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My current research focuses on Roman Catholic architecture in Ireland between 1828 and 1936, and I am currently working on a monograph on this topic (under contract with Liverpool University Press.) I led the Religious Spaces in Transition project, which focused on new and changing uses for religious architectural heritage in Ireland and internationally (funded by the Irish Research Council under the New Foundations scheme), and I also convene the MCHRI - Material and Cultural Heritages of Religion in Ireland research network. My research interests also include the dynamics of urban public space and festivity; the history of respectability in Irish culture; the histories of public space; Irish art history; public history; and interdisciplinary research practices. I also write on aspects of contemporary art.
Research MA and PhD supervision: My current PhD research students are working on nineteenth-century architectural history, Irish festival cultures, and aspects of the creative economy. I have been lucky to supervise PhD theses on the subjects of audience engagement; creative pedagogy; measurement and value in the visual art gallery; and on a range of issues relating to festival, festive practices, public space and identity. I welcome new research proposals on these and related topics, and am very happy to support postgraduate or postdoctoral researchers in developing their funding applications.
My teaching currently focuses on aspects of cultural history, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
I am current module lead for:
HI6191 Graduate Seminar in Irish Cultural History;
HI4277 Art, Nation, and Empire;
HI4103 - Imagining Ireland: from early modern to modern,
HI4142 - Games of Thrones: gender, power, and identity, Ireland and the wider world, 1500-1950 (co-lead).
I lead the micro-cred module on Art and Architectural History, which is open to all those who are interested in developing their knowledge and research skills around art and architectural history. This module can also be taken as part of the MA History programme.
For more information please visit: https://www.ul.ie/gps/courses/history-of-art-and-architecture-survey-module-hi6231
In 2020, I developed and led AH4007 Introduction to Public Humanities for students on the BA Arts programme at UL.
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NicGhabhann Coleman, N. (Visiting researcher)
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NicGhabhann Coleman, N. (Organiser), Mullaney Dignam, K. (Organiser) & Cooper, S. (Organiser)
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NicGhabhann Coleman, N. (Member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of network
NicGhabhann Coleman, N. (Organiser), Porter, C. (Organiser), Thompson, C. (Organiser) & Joyce, S. (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
NicGhabhann Coleman, N. (Member), Cooper, S. (Chair), Hultman, M. (Chair), Oakley Kessler, T. (Member) & Curran, J. (Member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of network
NicGhabhann Coleman, N. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Honorary award
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