International Exchange Programmes
Queen’s – Boston College Irish-Studies Exchange 2009-10
Queen’s initiated in 2008-9 a faculty exchange with Boston College, Newton, MA, under the Irish Studies International Research Initiative. One member of Queen’s staff involved in an aspect of Irish Studies research or teaching will be funded by BC to visit the Newton Campus for a maximum of one week during the teaching semesters of 2009-10; in return one member of BC faculty will visit Queen’s at our expense. The visiting scholar in each case will be expected to participate in academic activities at their host institution through such activities as presenting a research paper, participating in postgraduate or undergraduate seminars and engaging in joint research activity; visiting scholars will also have full access to the library and archive resources at the host institution.
The Irish Studies International Research Initiative looks forward to developing our relationship with the Boston College Centre for Irish Programs.
http://www.bc.edu/centers/irish/
August 2009
Congratulations to Professor Desmond Bell, School of Languages, Literature and Performing Arts, QUB, who will be taking part in the next QUB / Boston College Faculty Exchange in March 2010. Professor Bell is Professor of Film Studies at QUB and his research interests include the political economy of the media, documentary film theory and practice, the history of visual culture, social history of photography in Ireland, practice-based research methodologies in film and the visual arts. He is also an active documentary film maker, whose work has been regularly broadcast and screened at international film festivals.
Professor Ruth-Ann Harris from Boston College spent a week at QUB as part of our first Queen's University Belfast & Boston College Faculty Exchange Programme, 2008-2009.
As well as researching archives at QUB Professor Harris delivered a seminar paper on 'The women of Carrickmacross: from petitions undermining patriarchy to immigrants in North America' to several members of QUB staff, graduate students and members of the public. Professor Harris also conducted a graduate workshop on 'Researching and finding the voices of women: what are the specific aspects of female emigration?' to postgraduate students from a variety of Schools.
Professor Graham Walker, School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy, QUB, visited Boston College in April 2009 as part of the first Queen's University Belfast and Boston College faculty exchange programme.
"I am delighted and honoured to have been chosen to spend time in Boston to further my research project and to establish links with scholars based in the College. I look forward, while I am there, to promoting Queen’s in every possible way." Professor Graham Walker