Workshops, guest lectures, concert and apéritif for the opening of the William B. Yeats exhibition
Program
14h: Introductions - Dr Patricia Ronan, Prof Rachel Falconer, Dr Roelof Overmeer (University of Lausanne)
14h30: Reading workshops - Led by Prof Simon Swift (Geneva), Dr Ronan, Dr Overmeer, Prof Falconer, Rachel Nisbet and Philip Lindholm (Lausanne); participants will discuss and analyse a selection of poems by W. B. Yeats (all texts will be provided)
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16h: 'Yeats and the Abbey Theatre' - Lecture and Q&A by Prof Kevin Curran (University of Lausanne)
16h30: '"The Afterlife of 'Easter 1916'"' - Lecture and Q&A by Dr Martin Leer (University of Geneva)
17h: Official opening of the exhibition The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats
Refreshments, and a chance to view the exhibition
17h30-18h30: Irish music and poetry recital by 'Tale of the Gael'
Organisers
Patricia Ronan and Rachel Falconer
Participants
Kevin Curran: Newly appointed Professor of Renaissance Literature with specialism in the history of theater, University of Lausanne
Rachel Falconer: Professor and chair of modern English Literature, specialist in Seamus Heaney's poetry, University of Lausanne
Martin Hugo Leer: Senior Lecturer and head of contemporary literature, University of Geneva
Philip Lindholm: PhD Assistant, specialising in Romantic Poetry, University of Lausanne
Rachel Nisbet: PhD Assistant, specialising in 19C-21C eco-literature, University of Lausanne
Roelof Overmeer: theatre director and Senior Lecturer in modern English and American Literature, University of Lausanne
Patricia Ronan: Privat-Docente in Celtic Studies and Lecturer in linguistics, University of Lausanne
Simon Swift: Professor of Romantic and modern literature and philosophy, University of Geneva
'Tale of the Gael' - musicians from Co. Sligo
We most gratefully thank the Irish Embassy for their generous support of this celebration, and their contribution of a poster exhibition celebrating the life and works of W B Yeats.
The William B. Yeats exhibition will up from October 5-9, in front of room Anthropole 1032