Humanities Collaborative Discussion: Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries
Orono High School 14 Goodridge Drive, Orono, ME, United StatesPlease join us for a discussion led by Caroline Bicks (UMaine) and Claire Moriarty (Orono High School) about Ireland's Magdalene Laundries. Optional readings and viewing materials will be distributed to those interested in joining the discussion. Please contact Kirsten Jacobson (kirsten.jacobson@maine.edu) to be added to the event's email list. The discussion will be held at Orono High School in Room 65A.
Public Lecture: James M. Smith, “Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries, Academic Advocacy and Restorative Justice”
Minsky Recital Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States*Still scheduled as planned despite weather forecasts of snow* JAMES M. SMITH is an Associate Professor in the English Department and Irish Studies Program at Boston College. His book, Ireland’s Magdalen Laundries and the Nation’s Architecture of Containment, was praised by Colm Tóibín as essential reading “for anyone interested in the fear and cruelty surrounding women’s sexuality in the Ireland of […]