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Women's Studies, UCC
@uccwomenstudies.bsky.social
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Interdisciplinary Master’s & PhD degree in Women's Studies at University College Cork, Ireland.
https://www.ucc.ie/en/cke03/
Taught by a vibrant multidisciplinary team & managed by program director Dr Evelien Geerts (@egeertsphd.bsky.social).
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@ucc.ie Women’s Studies had the pleasure of hosting 2 Erasmus+ researchers this week - Prof Olaya Fernandez Guerrero from @unirioja.bsky.social & Dr Karin Reisinger from the University of Applied Arts Vienna
#UCC #unirioja #dieangewandte
@uccresearch.bsky.social @euerasmusplus.bsky.social
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A small write-up about last week's @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social's #Erasmusplus exchange with dr Karin Reisinger and Olaya Fernández Guerrero: www.ucc.ie/en/collectiv...

#UCC #womenstudies #genderstudies #postgrad #Ireland
Erasmus+ researchers visit UCC Women's Studies to learn more about women’s & gender studies-focused curriculum & teaching | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
www.ucc.ie
October 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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posthumanresinst.bsky.social
Join us for the upcoming Online Panel "(Un)Designing Posthuman Futures of AI"!
Date & Time: Sep 29, 2026, 01:00 PM in America/Toronto
Register now:
tinyurl.com/undesignpanel

@posthumanlab.bsky.social
September 4, 2026 at 3:14 PM
uccwomenstudies.bsky.social
@ucc.ie Women’s Studies had the pleasure of hosting 2 Erasmus+ researchers this week - Prof Olaya Fernandez Guerrero from @unirioja.bsky.social & Dr Karin Reisinger from the University of Applied Arts Vienna
#UCC #unirioja #dieangewandte
@uccresearch.bsky.social @euerasmusplus.bsky.social
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September 26, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Fantastic event on October the 8th: www.ucc.ie/en/iss21/new...
Creative Methodologies: New & Future Directions in Interdisciplinary Research | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
www.ucc.ie
September 24, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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✨A big welcome to our lovely 2026-27 Feminist Theories module & @ucc.ie Women's Studies MA students! ✨
#womenstudies #genderstudies
#UCC #postgraduate #Ireland

Interested in our women's and gender studies-focused MA program? See www.ucc.ie/en/cke03/
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September 18, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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Some fantastic critical papers so far during PolTec’s “Epidemiological Turn” event - by Patrick ffrench, Evelien Geerts (@egeertsphd.bsky.social), Cian O’Mahony, Oliver Davis (@oliverjdavis.bsky.social), and Órla Murphy (@omurphy.bsky.social).

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September 11, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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Dr Sinan Richards @maybenansi.bsky.social introducing the Political Technologies “Epidemiological Turn” workshop’s theme & speakers happening @ucc.ie today.

@uccresearch.bsky.social @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social
@oliverjdavis.bsky.social
@uccphilosophy.bsky.social
Sinan Richards presenting at the PolTec workshop Poster of the PolTec workshop on “The Epidemological Turn”
September 11, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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lauramca.bsky.social
Really looking forward to this event with Stephen coming from Trinity and Dr Brian Ngwenya from Maynooth to talk with us about ‘Disrupting Historical Amnesia’. It’s open to anyone interested at the Shtepps, HUB Building at UCC (Fri 18 Sept, 2-4pm).
September 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Had a lovely time at Approdi 2026 with my @uccphilosophy.bsky.social colleague Prof Vittorio Bufacchi (@vittorio66.bsky.social) this Friday - what a wonderful conference & roundtable with lots of interdisciplinary reflections on #crisistimes

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UCC philosophers at the UCC Approdi 2026 conference
September 7, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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📣Call for Papers
The Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference
📍South East Technological University (Waterford Campus)
🗓️6th – 7th May 2027

Sociology, Technology, and the Future of ‘the Republic’

sociology.ie/event/2027-a...
August 28, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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A very interesting @uccrsa.bsky.social podcast episode with Prof Máiréad Dunne (Sussex & UCC).

open.spotify.com/episode/6V6Q...
Ep 3 – Professor Mairead Dunne on Education, Identity, Inequality, and Social Change
UCCRSA: The Connected Scholar · Episode
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August 28, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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And another interesting event organized by the Italian Department & its PhD students at UCC! Approdi 2026, 4-5th of September.
W @silviaross.bsky.social, @vittorio66.bsky.social & many others!
#Approdi #crisis #ItalianStudies
@uccresearch.bsky.social @uccphilosophy.bsky.social
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August 24, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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ucclibrary.bsky.social
Join us at Boole Library for Culture Night on Friday 18 September, 4-8pm!

Explore 3D printing, art tours, cyanotype printing, Chinese culture, Special Collections displays, and the SoundEye Cabaret (13+). Free, family-friendly, and open to all.
August 24, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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egeertsphd.bsky.social
Fantastic Political Technologies event on "The Epidemiological Turn" under the auspices of @maybenansi.bsky.social on September the 11th.
See: shorturl.at/Y4Ny9
#conspiracy #misinformation #politicalttechnologies
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August 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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oralhistoryie.bsky.social
📣 Looking for a FREE #nationalheritageweek event in Cork?

⚡️With thanks to @heritagecouncil.ie join @oralhistoryie.bsky.social for 'Electrifying #OralHistory & #Heritage with a 'Bring and Tell'!'

🗓️ 18.08.26 | 1:30–4:00PM | Cork City Library |🥪 Light lunch

🎟️FREE
www.heritageweek.ie/event-listin...
Three Oral History Network Ireland memory postcards arranged on wooden floorboards. The cards prompt participants to describe, sketch, or record a family object for Heritage Week. Event flyer for National Heritage Week 2026: "Electrifying Oral History & Heritage with a 'Bring and Tell'" by Oral History Network Ireland at Cork City Library on Tuesday 18th August, 1:30–4pm. Features images of a lightbulb, kettle, and vintage rotary phone. Lightbulb image: Photo by Bryan Rugama on Unsplash Kettle image: Photo by Derek Lee on Unsplash Telephone image: Photo by Doina Gavrilov on Unsplash
August 14, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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For more information about the event below & registration, see: oralhistorynetworkireland.ie/events/herit...
National Heritage Week event poster
August 17, 2026 at 8:34 AM
uccwomenstudies.bsky.social
Are you a recently graduated BA student with an interest in women’s & gender studies? If you are an EU national, you can still send in a last-minute application to join our MA Women’s Studies 2026-27 cohort. Use the QR code below or find out more via www.ucc.ie/en/cke03/ (or email [email protected])
August 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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ucclibrary.bsky.social
Heritage Week at UCC Library starts here!

Go behind the scenes of the 1916 Proclamation
Discover digital heritage technologies
Explore the history of handwriting
Join our Heritage at Risk live panel discussion

All events are FREE and open to the public. Reserve your seat in @ucclibrary bio.
August 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
uccwomenstudies.bsky.social
Lovely book launch event coming up - sign up here: flappers_and_the_jazz_age.eventbrite.ie
Event poster
August 7, 2026 at 2:26 PM
uccwomenstudies.bsky.social
Final week to apply to the Ireland Fellows funding program - and our Women's Studies MA is one of the application options! If you are an international student with an interest in women's & gender studies, then check out the IFP website here…
July 21, 2026 at 7:11 PM
uccwomenstudies.bsky.social
Our 26-27 MA #womensstudies program is still open for EU applicants - use the QR code on the poster below or watch this promo clip with two of our fantastic former students: youtu.be/c9kF68Lw5yE?...
#UCC #womensstudies #genderstudies #criticaltheory #postgraduate #Ireland
July 14, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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ucclibrary.bsky.social
We are hosting a French film weekend next week for Bastille Day in collaboration with Cork International Film Festival and the French Embassy of Ireland.

Link in our bio for full programme.

All films are free and subtitled.

Free hot drinks on us!
July 8, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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egeertsphd.bsky.social
Join this online #Posthumanitieshub PhD course.
To apply, send an email to [email protected] with the subject line “PhD course”. Include a brief biography (max. 100 words) and a short motivation (half a page) for why you think this doctoral course would help your researchby 1 September 2026.
Poster for the Posthumanities Hub PhD course & call
July 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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nmireland.bsky.social
This weekend at Collins Barracks, marking the National Day of Commemoration. Guided tours and interactive history events honouring those who lost their lives in past wars & UN service.
Friday 10th - Sunday 12th July| Free events | All welcome
More: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
Black-and-white historic photograph of an armed uniformed figure walking along a wet city street, carrying a long rifle across the body. Several civilians and cyclists move through the background, while a small group stands observing near shopfronts. The rain-slicked pavement reflects light, and early 20th-century buildings line both sides of the street, suggesting an urban Irish setting during a period of conflict.
July 7, 2026 at 1:27 PM