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All female reboot of Raphael’s ‘School of Athens’ fresco

An art project depicting a full-scale re-enactment of Raphael’s School of Athens fresco with an all-women cast has been devised by the art collective Na Cailleacha and staged in collaboration with Trinity’s History of Art and Architecture Department in the Museum Building.

6 Apr 2024

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Jane Harris: celebrating the British abstract painter you’ve probably never heard of

Artist Jane Harris, belonged to a generation of painters who chose to play with the wealth of visual effects and associations offered by decoration, writes Timothy Stott, Department of Art History & Architecture, in this piece for The Conversation.

4 Mar 2024

Arts|Culture|Research

Creative Brain Week returns for 2024

Now in its third year, the ground-breaking event will explore the themes of Attention, Connection and Love, through a series of public events, activities and exhibitions in the arts and neuroscience.

4 Mar 2024

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Anxiety, cognition and emotion in the human brain

The Inaugural Lecture of Prof Sonia Bishop will take place on Tuesday 13th February at 6.15pm in the Robert Emmet lecture theatre.

6 Feb 2024

Arts|Research

St Brigid at home and on tour with Cuala

To celebrate St Brigid's Day, Dr Billy Shortall, research fellow at the Cuala Press Research Project, shows us how St Brigid was celebrated in the visual art of Cuala Industries, a female run arts and crafts cooperative in the early 20th century.

1 Feb 2024

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The mysteries of The Book of Kells — from monks on magic mushrooms to superhuman detail

Although now faded by 1,200 years of use, the colours in the manuscript still retain some of their original psychedelic intensity, writes Dr Rachel Moss, School of Histories and Humanities, for The Conversation publication.

22 Jan 2024

Arts|Research

Gaza war: how South Africa’s genocide case against Israel is shaping up

Carlo Aldrovandi, Assistant Professor in International Peace Studies at Trinity College Dublin, writes in The Conversation about how South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague is developing.

17 Jan 2024

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How AI can decode ancient scripts – from medieval manuscripts to hieroglyphics

The ethics and dangers of AI have received important attention over the past year, but its power to make legible and navigable our cultural heritage also deserves attention, writes Dr Mark Faulkner in this piece for The Conversation.

5 Dec 2023

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Long Room echoes with medieval chant to launch manuscript project

The Library of Trinity College Dublin celebrated the launch of the Manuscripts for Medieval Studies Project which is making precious medieval manuscripts freely available to the public for the first time.

1 Dec 2023

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Opinion: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch is a distinctly Irish tale of civic and ideological collapse

Prof Eve Patten reviews Booker Prize winning book 'Prophet Song' by Paul Lynch

28 Nov 2023

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Prophet Song by Paul Lynch: Booker prize-winning novel is a distinctly Irish tale of civic and ideological collapse

Prof. Eve Patten writes for The Conversation about Paul Lynch's book 'Prophet Song' which won the 2023 Booker Prize.

28 Nov 2023

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What were they thinking? The logic of the cuneiform script, our earliest writing system

The mysterious logic of the world’s first writing systems will be explored by ancient language expert Dr Martin Worthington at a free public talk this week organised by Trinity Centre of the Book.

27 Nov 2023

Arts

Booker prize 2023: shortlisted novels are a ‘golden age’ of Irish writing

Booker short list authors Paul Murray and Paul Lynch are part of a “golden age” of Irish writing, writes Orlaith Darling, School of English, for The Conversation.

24 Nov 2023

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The Hesitant Fiancée: the story of a TikTok phenomenon

The reluctant bride’s unwavering gaze has been lauded for its accurate depiction of feminine rage, a concept historically difficult for male artists to capture.

23 Nov 2023

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Celebrating Student Life: TAP marks 30th birthday with contemporary art exhibition

As well as an online auction, the 'Essence of Student Life' exhibition will run daily from November 14th to 17th in the Exam Hall in Trinity College with artist walkthrough sessions and other activities happening daily.

14 Nov 2023

Arts|Community|Culture

TAP30 Art Exhibition & Auction

The launch of The Essence of Student Life exhibition takes place Monday November 13 2023 6-8 pm. To celebrate 30 years of Trinity Access Programmes (TAP), works by 19 contemporary artists on the theme of student life are going on display in Trinity's Exam Hall.

10 Nov 2023

Arts|Community|Culture

Fabulous Histories: Animals in Literature

Professor Aileen Douglas will deliver her Inaugural Lecture ‘Fabulous Histories: Animals in Literature’ on Tuesday 7th November.

1 Nov 2023

Arts

Michael Magee awarded 2023 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature

The Rooney Prize, administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre for Creative Writing, celebrates an outstanding body of work by an emerging Irish writer under 40 years of age.

24 Oct 2023

Arts|Awards and Funding|Culture

Lived experiences of poverty in Dublin mapped out in walk-and-talk study

Stigma of place is a core feature of extreme poverty in Ireland, according to new research published by the School of Social Work and Social Policy.

6 Oct 2023

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Drunk? Adventures in 16th-Century Brewing – food historian debunks myth that pre-industrial beer was weaker

A new documentary following food historian Dr Susan Flavin as she recreated a beer last brewed in Dublin Castle 450 years ago was premiered at the closing evening of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival.

30 Sep 2023

Arts|Research|Science

Bí i d’abhatár, bain triail as bheith i do scríobhaí meánaoiseach agus cláraigh do dhianchampa luibheolaíochta ag Féile START

Is cuid d’Oíche Thaighdeoirí na hEorpa í Féile START (Start Talking About Research Today), imeacht poiblí ar fud na hEorpa, ina dtaispeántar an éagsúlacht taighde agus an tionchar a bhíonn aige ar shaol laethúil saoránach ar bhealaí spraíúla spreagúla. I mbliana beidh imeachtaí á reáchtáil in 26 tír ar fud na hEorpa.

29 Sep 2023

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Translating Sebastian Barry – author and translators celebrate European Day of Languages

Bestselling Irish author Sebastian Barry was joined this week by three of his translators at an event in Trinity College Dublin to mark European Day of Languages [Tues, Sept 26th].

27 Sep 2023

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Embody your own avatar, channel your inner medieval scribe, and sign up for botany bootcamp at the START Festival

From medieval scribes to virtual avatars and 16th century brewing to contemporary birth stories, the rich and varied world of academic research will be celebrated at the START Festival at Trinity College Dublin on Friday 29th September.

25 Sep 2023

History of the dead body in Ireland explored at conference

The history of the dead body in modern Ireland will be explored at an inter-disciplinary conference hosted by Trinity's Department of History in partnership with Dublin Cemeteries Trust.

20 Sep 2023

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New festival celebrates cutting-edge research & creativity at heart of Trinity’s Arts and Humanities

A new festival celebrating cutting-edge research and creativity at the heart of Trinity Arts and Humanities will take place from Monday September 25th to Friday 29th.

20 Sep 2023

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Culture Night 2023

See the range of events taking place in Trinity College Dublin for Culture Night this Friday 22nd September

18 Sep 2023

Arts|Community|Culture

Who wants to write an email? Interactive quiz show about AI at Dublin Fringe Festival

A new interactive quiz show about AI-generated emails, developed by TLRH's Laura Allcorn & Jennifer Edmond, will open in The Lir Academy on September 9th as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival.

4 Sep 2023

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Eoin McNamee takes up inaugural Charlotte Maxeke-Mary Robinson Chair

As holder of the inaugural Maxeke-Robinson Chair, Professor McNamee will give a keynote lecture entitled ‘Sequins, Pearls and Amobarbital: the Border in Ireland as Unconcluded Space’, at the CHR’s celebrated international Winter School in August 2023.

31 Jul 2023

Arts|Research

Prof Christine Casey wins prestigious ERC Advanced Grant

Professor Casey, School of Histories and Humanities, has won a European Research Council Advanced grant valued at €2.5 million to explore collective achievement in classical architecture of Ireland & Britain.

13 Jul 2023

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What if Ulysses had never found a publisher?

As we gather to celebrate another Bloomsday the researchers behind a new digital directory of Irish publishing reflect on bibliodiversity and the landscape of the Irish publishing sector.

16 Jun 2023

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