An Foras Feasa: the Institute for Research in Irish Historical and Cultural Traditions is a consortium of four institutions, formally established in 2006, comprising staff from Humanities and Computer Science departments in St Patrick's College, Drumcondra and its partners, NUIM, DKIT and DCU; it currently has over 70 members, of whom 22 are members of SPCD academic staff.

Foras Feasa supports individual and collaborative research projects in the areas of Humanities and Technology, and represents a unique contribution of traditional knowledge and dynamic innovation.

The four research streams and research networks it prioritizes for the period 2007-2010 are:

ICT Innovation and the Humanities
Multiculturalism and Multilingualism: Textual Analysis and Linguistic Change
Ireland and Europe: History, Literature and the Cultural Politics of Migration
Cultural Heritage and Social Capital in a Global Context

Partnership and Collaboration: Foras Feasa comprises staff from four third-level institutions and seeks to ensure the coherence, compatibility and visibility of research in NUIM, SPCD, DKIT and DCU through the enhancement of interdepartmental, interdisciplinary and inter-institutional co-operation. SPCD provides expertise in the field of humanities and distinctive expertise in the interrelationship of humanities, technology and education. Collaboration with DKIT offers additional specialisation in the fields of computing, software engineering and technology. The partnership with DCU’s Centre for Translation and Textual Studies brings expert researchers in the fields of multilingualism and identity formation, as well as the role of translation in cultural, political and linguistic development. Through the funding of appropriate trans-cultural and trans-national linkages, Foras Feasa promotes comparative and innovative research on Irish culture in archipelagic, European and world contexts.

An Foras Feasa is an integral part of the “Humanities Serving Irish Society” (HSIS) initiative towards building a National Platform for the Humanities, an all-island inter-institutional research and training infrastructure embracing the universities, the Royal Irish Academy, two Institutes of Technology and NCAD as a partnership of equals.

Website: http://www.forasfeasa.ie/

 

Last Updated: Thursday December 09 2010