Themes of transitional justice and holding government accountable pervaded the Tuesday book launch of Redress, Ireland’s Institutions and Transitional Justice, a collection of essays chronicling the history of Ireland’s treatment toward women who suffered in Magdalene Laundries, woman and baby homes, and more.
On Thursday, Nov. 4, Boston College’s Irish Studies department hosted a virtual book launch for Ireland and the Magdalene Laundries: A Campaign for Justice, a new book co-authored by Smith.
The Irish Studies department invited Emma Donoghue, author of the acclaimed novel Room (2010), to speak with Burns Visiting Scholar Ciaran O’Neill about her writing on Saturday.
A fiery, billowing mane of red hair is fitting for the exuberant personality of the world-renowned Irish cultural scholar and current Burns Visiting Scholar Louis de Paor.
A series of lectures to honor the late co-founder of the BC Irish Studies program, Adele Dalsimer, will begin this Thursday.
