Domesticating Irish nature: past and contemporary approaches and practices

Ce colloque international, co-organisé par Marie Mianowski (ILCEA4) et Valérie Morisson (Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3), se tiendra à l'UGA les 14 et 15 octobre 2026.

[en anglais]

This international colloquium held in Grenoble, combining workshops, roundtables in addition to thematic panels, invites contributions that explore the representations at stake when the environmental history and prospective future of Ireland are involved. This exploration may be achieved through the intersecting lenses of ecocide, resource exploitation, and ecological resistance or use of nature as a place allowing for an escape from the usual modern globalized ultraliberal capitalistic rat race. We seek interdisciplinary interventions—historical, literary, legal, political, ecological, artistic—that investigate how nature in Ireland has been used, abused, and reclaimed in the face of economic pressures and environmental degradation.
Organizers encourage submissions from scholars, artists, activists, and practitioners engaged in environmental thought from a wide range of disciplines: literature, history, sociology, law, environmental science, geography, political theory, media studies, philosophy, and beyond.

Submission Guidelines

Please send a 300-word abstract and a short bio (100 words) by January, 15th 2026 to marie.mianowskiuniv-grenoble-alpes.fr (marie[dot]mianowski[at]univ-grenoble-alpes[dot]fr) and valerie.morissonuniv-montp3.fr (valerie[dot]morisson[at]univ-montp3[dot]fr)
Final papers (approx. 5,000–8,000 words) will later be considered for inclusion in a peer-reviewed edited volume or special issue.