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Transnationalising the Humanities 

Transnationalising the Humanities

Transnationalising the Humanities (TNH) responds to an interconnected world under duress. Networks of integration and exchange connecting the local to planetary scales are disrupted by changes in the international order, converging with the impacts of climate change and AI, revealing new interdependencies and risks. 

Transnationalism is often associated with an emancipatory politics of resistance as manifest in hybrid, creolised, feminist, and queer approaches which can engender forms of agency. Yet with the backlash of the far-right, equity is under attack and migration and immigration are contested terms predominantly framed negatively. These terms must be treated carefully, showing how contemporary attitudes can have roots in problematic historical contexts. Critical engagement with histories of transnational contact/conflict is crucial for building relationality as an alternative to entrenched identity politics.

TNH explores methodologies and case studies of transnational processes and practices from historical and contemporary perspectives. The TNH strand fosters an open, free research culture and an inclusive environment for critical debate, analysis and collaboration. 

Theme Lead: (opens in a new window)Professor Anne Fuchs, UCD Humanities Institute

Theme Members & Research Interests

Theme Member              School                               
(opens in a new window)​Alexander Thein School of Classics
(opens in a new window)Alexsandra Gajowy School of Art History and Cultural Policy
(opens in a new window)Anne Fogarty School of English, Drama & Film
(opens in a new window)Anne Fuchs UCD Humanities Institute
(opens in a new window)Aoife Whelan School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore
(opens in a new window)Bettina Migge School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
(opens in a new window)Brian O'Connor School of Philosophy
(opens in a new window)Christopher Farrell School of Classics
(opens in a new window)Conor Lucey School of Art History and Cultural Policy
(opens in a new window)Cormac O'Brien School of English, Drama & Film
(opens in a new window)Danielle Clarke School of English, Drama & Film
(opens in a new window)Derval Conroy School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
(opens in a new window)Diana Battaglia School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
(opens in a new window)Douglas Smith School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
(opens in a new window)Finola O'Kane Crimmins School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy
(opens in a new window)Gillian Pye School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
(opens in a new window)Helen Dixon School of Classics
(opens in a new window)Ivar McGrath School of History
(opens in a new window)Jane Grogan School of English, Drama & Film
(opens in a new window)Jennifer Keating School of History
(opens in a new window)Joseph Joe Twist School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
(opens in a new window)Katherine Fama School of English, Drama & Film
(opens in a new window)Katherine O'Donnell School of Philosophy
(opens in a new window)Kathleen James-Chakraborty School of Art History and Cultural Policy
(opens in a new window)Kelly Fitzgerald School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore
(opens in a new window)Maeve Cooke School of Philosophy
School of History
(opens in a new window)Manu Braganca School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
(opens in a new window)Mara Josi School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
(opens in a new window)Marc Caball School of History
(opens in a new window)Mark Jones School of History
(opens in a new window)Martin Brady School of Classics
(opens in a new window)Mary Gallagher School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
(opens in a new window)Max Bledstein School of English, Drama & Film
(opens in a new window)Megan Kuster UCD Humanities Institute
(opens in a new window)Megan Welton School of History
(opens in a new window)Porscha Fermanis School of English, Drama & Film
(opens in a new window)Regina Uí Chollatáin

College Principal 

School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore

(opens in a new window)Roisin Kennedy School of Art History & Cultural Policy
(opens in a new window)Samantha Martin-Mcauliffe School of Architecture, Planning, and Environmental Policy
(opens in a new window)Sarah Comyn School of English, Drama & Film
(opens in a new window)Serena Laiena School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
(opens in a new window)Sharae Deckard School of English, Drama & Film
(opens in a new window)Síofra Pierse School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
(opens in a new window)Siobhan Donovan School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
(opens in a new window)Stephen Lucek School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
(opens in a new window)Tadhg O hAnnrachain School of History
Tasneem Filaih School of Classics
(opens in a new window)Treasa de Loughry School of English, Drama and Film
(opens in a new window)Ursula Fanning School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
(opens in a new window)Victoria Tori Durrer School of Art History & Cultural Policy
(opens in a new window)William Mulligan School of History
William Perry UCD Humanities Institute
Iulia Molnar School of English, Drama and Film
Pooja Sastry School of Art History & Cultural Policy

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