Events
The School of Media and Conservatoire at TU Dublin are delighted to present
– Room EQ 002 East Quad TU Dublin Grangegorman 17th May 2024
The Creative industries are a key employment sector for Ireland, accounting for 8.9% of national employment, placing our creative industries employment quotient as the second highest in the EU (Creative Ireland 2024). However, issues of inequity in the creative industries have been evident, measurable and emergent in discourse in recent years.
While there has rightly been much attention on the wider issues of EDI, the issues of class, class inequality and access to the Creative industries in Ireland has been somewhat understudied.
This symposium will seek to critically examine the deep-rooted impact of class inequality across all sections of the Creative industries in Ireland and its impact on the art and media we make.
Registration is free, and a light lunch will be provided but please register in advance by completing the linked form
Programme:
9am registration
9.15 opening remarks
9.30-11.00
Session 1 Policy and Methods
Michael Pierce: Working-class writing in Ireland today: personal testimonies, research gaps, and mapping the road ahead
Sorca McDonnell: Researching class from within- reflections on a cooperative inquiry of working-class women exploring class and education in Ireland.
Connell Vaughan: The Middle-Class Rip-Off”? Subsiding Culture in Contemporary Ireland
11.00-11.30 coffee break
11.30-12.30 Keynote address Sen Lynn Ruane - The importance of working-class voices in art and media.
12.30 -1.30 Lunch
1.30 Spotlight on Undergraduate research:
Jake McLaughlin Runner-loving looters: An analysis of media representations of class in the 2023 Dublin riots.
1.40 - 3.15 Session 2: Representations of Class.
Clara Mallon and Salomé Paul: Emerging From The Silence: Working-class Women in Irish Theatre
Andrea Cleary: "Women Supporting Women": discussions of collective feminist music activism in Irish media.
Angela Mehegan: Class, Taste, and Identity in Mid-Twentieth Century Irish Domestic Interiors
Ciara Murphy – Class and Irishness: Performing and Problematising Stereotypes of Contemporary Irish Nationalism
3.15-3.30 break
3.30 - 4.30 Session 3 Structural barriers in the Creative and media industries – the impact of class.
Stephanie Costello: "The Garda are hated, so are the newspapers" - Understanding the socio-cultural context of low media trust and Dublin's working class.
Yvonne Kiely: “It’s the best person for the job”: Class, gender, race, and the practices of music organisations in Ireland
Caroline O’Sullivan and Mary Ann Bolger: Class and the Screen Industries: The Unspoken barriers to entry into the sector.
4.30 Screening of short film The Cleaner
4.45 Closing remarks and future plans.
For further information contact the symposium conveners Dr Caroline O’Sullivan (School of Media) caroline.osullivan@tudublin.ie and Dr Ciara Murphy ciara.murphy@tudublin.ie (Conservatoire)
Registration is open to attend the CAO Open Day Events taking place in our Grangegorman, Blanchardstown and Tallaght Campuses in April 2024.
Don't miss this opportunity to find out more about our courses and ask all the relevant questions to our lecturers!
SymPRandA 2024 - PR and the SDGs: Developing Trust and Buy-In
PR and the SDGs: Developing Trust and Buy-In Symposium organised by MAPR at TUDublin
The Public Relations master's degree at Technological University Dublin is proud to announce its second annual Symposium in Public Relations and Public Affairs (SymPRandA): "PR and the SDGs: Developing Trust and Buy-In". Scheduled for 18 April 2024, this event explores the vital intersection between Public Relations (PR) strategies and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In today's interconnected world, businesses, organisations, and governments are increasingly expected to align their operations with sustainable practices outlined by the United Nations' SDGs. Effective communication and public relations play a crucial role in fostering understanding, trust, and support for these initiatives. This symposium will delve into the strategies and tactics necessary to navigate this complex landscape successfully.
Led by industry experts and academic scholars, the symposium will feature insightful discussions and academic projects.
Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with leading professionals in the field, gain valuable insights and network with peers who share a common interest in promoting sustainability through effective communication strategies. We are delighted to have Dr. Lisa Koep, Chief ESG Officer at Tirlán (formerly Glanbia Ireland), as keynote speaker.
Dr Kevin Hora, Head of Discipline, Journalism and Communications in TU Dublin’s School of Media said: “For 25 years, the MA in Public Relations has fostered debate about vital issues in society and practice. SymPRandA 2024 continues that tradition with this timely and necessary exploration of the role of strategic communications as an essential component of sustainability.”
The event takes place at TU Dublin’s Grangegorman campus on the 18th of April, 2024. Registration is now open, and early booking is encouraged. For more information and to reserve a place, please contact Kevin.Hora@TUDublin.ie
Save the date for the School of Media Graduate Shows. These will take place in all 3 campuses:
- Blanchardstown: 22nd to 23rd May
- City: 30th May
- Tallaght: 18th to 25th of May
More details to follow soon!