The fifth Early Modern British and Irish Catholicism conference - EMBIC V

The fifth triennial Early Modern British and Irish Catholicism conference, jointly organized by Durham University and the University of Notre Dame, will concentrate on the relationship between British and Irish Catholicism and the devotional life. This theme will be considered in the widest possible framework, including in terms of literature, gesture, music, space, sound, poetry, language, liturgy, architecture, landscape, material culture, pilgrimage and performance.

The conference will also consider the question of how the devotional life might relate to identity, gender, loyalty and belonging, or how it might impinge upon political debates and differences between English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh Catholics, as well as with the global Church. It will consider issues both local and international, even as it centres the experience of British and Irish Catholics on the peripheries of the Catholic Reformation. The timeframe being considered is broad, from c.1530 to 1800.

Confirmed speakers include:

Liam Chambers (Mary Immaculate College)

Freddy Domínguez (University of Arkansas)

Jaime Goodrich (Wayne State University)

John McCafferty (University College Dublin)

Susannah Monta (University of Notre Dame)

Draft Programme

Draft EMBIC programme final.pdf

Conference Director: James Kelly (Durham University)

Conference Secretary: Maddy Keightley-Phillipps (Durham University)

Conference Organizing committee: John McCafferty (University College Dublin), Susannah Monta (University of Notre Dame), Liam Temple (Durham University)

Contact for any queries: Maddy Keightley-Phillipps - madison.c.keightley-phillipps@durham.ac.uk

Pricing:

• Standard Conference Package, to include a conference fee, refreshments, 3 lunches, drinks reception, badge & booking fee - £200 per person
• Reduced Rate conference package (for students), to include a conference fee, refreshments, 3 lunches, drinks reception, badge & booking fee - £160 per person

Delegates will need to book their own accommodation, as required, in London.