Celtic Students Podcast

In this episode, Manus Ó hEochaidh speaks to Dr. Nina Cnockaert-Guillou about the upcoming (Re)Creating Stories conference, which will be held in the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies on the 23rd and 24th of May. This conference will focus on rewritings and adaptations of Old and Middle Irish narratives in Early Modern and Modern Irish and Gaelic, up to and including the 18th century.  You can...

In this episode, Manus Ó hEochaidh speaks to Dr. Brendan Kane, Associate Professor of History and of Literatures, Cultures and Languages at the Univeristy of Connecticut and Emmet de Barra, a PhD researcher of the School of Irish and Celtic Studies at Trinity College Dublin about the ongoing Léamh: Learn Early Modern Irish project. They discuss the history of the project, its main website, Léamh.o...

The Manx Language Research Group and the Manx Corpus Project In this episode, Erin McNulty talks to Dr Christopher Lewin of the University of Galway about the recently established Manx Language Research group that works to support the Manx language research community. They also discuss the Manx Language Corpus project, which aims to ensure that older Manx texts are available online for speakers an...

In this episode, Alexandra Philbin talks to Anna Belew and Akano Johnson Adewale about the Endangered Languages Project (ELP). ELP is an organisation that supports people around the world who are working to promote and protect Indigenous, endangered and minoritised languages. It provides an online space where people can access knowledge and resources, share ideas and stories relating to language r...

In this podcast, Nina Cnockaert-Guillou talks to Roan Runge about Queerness in Celtic Studies. Roan explains their doctoral research on medieval Irish literature using Queer and Trans theory. They also discuss what it is like to be Queer in the field of medieval Irish studies and Celtic Studies, how students react to Queer readings of medieval Irish literature and what steps we can take to ensure...

In this episode, Kensa Broadhurst speaks with Ed Rowe, actor, writer, director and Cornish-speaker, about the Cornish and Cornwall in film and television and the importance of telling authentic stories about Cornwall and its people. Host: Kensa Broadhurst Guest: Ed Rowe Language: Cornish and English Links to people and productions mentioned in the episode: Ed is on Twitter: @Kernow_King The websit...

The 11th annual Celtic Students Conference will take place online and in the Université de Bretagne Occidentale in Brest, in Brittany in France, from the 30th of May to the 1st of June 2024.  We accept papers from current students and recent graduates on any aspect of Celtic Studies, as well as any topic associated with any of the Celtic languages, peoples, literatures, histories, and cultures. Co...

GA: San eipeasóid seo, labhraíonn Stiofán Ó Briain le Nathaniel Harrington - file, scríbhneoir, agus taighdeoir a chríochnaigh dochtúireacht sa litríocht chomparáideach in Ollscoil Toronto anuraidh. Pléann siad suim Nathaniel sna teangacha Ceilteacha, a spéiseanna taighde, agus a chuid scríbhneoireachta cruthaithí, idir fhilíocht agus phrós. Is eipeasóid dhátheangach é seo i nGaeilge na hÉireann a...

This episode is a recording of the Association of Celtic Students’ recent roundtable discussion at the International Congress of Celtic Studies in Utrecht in the Netherlands. The current Chair, Nina Cnockaert-Guillou, describes the history and activities of the Association of Celtic Students and hosts a discussion with other members of the Association; Stiofán Ó Briain, Kensa Broadhurst, Freya Smi...

This episode features one of the papers presented at the 2023 Celtic Students Conference in Glasgow. Rachel Martin (PhD student at Harvard University) discusses the use of Celtic Languages in video games, namely the Assassin’s Creed series of games created by Ubisoft. The paper reflects on the portrayal of ancient and modern Celtic languages in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and the differences between...

This episode of the Celtic Students Podcast was mainly recorded at the Celtic Students Conference 2023, which took place between March 30 and April 1 at the University of Glasgow. It features a number of interviews carried out by Alexandra Philbin and Nina Cnockaert-Guillou with Conference attendees and organisers. The participants all speak about how much they enjoyed the Conference and what the...

In this episode, Alexandra Philbin talks to Stiofán Ó Briain (Teaching Fellow and PhD Student, University College Dublin) and Erin McNulty (PhD Student, University of Glasgow) about the Association of Celtic Students’ annual conference. Stiofán, who was Conference Chair for the Celtic Students Conference in 2020 and 2021, reflects on his experiences of the conference as an attendee and then as Cha...

In this episode, Nina Cnockaert-Guillou talks to Llewelyn Hopwood, a DPhil student at the University of Oxford, about his doctoral research, which focuses on ‘Sound and Control’ in medieval Welsh poetry during the Beirdd yr Uchelwyr period (c. 1300–1600). Llewelyn first explains how he got the idea for such an innovative research project and talks about Celtic Studies in Oxford. He then discusses...

Content Warning: This episode contains long discussions of fascism, white supremacy, racism, antisemitism, and hate speech, with brief references to sexual assault, harassment within the field, and harassment within the academy more broadly. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, Emmet Taylor speaks with Adam Bierstedt about the relationship between fascism and white supremacy and Celtic...

In this episode, Nina Cnockaert-Guillou talks to Seosamh Mac Cárthaigh (Joseph McCarthy), a PhD student at the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic of the University of Cambridge. On top of his fascinating PhD research, Seosamh completed a 3-month internship at the British Library in London in 2021, during which he updated the online catalogue for pre-1600 Irish manuscripts. Seosamh discuss...

San eipeasóid seo, labhraíonn Alexandra Philbin le Máire McCafferty, scoláire dochtúireachta i Scoil na Gaeilge, an Léinn Cheiltigh agus an Bhéaloidis, an Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath. Is cuid den tionscadal ‘Rannpháirtíocht na nÓg i gCaomhnú Teangacha Eorpacha’ é taighde Mháire agus díríonn sí ar stair na gcoláistí samhraidh Gaeilge in Éirinn. Sa chéad chuid den agallamh (i mBéarla), déa...

In this episode, Nina Cnockaert-Guillou speaks to Dr Nike Stam and Dr Aaron Griffith, two of the organisers of the upcoming XVIIth International Congress of Celtic Studies in Utrecht in 2023. They first talk about the history of Celtic Studies in Utrecht, and the ways one can study Celtic languages there, before discussing the organisation of the Congress (to be held 24–28 July 2023). Aaron and Ni...

San eipeasóid seo, labhraíonn Alexandra Philbin le John Walsh (Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh) agus Bernadette O’Rourke (Ollscoil Ghlaschú), údair an leabhair ‘New Speakers of Irish in the Global Context: New Revival?’ (2020). Pléann siad coincheap an nuachainteora in Éirinn agus i gcoitinne, an próiseas taighde agus an leabhar agus tugann siad comhairle do scoláirí a bhfuil suim acu sa tsochthean...

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of the experiences of women in the traditional music industry, and includes mentions of SA and harassment (starting at 32:02 and ending at 41:17). Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, Erin McNulty talks with Isla Callister, a Manx speaker and fiddle player now based in Scotland. They discuss traditional and contemporary Manx music, the...

In this episode (in English), Thyra van Veen interviews fellow alumni of Celtic Studies at Utrecht University, Britt van Asselt and Pierre Faure. Britt and Pierre recently completed their master’s research, focusing on Early Ireland and Middle Breton respectively. Here, they discuss their experience of researching for their final thesis project, including the research process, the challenges invol...

In this bilingual episode (Cornish and English), Kensa Broadhurst (PhD Student, Exeter University) interviews Mark Trevethan (Cornish Language Lead, Cornwall Council). They discuss what Mark’s role involves, the fantastic projects going on surrounding Cornish and his hopes and plans for the future. They also talk about Mark’s collaborations with those who work to promote other Celtic languages. Th...

Welcome back to the Celtic Students Podcast! Our podcast aims to bring attention to some of the fantastic work happening around the world in Celtic Studies and the Celtic languages. In this trailer, Alexandra Philbin gives some information on what we can expect to hear in Season 3, which will be released in the coming weeks (summer 2022). We cannot wait to share this new season with you and hear y...

[Gaeilge] San eipeasóid seo, labhraíonn Alexandra Philbin agus Kieran Walker le Steve Coleman , antraipeolaí teangeolaíoch atá ag obair mar léachtóir sa Roinn Antraipeolaíochta in Ollscoil Mhá Nuad. Pléann siad an tréimhse a chaith Steve sa Ghaeltacht i Ráth Chairn le linn a dhochtúireachta, an taighde antraipeolaíoch atá idir lámha aige a bhaineann leis an nGaeilge agus na moltaí atá aige do mhic...

Dyma ein podlediad Cymraeg cyntaf! Mae'n sgwrs rhwng Alan Kersaudy, myfyriwr o Lydaw, a Jack Pulman-Slater. Myfyriwr doethuriaeth ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd ydy Jack, arbenigwr ar gwestiynau goslef ag ynganiad y Gymraeg, a thiwtor Cymraeg cyfeillgar ac angerddol hefyd. Gwnaeth Alan ofyn iddo am y profiad o ysgrifennu traethawd doethuriaeth mewn pandemic, am yr asgogiadau a'i dywysodd ar y ffordd 'ma,...

In this episode, Alexandra Philbin interviews Chris Oates, a PhD researcher at the University of Edinburgh whose work focuses on urban Gaelic sociolinguistics. They discuss, among other things, what this focus involves, Chris’ PhD research project and research design and applying academic research to work on language policy and planning. Chris also shares advice with other early career researchers...