Daragh O’Connell

Then began our CDSI international tour. First stop ADI conference in Genova - great papers, great presence from members of the Centre

CDSI International Tour #2 we went stateside to Yale University for ‘Premodern Affective Spaces’ organised by associate member of Centre and all round brilliant person Prof. Heather Webb @heatherwebb.bsky.social

We’ve been away for a while. But it’s been a busy autumn for the Centre - here are some of the highlights so far

Back in September we kicked off events with a wonderful launch & reading by Lorna Goodison @UCC to celebrate her magnificent “Dante’s Inferno” @Carcanet @CACSSSResearch1 @UCCResearch

CDSI International Tour #3 next stop Chicago for American Boccaccio Association - the Centre ran double session on Dantean Afterlives in Boccaccio

CDSI International Tour #4 University of Notre Dame wonderful conference on Global Translation & Reception in Dante. Strong CDSI presence too

🚨 Job alert 🚨 NorseMap is recruiting for a new team member: a 3-year postdoctoral researcher with a background in Politics OR Old Norse Viking Studies to lead the 'Politics & Identity' strand of the project. Come and work with us at UCC!

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More recent events include ‘Women Scholars in Dante Studies’, ‘Il testo della Vita nova’ at the University of Bergamo, and ‘Representing the Afterlife in Latin & Romance Middle Ages’ at the University of Naples. Well done Valentina, Federica, Aistė @murkuo.bsky.social, George and Elsina 👏👏👏

The Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison is coming to UCC for the launch of her ‘Dante’s Inferno’. Admission free, but tickets essential on eventbrite - use QR cose

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

A great way to round off the academic year for the Centre for Dante Studies in Ireland with our 10th Dante Dialogue - this one “Figurando il Paradiso”: Dante and the Representation of Paradise with Prof Martin Kemp and Dr Federico Rossi. Watch the recording here: youtu.be/l6VRK43L1fc?...

Looking forward to this tomorrow

More fun on the way @cdsi.bsky.social

Coming soon @cdsi.bsky.social

RIP Mario Vargos Llosa

The incomparable #KamasiWashington and his wonderful ensemble at the Cork Opera House last night. Truly magical

YouTube video by Dante In Ireland CDSI Dantedi 2025

Buon Dantedì! The CDSI @cdsi.bsky.social has created a video to mark the day: a reading in 14 different languages by colleagues from @ucc.ie of “Inferno” 26:
Here is the video: youtu.be/18niFgTFvD4?...

Wonderful lecture last night from George Rayon for @cdsi.bsky.social

Final lecture of the 2025 series next Monday

We were gifted a powerfully protean “versioning” of the ‘Commedia’ last night by the wonderful Kimberly Campanello. You can watch the recording here: youtu.be/_ryrkfgWWWc?...

Really looking forward to this next Monday

Really looking forward to Gaia’s talk on Digital Humanities and Dante!

YouTube video by CBC News Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods

Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.

Superb lecture

Really looking forward to this

Tomorrow we welcome Prof. Zygmunt Barański @nditalianstudies.bsky.social to @ucc.bsky.social to talk about the structures of Dante’s afterlife

Please join us tomorrow for the second lecture in our series #Dante #AcademicSky

Italian Film Night starting tomorrow with ‘Il Gattopardo’. All films will be screened in Italian with English subtitles. Come and join us!

Next up we will have Prof. Zyg Barański on the structures of Dante’s afterlife #Dante #AcademicSky

Wonderful opening to Dante Public Lecture Series last night with Prof. Stephen Milner (Uni of Manchester) on Dante and Political Economy in the Industrial Age. See recording here: youtu.be/EIlEyZ8zFTQ?...