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Home Timetable Registration Accommodation Travel Abstracts Technical Support	The Conference The conference is co-sponsored by the Centre for Public Culture Studies at IADT, Dún Laoghaire: The National Centre for Franco-Irish Studies at ITT, Tallaght, Dublin: and The Kucera Centre for Catholic Thought at Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa. This interdisciplinary conference will be held at IADT (Institute for Art, Design and Technology) in Dún Laoghaire and will investigate the Catholic Church as institution and as a text in the context of Ireland, France, United Kingdom and North America. It will focus on the impact of Catholicism, both actual and potential, upon other cultural fields, rather than on the confessional or doctrinal dimensions of Catholicism. In that regard, the conference will explore the ways in which the framework of beliefs and practices associated with Catholicism have impacted the public sphere and public cultures in such areas as the relationship between individuals and the state, cultural identities and practices, public space, visual cultures (cinema, television, new media and art), popular cultures and literary representation. Given the breadth of the theme and the diversity of the host institutions the conference will be open to participants from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds and will be cross-cultural in nature, with a special emphasis upon Ireland, North America, France and the United Kingdom. Conference papers should be 20 minutes in duration. Proposals for papers or panels should be sent by Friday, March 21th 2009 catholicism.publiccultures@iadt.ie We anticipate publishing a selection of conference papers as a volume in the Re-imagining Ireland series for Peter Lang. Inquiries should be directed to the conference sponsors andrew.auge@loras.edu paula.gilligan@iadt.ie eamon.maher@ittdublin.ie	An Chomhdhail Tá an Chomhdháil comh-urraithe ag an Ionad do Staidéir sa Chultúr ag an IADT (Institiúid d'Ealaín, Dearadh agus Teicneolaíocht), Dún Laoghaire, Co. Átha Cliath, agus ag an Ionad Náisiúnta do Staidéir Fhranc-Éireannacha ag an ITT (Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Tamhlachta), Tamhlacht, Co. Átha Cliath, agus ag Ionad Kucera don Smaointeachas Caitliceach ag Coláiste Loras, Dubuque, Iowa, SAM. Tionólfar an Chomhdháil idirdhisciplíneach seo san Institúid d'Ealaín, Dearadh agus Teicneolaíocht (IADT), Dún Laoghaire, agus pléfear an Eaglais Chaitliceach mar institúid agus mar théacs inléite i gcomhthéacs na hÉireann, na Fraince, an Ríocht Aontaithe agus Meiriceá Thuaidh. Beidh an bhéim ar thionchar an Chaitlíceachais, mar atá agus mar d'feadfadh a bheith, ar achair chultúrtha eile, seachas béim ar an mbosca faoistine nó ar nó foirceadail an Chaitliceachais. Sa ghnéithe sin, scrúdoidh an Chomhdháil na bealaí a chuaigh creatlach creidimh agus cleachtais an Chaitileachais i bhfeidh ar an réimse poiblí agus ar chultúir poiblí i ngnéithe cosúil leis an ngaol idir an duine agus an Stát, féiniúlachtaícultúrtha agus cleachtais chultúrtha, an spás poiblí, cultúir fhíseacha, agus léirithe liteartha. Toisc go bhfuil an téama agus an t-ábhar chomh leathan sin, agus na comh-aoíonna chomh difriúil sin, le béim ar leith ar éirinn, ar Mheiriceá Thuaidh, ar an Ríocht Aontaithe agus ar an bhFrainc. Ní mó r go mairfeadh páipéar 20 nó iméad, gan dul thairis sin. Cuirtear moltaí do pháipééir nó do phainéil mar cheangaltán ríomhphoist chuig an ríomhsheoladh seo: catholicism.publiccultures@iadt.ie faoin Aoine, 21ú Márta, 2009. Tá sé i gceist againn rogha as páipéir na Comhdhála a fhoilsiú mar imleabhar sa tsraith Reimaging Ireland i gcomhair Peter Lang.

Plenary addresses will be delivered by Mary Reichardt Professor of Catholic Studies & Literature, University of St. Thomas, USA.→ James Donnelly Professor Emeritus of History, University of Wisconsin, USA. → Martin MacLoone Professor of Media Studies, University of Ulster. → Daryl Jones Senior Lecturer of English, Trinity College, Dublin. → Patsy McGarry Columnist & Religious Affairs Correspondent, The Irish Times.