St Patrick’s Day
Paraders, Performers and Promoters
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Queens University Belfast, 24-25 March 2006
Main organiser: Dr Jonathan Skinner
“Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day” – or are they?
What do you do on March 17th?
Is Irish identity something which can be adopted, brokered and consumed?
How is St. Patrick’s Day celebrated, commemorated, contested?
This conference sought to examine and consider the varieties and complexities of St. Patrick’s Day in a modern world. The event featured papers from academics studying St. Patrick’s Day, its history and its evolution; policy makers shaping St. Patrick’s Day; promoters engaging with the organization of public events such as St. Patrick’s Day; and paraders and protesters on the streets, at the pickets and in the pubs on St. Patrick’s Day.
Guest speaker – Dr Michael Cronin, Boston College
Guest debate – ‘Imagining an ideal St. Patrick’s Day’ featuring parade organizers and politicians
Special Exhibition – ‘Consuming St. Patrick’s Day’
Special Meeting – Annual General Meeting of the Anthropology Association of Ireland
Click here to see the Call for Papers (Word format).