table of contents 2009

Dean Swift's Modest Proposal at 280

October 17 2009 at St Patrick's Deanery

Speakers and Topics

Prof Stephanie Nelson (Boston University)
Child Eating: Ancient and Modern
Dr Deana Rankin (Royal Holloway College, University of London)
The Currency of Cannibals: Swift's 17th Century Trade
Prof Ian Campbell Ross (Trinity College Dublin)
Calculated only for Ireland?
Dr Ian Higgins (Australian National University)
The Afterlife of A Modest proposal
Dr James Ward (University of Ulster)
Overview Response
Discourse during Evensong Sunday October 18:
Prof Andrew Carpenter (UCD)
Swift on the Art of Getting Older

The texts when they become available will be accessible from the above list, either in abstract or in full, or by reference to printed publication. This project is to be regarded as a pilot in the context of some work I am doing on IT uptake in the Humanities. RJ Oct 2009.

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