CFP: Comhfhios, Boston College

Boston College's Comhfhios Irish Studies conference is looking for proposals for a virtual conference this March. In the past, a number of Villanova grad students have presented at this conference. This year, the conference will be virtual, but if there are costs, the Irish Studies Program can provide support. See the original CFP below:

Call for Papers

Comhfhios Boston College

Conflict and Resolution: Looking Back and Looking Forward

March 5th, 2021

Boston College, Connolly House, Chestnut Hill, MA

The Irish Studies Graduate Students of Boston College, in conjunction with the Irish Studies Program, are pleased to be hosting the fourth annual Comhfhios Boston College conference. Comhfhios (pronounced “co-is”) meaning “knowledge together,” or “open to all knowledge,” invites emerging scholars in all Irish Studies fields to gather again in Boston. This year, we will discuss the themes of conflict and resolution in Irish Studies; from military struggles to social quarrels, from centuries old battles to modern day dilemmas, we will examine how Ireland has experienced, resolved, and moved beyond troublesome conflicts. 

This year Comhfhios will be a virtual conference and will include both roundtables and open discussions. Additionally, we plan to end the conference with a roundtable of both faculty, current graduate students, and early career academics discussing the state of the field and the future of Irish Studies in these unprecedented times. We invite proposals for presentations from any Irish Studies discipline pertaining to this year’s theme, “Conflict and Resolution: Looking Back and Looking Forward.” We especially encourage submissions from junior scholars, recent graduates, and current graduate students.

Topics within the theme of “Conflict and Resolution: Looking Back and Looking Forward” can include, but are not limited to:

• Paramilitaries and peacemakers from the Revolution to the Troubles
• Reckoning with the Past: Ireland and transnational justice
• Commemorating the Past: the politics of the centenary 
• Warring Words: representation of struggle through literature
• ‘Women’s Troubles:’ women and activism, domestic violence, and #MeToo 
• What’s Next?: Brexit, the border, and immigration 

Proposals for roundtables should be between 200 and 300 words and be designed for 10-minute presentations. Proposals should be submitted to ComhfhiosBC@gmail.com by February 1st.