The Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at Queen’s University Belfast is holding a Study Day on Dublin Court Culture on Friday 22 May 2015, from 10:30-5:00, in the Music Building on University Square. All are welcome to attend the papers; complimentary tea and coffee will be provided; £6/£3 tickets (available on the day) offer entrance to lunch and the concluding reception. Registering intentions to attend (for catering purposes) is encouraged.
For this, or any queries, please contact Dr Sarah McCleave, [email protected]
Programme (in Old McMordie Hall, Music building, unless otherwise indicated)
- 10.30-11.00: Coffee and Introduction
- 11.00: David Hayton (Belfast) “Representations of monarchy in early eighteenth-century Ireland.”
- 11:45: Rachel Wilson (QUB): “The vicereines and the court culture of Dublin.”
- 12.30-1.30: Lunch
- 1.30: Estelle Murphy (Maynooth University): “Court music in eighteenth-century Dublin.”
- 2:15: Kevin Mulligan (TCD): “The architecture and decoration of Dublin Castle.”
- 3.00-3.30: Tea
- 3.30-4.15: Andrew Carpenter (UCD): “The literature of the Dublin court.”
- 4.15-4.45: Closing round table, Institute for Collaborative Research in the Humanities, 18 University Square
- 5:00: Reception, Old McMordie Hall, Music.