Glucksman Ireland House University Day – April 16 for the Asian Irish
Glucksman Ireland House University Day – April 16
We are delighted to help spread the word about a very important event presented by our friends and colleagues at Glucksman Ireland House, Glucksman Ireland House University Day, on Saturday, April 16.The theme of this year’s day-long event is “Who Do We Think We Are? The Irish Family”, featuring readings and discussions with authors Colm Tóibín, Pete Hamill and Peter Quinn, actress Fionnula Flanagan, and more.
Also, midway through our Spring 2011 season, we would like to take a moment to thank you for joining us for the diverse range of programs and events we have presented at IAC and around the city over the past several months, including Mimic in the Donaghy Theatre, A Tribute to the Famous McNultys at Symphony Space and our inaugural Irish Arts Center Book Day in all five boroughs. And we are just getting started!
Be sure to save the date for upcoming events including the newest installment of our Masters in Collaboration series featuring Joanie Madden and Seamus Begley, April 15-17 and the tenth annual Irish Arts Center NYC Dance Festival on May 1.
Stay tuned for future announcements on these and other events and scroll down now for more details and a full schedule for Gluckman Ireland House University Day.
Who Do We Think We Are?
The Irish Family
Saturday, April 16 | 9am-5pm
NYU’s Silver Building, Silverstein Lounge
100 Washington Square East
The theme of this year’s Glucksman Ireland House University Day is “Who Do We Think We Are? The Irish Family.”
Writer Colm Tóibín opens the program with a reading from his recent collection of short stories, The Empty Family, and discussion of the dynamics of the Irish family in modern literature. President of the Betty Ford Institute Dr. Garrett O’Connor, delivers the keynote lecture “Resilience, Shame, Alcohol and Survival: The Tragic and Triumphant Alchemy of Irish Cultural History” exploring the complex elements of the Irish historical experience and how that experience illuminates the Irish relationship to alcohol.
Glucksman Ireland House faculty members Professor Linda Dowling Almeida, Professor Marion Casey and Professor Miriam Nyhan speak on the Oral History of Irish America project and what is revealed about the family.
Writers Pete Hamill and Peter Quinn discuss immigrant parents and their American children, and Patricia Harty, editor of Irish America Magazine, talks to actress Fionnula Flanagan (The Others, The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Some Mother’s Son) about Ireland and Irish America.
Purchase tickets through or call SmartTix at (212) 868-4444.
Admission:
Day Pass: $60 | GIH NYU Member’s Day Pass: $50 Includes all talks 9am-5pm. Does not include VIP reception.
Premium Pass: $100 | GIH NYU Member’s Premium Pass: $75 Includes all talks and the VIP reception with presenters, 5-6pm
Members of Glucksman Ireland House receive member pricing, please contact us for the discount code via ireland.house@nyu.edu or (212) 998-3950.
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“Who Do We Think We Are? The Irish Family” Program
8:45 am – Registration and check-in at the Silverstein Lounge in NYU’s Silver Building
Coffee and tea available
100 Washington Square E, New York, NY 10003 | Map
9:20 am – Welcoming remarks
Judith McGuire, President, Glucksman Ireland House Advisory Board
9:30 am – Session 1: The Empty Family
Colm Tóibín reads from his 2010 short story collection The Empty Family and discusses the family in contemporary Irish literature.
Introduction: Prof. John Waters, Director of Studies, Glucksman Ireland House
10:30 am – Coffee/tea break
11:00 am – Session 2: Keynote Address: “Resilience, Shame, Alcohol and Survival: The Tragic and Triumphant Alchemy or Irish Cultural History.”
Dr. Garrett O’Connor, President, Betty Ford Research Institute
Introduction: Judith McGuire, President, Glucksman Ireland House Advisory Board
12:00 pm – Lunch
Local recommendations & special deals will be provided to participants
1:30 pm – Session 3: The Irish Family
Professors Marion Casey, Linda Dowling Almeida, and Miriam Nyhan speak on what the Glucksman Ireland House Oral History of Irish America project reveals about the family.
Introduction: Eileen Dowling, Glucksman Ireland House Advisory Board
2:30 pm – Coffee and tea break
2:45 pm – Session 4: Struggles and Opportunities: Immigrant Parents and American Children
Pete Hamill and Peter Quinn in conversation about the Irish American family.
Introduction: Eileen Reilly, Associate Director, Glucksman Ireland House
3:45 pm – Session 5: Meditating on Ireland and Irish America
Actress Fionnula Flanagan in conversation with Patricia Harty, Editor of Irish America Magazine and member of the Glucksman Ireland House Board
4:45 pm – Closing Remarks
Jackie O’Halloran Bernstein, Deputy Consul General of Ireland, New York
5:00-6:00 pm – Reception at Glucksman Ireland House NYU
1 Washington Mews, New York, NY 10003 | See Map
For premium ticket holders only.
Meet the day’s presenters and the faculty of NYU Irish and Irish-American Studies
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For more information contact:
Glucksman Ireland House at New York University
Phone: (212) 998-3950
Email: ireland.house@nyu.edu
Web: www.irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu