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SCHOOL OF HISTORIES

 AND HUMANITIES

 Trinity College Dublin

 Study-day Workshops

 

 

THE DUBLIN

 1913 LOCKOUT

24th April 2013

9.50 am—5pm

Fee: €55/€35 concession*

DAY TIME COURSES 2013-14

CLASSICS

Greek and Roman Art and Architecture

Greek and Roman History

Greek and Roman Mythology and Religion

EVENING:

Beginners and Intermediate Latin and
Culture

Ancient Greek for beginners

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ENROLMENTS

Online:

Pay by laser/credit card at:
www.histories-
humanities.tcd.ie/extramural

Pay by phone: 01 896 8589

In person: Between 2.30 and 4.30 pm
or by appointment

INFO: text ‘info’ to 087 257 2015

By cheque/money order:

Make cheques payable to
Trinity College number 1 account

Post to:

Dr Patricia Stapleton, Extramural Ad-
ministrator, School of Histories and
Humanities, Room 3141 Arts Building,
Trinity College, Dublin 2.

DAY TIME COURSES 2013-14

HISTORY OF ART

Art in France

Modernism and post-modernism

Painting and Sculpture in the Italian
Renaissance

Art in the Age of Chivalry

Making and meaning in Irish Art

Intro to European Painting and Sculp-
ture

Intro to European Architecture

Irish Art and its Contexts

Arts of Japan

Art and Politics in south Asia

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HISTORY

Europe 1000-1250: war, government
and society in the age of Crusades

Europe c.1700-1815: Culture and Poli-
tics

Europe 1870-1930: Grandeur and De-
cline

Ireland and the Union

American History: A Survey

Cataclysm and Renewal: History of Con-
tinental Europe 1914 to the Present

 

‘PADDY SHALL RISE’:
SYMBOLS AND HEROES
OF IRISH NATIONALISM

17th April 2013

9.50 am—5 pm

Fee: €55/€35 concession*

 

 

 

 

THE DUBLIN 1913 LOCKOUT
WORKSHOP

This study day will comprise three lec-
tures and two interactive workshops.

 

Lecture 1: ‘Placing the Lockout in a
wider context’

Followed by questions and group dis-
cussion

Workshop 1: ‘The culture of the Lock-
out’

An examination of print material and
art culture that developed during the
lockout including poems, art, plays, ad-
vertisements and songs related to the
Lockout, Socialism and working class
culture.

 

LUNCH (INCLUDED)

Lecture 2:

‘Irish Women during the Lockout and
its aftermath’

Followed by questions and group dis-
cussion

Workshop 2:

Interactive Timeline presentation with
an examination of newspaper articles
and links to sources

Lecture 3: ‘Impacts of the Lockout’

Followed by group discussion on the
long-term impacts of the strike, the im-
pact of the Great War, the developing
course of the Labour Party, and the evo-
lution of Irish working class conscious-
ness.

 N.B. The final running order of the day is sub-
ject to change

 

EVENING COURSES 2013-14

REPUTATIONS III: FEMALE ICONS

This Eight week lecture series will once again
focus on the reputations of famous historical
figures. This time the class will consider the
reputations of female characters from classi-
cal, biblical, medieval, early modern and mod-
ern times, some well known and some not so
well known, all of whom deserve the reputa-
tion as ‘icon’. The women considered may in-
clude Mary Magdalene, Cleopatra, Joan of Arc
and Elizabeth I – and many others.

Mondays 7—8 pm. Commences Monday 30
September 2013

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DUBLIN AND WAR

This eight week lecture series will re-visit the
history of Dublin, this time focusing on the city
and war. Lecturers, all experts in their fields,
will look at what happened in Dublin leading
up to, during and after various wars or tumul-
tuous events which may include the Viking
attacks of the ninth century, the Anglo-
Norman invasion in the twelfth century, the
rebellion of 1641, the Cromwellian conquest,
the 1798 rebellion, the Napoleonic Wars,
World War I, the 1916 uprising and World War
II. The lectures will examine the impact of
these major national and international wars on
the social, political and economic life in Dublin.

Mondays 7—8 pm. Commences Monday 27
January 2014

 

‘PADDY SHALL RISE’:
SYMBOLS AND HEROES OF IRISH
NATIONALISM

This study day will consist of three lectures
and two interactive workshops

Lecture 1: ‘The Irish Pantheon and its he-
roes: why the men of ‘98 still mattered in
1916’

Followed by questions and group discussion

Workshop 1:

A detailed reading of nationalist iconogra-
phy in documents, images, cartoons, pam-
phlets, on buttons and banners across the
period

LUNCH (INCLUDED)

Lecture 2: ‘Sunbursts and Shamrock: sym-
bols and images of Irish national culture, c
1779-1916

Followed by questions and discussion

Workshop 2:

Walking tour of nationalist symbols in the
buildings and streets around us.

 

Lecture 3: A short concluding lecture fol-
lowed by a group discussion on the power
of political symbols in Irish history.

N.B. The final running order of the day is subject to
change

 

Highly Recommended Course

The Napoleon Society of Ireland is proud to recommened the course below to all who are interested in Irish history. It promises to be a very interesting day and we look forward to seeing you there.

School of Histories and Humanities

Trinity College Dublin

Extramural Programme 2013

 

‘PADDY SHALL RISE’

Symbols and Heroes

of Irish Nationalism,

1798-1916

 

ONE-DAY

STUDY DAY/
WORKSHOP

17th April 2013

9.50 am—5 pm

 

Fee: €55/€35 concession* (incl light lunch)

Enrol online: www.histories-humanities.tcd.ie/extramural
or PHONE 01 896 8589

TEXT ’info paddy’ to 087 27 2015

 

*Concession rate available to full time students or people
whose primary income is Social Welfare pension or other
SW payment.

 

New Evening Course at UCD on French Revolution

Sylvie Kleinman will be delivering a six week evening course on the French Revolution from 7.30 to 9.30pm starting on Thursday the 18th of April at University College Dublin.

This very interesting course only costs 115 euro and  booking can be made through the following link;

http://www.ucd.ie/adulted/coursesbycode/hn371

Alternatively, you can google “Sylvie Kleinman UCD Adult Education, The French Revolution”

We highly recommened this course and suggest you get on line quickly to book your place.

For further information, contact Derek Byrne at derek@clanbyrne.com

Thank you.

Emmet Humanitarian Award 2013

At a meeting of the members of the NSI board on the 16th of February, it was decided not to award the Emmet Humanitarian Award in 2013.

The board have decided to establish a committee with express responsability for inviting nominations from the public from which a candidate will be chosen for presentation of the Robert Emmet Medal in March 2014.

Thomas Emmet, direct descendant of Thomas Addis Emmet, brother of Robert, has been nominated as Chair of the Emmet Humanitarian Award Committee.

Further details will be posted on the web site in due course.

Thank you.

Exhibition – The Irish and France

On the 9th of January, I attended the launch of an exhibition at the Collins Military Museum in Dublin entitled, The Irish and France, Three Centuries of Military Relations (1689-2012)

The exhibition is presented by the French Embassy in Ireland www.ambafrance-ie.org and is a must for all Napoleon enthusiasts. Admission is free and runs from January to June 2013.

We would invite anyone who attends to send us their thoughts.

Enjoy!

Derek Byrne.

Happy New Year 2013

I would like to extend harty New Years wishes to all members and friends of the Napoleon Society of Ireland.

Our first year has been a very successful one indeed and I look forward to even more exciting developments in 2013 as we begin our preparations for the International Napoleonic Conference in Dublin in 2016.

Thank you to all for your kindness and support. A very Happy New Year to all.

Derek Byrne.

Private Showing of Waterloo

The Napoleon Society of Ireland will host a private showing of Waterloo starring Rod Steiger as Napoleon and Christopher Plummer as Wellington, at the Denzille Cinema off Merrion Square on Friday the 9th of November at 7.30pm.

The 9th of November is the anniversary of the 18th Brumaire when Napoleon took control fo the French Rebuplic in 1799.

The event will be attended by Senator David Norris who is being welcomed as our new Patron and HE Robert Devriese, the Belgian Ambassador to Ireland.

Tickets are limited and cost 20 euro per head. There will be a drinks reception and a brief talk about the battle before we settle down to watch the film.

To book a place, please contant me at derek@clanbyrne.com before Monday the 5th of November.

Annual Autumn Emmet Lecture

The Annual Autumn Emmet Lecture will take place at 7pm in St. Catherine’s Church on Thomas Street in Dublin 8.

This year the lecture entitled “Giving Arthur Griffith His Due” will be presented by Dr. Pat Wallace, former Director of the National Museum of Ireland.

The event is organised each year to commemorate the execution of Rober Emmet. The event will be attended by representatives of the Emmet Family and representatives of other families whose ancestors were executed along with Robert Emmet for their part in the ill-fated 1803 rebellion.

Admission is free and all are welcome. For further information contact derek@clanbyrne.com

Senator Norris becomes NSI Patron

We are delighted to announce the news that Senator David Norris, long time human rights campaigner, academic, Joycean Scholar, broadcaster and former Presidential candidate, has agreed to become the Honorary Patron of the Napoleon Society of Ireland.

Derek Byrne, President of the NSI, is a long time friend of the Senator and is over joyed at the prospect of working with David as the newly formed organisation prepares to host the International Napoleonic Congress in Dublin in 2016.

Messages of good will have already arrived from the other members of the board and from the International Napoleonic Society.

Happy Birthday Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the 15th of August 1769 in Ajaccio on the Island of Corsica.

So today, let us celebrate Napoleon’s birthday by remembering the achievements which have made him one of the most enigmatic figures in world history.

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