Observatories
In 2016, the Amergin Permanent Comission agreed to establish four permanent seminars aimed at providing a critical space for the inter/transdisciplinary interests of the Institute's research team.
These seminars were collectively referred to as "observatories," reflecting their constant focus on cultural and aesthetic articulations of Irish Studies and critical theory (CSSAN), transnational issues (OBANZ and SAOR ), and politics (OPIRET).
CSSAN-UDC: Cultural Studies, Society and Alternative Narratives
Permanent Seminar on Critical & Cultural Theory, Alternative Narratives and Society. Study of Cultural Studies and the articulation of power, hegemony, and ideology within discursive and narrative artifacts. Cultural performances of race, nation, gender, and sexuality in film, television, video games, contemporary literature, and the arts.
Director: Prof. Dr. Eduardo Barros Grela
OBANZ-UDC: Observatory for Australian and New Zealand Studies
Permanent Seminar for the Socio-Economic and Cultural Analysis of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
Director: Prof. Dr. José Miguel Alonso-Giráldez
SAOR-UDC: Scotland/ Alba Observatory for Research
Permanent Seminar for Scottish Studies
Director: Prof. Dr. David Clark
OPIRET-UDC: International Policy and Transcultural Relations Observatory
Permanent Seminar for Global Politics, International Relations, and Transcultural Identities in their (Con)Texts, from the Perspective of Cultural Criticism, Political Theory, and Cultural Studies.
Director: Prof. Dr. José Manuel Estévez-Saá