JohnHewitt - The Centre for Cross Border Studies

h 9.45am
Talk: ‘ulster through Polish Eyes: Reconsidering the Stereotypes’
by Professor Jan Jędrzejewski
Jan Jędrzejewski was educated at the university of Łódź, Poland, and Worcester
College, Oxford; he is now a Professor of English and Comparative Literature and
the Head of the School of English and History at the university of ulster. He has published two
monographs, Thomas Hardy and the Church (1996) and George Eliot (2007), and several
papers on victorian literature and Anglo-Polish and Hiberno-Polish literary relations.
h 11.15am
Poetry Reading with James Byrne & Órfhlaith Foyle
James Byrne is the editor of The Wolf, an
internationally-renowned poetry magazine. An
award-winning poet, his most recent collection,
Blood/Sugar, was published to much acclaim in
2009 and his Selected Poems: The Vanishing
House was published in Belgrade. His poems
have been translated into several languages including Arabic and Burmese.
Órfhlaith Foyle’s first novel, Belios, was published in 2005 and an anthology of
her poetry and short fiction, Revenge, was published by Arlen House, also in
2005. Her first full poetry collection, Red
Riding Hood's Dilemma, appeared in 2011,
as did her short story collection, Somewhere
in Minnesota.
PHOTO CREDIT: BOBBY HANvEY
h 2.15pm
Portrait Demonstration:
neil Shawcross
Neil Shawcross is one of Ireland’s most
acclaimed and influential artists. He has recently
been working on a series of ‘Heads, Hats and
Beards (Mostly)’, some of which are on show in
The Market Place during JHISS 2013 and today
he will add to that collection following this public portrait
demonstration when his model will be a well-known figure in the arts!
Sponsored by the Ulster Arts Club
h 4.15pm
d a y 3
W E D n E S D A y 2 4 T H J u L y
Readings: ieiMedia Armagh
Project Reflections and Echoes: Plays, Poems and Prose Inspired by northern
Ireland
By the end of July nine young American students – aspiring journalists, creative writers and
playwrights - will have completed a month-long residency at the AmmA centre in Armagh,
using writing to explore the human condition, understand thermselves, their relation to others,
and their relationships to society. This Summer School session will give them an opportunity
to showcase and talk about their work.
h 1.05pm
Lunchtime Reading with Pat McCabe
Pat McCabe, Clones-born novelist and playwright, is one of Ireland’s
most extraordinary and versatile writers. He is the author of several
acclaimed novels including The Dead School, Winterwood and The
Holy City, as well as The Bucher Boy
and Breakfast on Pluto, both of
which were shortlisted for the Booker
Award. His next novel, Hello and
Goodbye, is due from Quercus in
October.
PHOTO CREDIT:
JEAN LuC MORALES
h 8.00pm
In Concert: e Voice Squad [ Phil Callery, Gerry Cullen and Fran McPhail]
Tickets: £13.00
The critically acclaimed Voice Squad, a group of traditional a capella
close harmony singers, have performed all over Ireland, on many
occasions in The National Concert Hall, Dublin, and in most of the
major cities of Europe. They have also toured extensively in North
America and Canada. Phil, Gerry and Fran have carefully brought a
unique harmony sound to a tradition which is known worldwide.
There is sure to be a warm welcome for them when they return to
perform in this not-to-be-missed concert in Armagh after an absence
of many years! Book early to avoid disappointment.