The Irish Studies Graduate Students of Boston College, in conjunction with the Irish Studies Program, are pleased to host the seventh annual Comhfhios Boston College conference. Comhfhios (pronounced “co-is”) meaning “knowledge together,” or “open to all knowledge,” invites emerging scholars in all Irish Studies fields to gather in Boston. 

This year’s theme is “Éire’s Ireland: Shifting Visions of Performance and Positionality in Ireland.” Inspired by the global success of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, Comhfhios 2024 welcomes presentations that investigate historical or literary constructions of performance and positionality in Ireland and the diasporas. How do we think critically about the evolution of performance and positionality in Ireland in its various contexts? How do we deconstruct existing and “stable” categories of identity and identification?

Graduate scholars from North America, the Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland will meet at BC to discuss their new reserach. This year's keynote speakers is Dr. Elizabeth Brewer Redwine from Seton Hall University.

Contact ComhfhiosBC@gmail.com with any questions you may have.