. Each year the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin in Milwaukee awards a scholarship of $750-$1000 for Irish studies projects or travels… Read More

UWM Center for Celtic Studies joins Shamrock Club of WI 55th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade

On Saturday, March 11, 2023, Celtic Studies once again walked the parade at the Shamrock Club of WI 55th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Merely one of over 100 groups participating, Celtic Studies heard loud cheers from the crowd –… Read More

Celtic Studies discusses St. Patrick’s Day with UWM’s Inclusive Excellence Center.

On March 15, 2023, Celtic Studies team members presented a diverse look at St. Patrick’s Day, Naomh Pádraig himself, and the Irish diaspora of Milwaukee. The event took place as part of a series of bi-weekly talks on cultural diversity… Read More

Niamh Ní Charra to perform at CelticMKE Center on October 14

Niamh Ní Charra, multi-award-winning Irish musician and renowned music archivist, will be performing at CelticMKE Center in Wauwatosa on Friday, October 14th at 7:00 pm. See CelticMKE Facebook and Website for more details and to purchase tickets. Niamh Ní Charra… Read More

CCS Co-Director Andrew Kincaid publishes “Samuel Beckett’s Radio Geographies” in February issue of Modernist Cultures

Andrew Kincaid, Co-Director of Celtic Studies, has published a new article on the Irish writer, Samuel Beckett. “Samuel Beckett’s Radio Geographies” appears in the latest edition of the journal Modernist Cultures (Feb. 2022). The essay explores the writer’s decision in… Read More

Irish Times Article Examines Round Table with CCS Board Member Timothy G McMahon

“Decolonising Irish history? Possibilities, Challenges, Practices” was the topic of a round table discussion involving Irish historian Ian McBride, Marquette Faculty and CCS board member Timothy G McMahon, Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid, Shahmina Achtar, Dónal Hassett, Kevin Kenny, Laura McAtackney, and… Read More