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College of Letters and Science Faculty Document No. 721
December 15, 2005
Center for Celtic Studies
Annual Report
2004-2005
1. Introduction
The Center for Celtic Studies provides interdisciplinary and international educational opportunities for UWM students. Our program includes on-campus instruction by UWM and visiting international faculty, as well as study-abroad options in Ireland, Great Britain, and Europe. We provide a wide range of course and research topics relating to cultures--both historical and modern--that share Celtic influence: the early Continental Celts as well as the Breton, Cornish, Galician, Irish, Manx, Scots, and Welsh peoples. Students can concentrate their studies on the Celtic languages, both spoken and written, or they may choose to investigate the broader themes of the Celtic world, such as art, archaeology, literature, history, folklore, music and myth. The Celtic world offers a dynamic forum for the combined study of language, culture, politics, education, and the arts. The Center for Celtic Studies provides enrichment to both UWM students and the community at large through the Certificate Program and the Center's many activities and resources.
2. Center for Celtic Studies Faculty Committees
Advisory Committee
Bettina Arnold, Chair (ex officio)
Associate Professor of Anthropology, UW-Milwaukee
Co-Director, Center for Celtic Studies
E-mail: barnold@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/~barnold/thome.html
Kathy Callahan
Adjunct Assistant Professor of History, UW-Milwaukee
E-mail: callahan@uwm.edu
Michael Gillespie
Professor of English, Marquette University
E-mail: GILLESPIEM@marquette.edu
Web Page: www.marquette.edu/english/faculty/gillespie-michael.shtml
John Gleeson, (ex officio)
Senior Lecturer, Ethnic Studies, UW-Milwaukee
Co-Director, Center for Celtic Studies
E-mail: gleeson@uwm.edu
Andrew Kincaid
Assistant Professor of English, UW-Milwaukee
E-mail: akincaid@uwm.edu
José Lanters
Associate Professor of English, UW-Milwaukee
E-mail: lanters@uwm.edu
James Liddy
Professor of English, UW-Milwaukee
Michael Liston
Associate Professor of Philosophy, UW-Milwaukee
E-mail: mnliston@uwm.edu
Nancy Walczyk
Senior Lecturer, English, UW-Milwaukee
E-mail: nwalczyk@uwm.edu
Certificate Program Committee
Bettina Arnold, (ex officio)
Associate Professor of Anthropology, UW-Milwaukee
Co-Director, Center for Celtic Studies
E-mail: barnold@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/~barnold/thome.html
George Clark
Associate Professor of English, UW-Milwaukee
E-mail: clarkgeo@uwm.edu
John Gleeson, Chair (ex officio)
Senior Lecturer, Ethnic Studies, UW-Milwaukee
Co-Director, Center for Celtic Studies
E-mail: gleeson@uwm.edu
José Lanters
Professor of English, UW-Milwaukee
E-mail: lanters@uwm.edu
Michael Noonan
Professor of English, UW-Milwaukee
E-mail: noonan@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/~noonan/
Nancy Walczyk
Senior Lecturer, English, UW-Milwaukee
E-mail: nwalczyk@uwm.edu
The Advisory and Curriculum Committees met three times during the AY 04-05: 9/10/04, 12/10/04 and 4/8/05. Among other things, the committee discussed curriculum offerings, events scheduling, overseas programs, the electronic journal of the Center, e-Keltoi, and plans for upcoming exhibits and conferences. Triskele, the CCS newsletter, was published once in 2004-2005; the Spring 2005 issue will appear folded into the Fall 2005 issue (in progress).
3. CCS Activities:
The following activities were organized at UWM by CCS in 2004-2005:
- Fall 2004
- Screening of Desmond Bell film Rebel Frontier September 13 Mitchell Hall B91.
- October 1 Tionól gathering at the Hefter Center with various guest singers; October 2 Céilí in Green Hall.
- October 7 Poet Eamonn Wall and concertina player Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin; co-sponsored with the English Department.
- October 14-16 Midwest Regional American Conference for Irish Studies meeting at UWM. Professor José Lanters acted as local arrangements Chair. CCS sponsored or co-sponsored several speakers: Keynote speaker and archaeologist Seamus Caulfield; playwright Thomas Kilroy and director Joe Dowling.
- October 21 Patrick Kavangh Centenary. Reading by Professor James Liddy.
- October 31 Samhain Celebration Hefter Center; presentation by Brett Lowry, Anthropology, on Breton folklore.
- November 19 Traveling Exhibit of James Joyce's Life and Works, in collaboration with the Golda Meier Memorial Library.
- November 30 Hector McDonnell, historian and painter, presents history of the McDonald clan at the Hefter Center.
- December 7 Ben Barnes, artistic director of the Abbey Theater, lecture on Ireland's National Theater.
- WinterIm Dublin/Edinburgh (Gleeson and Walczyk)
- Spring 2005
- February 25-26 Sean Nos Weekend.
- March 1 St. David's Day with Edward Collins, Hefter Center.
- March 15 St. Patrick's Day program Union Concourse.
- April 6 Tartan Day Celebration Hefter Center. Sponsored speakers: Ted Cowan, Jean Henderson and Richard Finley.
- April 7 Irish Association of America speaker Joe Gallagher, co-sponsored with the ICHC.
- April 22 Faculty/Staff Appreciation Lunch Hefter Center.
- May 5 Certificate Awards Ceremony Hefter Center with University College Dublin archaeologist Aidan O'Sullivan.
In curricular matters, the Center obtained approval for a Celtic Studies curricular area. Course previously offered under Ethnic Studies and Linguistics have been transferred to the Celtic Studies area.
Community organizations and events with which CCS is associated:
- UWM Student Organization An Cumann Ceilteach
- St. Patrick's Day Parade, Milwaukee
- Irish Fest Summer School
- Milwaukee Irish Fest
- Milwaukee Highland Games
- Wisconsin Highland Games
- First Friday Lecture Series, ICHC
- Wisconsin Irish Genealogical Society
- Burlington Genealogical Society
4. Status of the Program:
- Certificate Program Data
- Number of students enrolled in CCS courses: 378
- Number of students enrolled in the certificate program to date: 65
- Number of students receiving certificates in 2004-2005: 11
- Gateway course 2004-2005 enrollment: 46
- List of courses offered.
Fall 2004
Anthropology
641 Seminar in Anthropology: Archaeology of the British Isles
Dance
370 World Movement Traditions: Irish Step Dance
English
192 Freshman Seminar: The Literature of the Scottish, Welsh, Breton, and Manx Celts
192 Freshman Seminar: Irish Folk and Fairy Tales
306 Survey of Irish Literature
Ethnic Studies
133 Celtic Crossings: A Cultural Overview of the Celtic World
250 Selected Topics in Ethnic Studies: Irish Folk Beliefs and Religious Practices
250 Selected Topics in Ethnic Studies: The Scottish Experience
250 Selected Topics in Ethnic Studies: Music Traditions of the Celtic World
History
353 Irish History Since 1600: From Colony to Independent State
Linguistics
131 First Semester of an Uncommonly-Taught Language: Irish (Gaelic)
132 Second Semester of an Uncommonly-Taught Language: Irish (Gaelic)
231 Third Semester of an Uncommonly-Taught Language: Irish (Gaelic)
232 Fourth Semester of an Uncommonly-Taught Language: Irish (Gaelic)
Music
485 Celtic Fiddle
Spring 2005
Dance
370 World Movement Traditions: Irish Step Dance
English
306 Survey of Irish Literature
622 Seminar in Irish Literature: Writers after Yeats and Joyce
814 Seminar in Irish Literature: Irish Drama - Yeats, Friel, Behan, McGuiness
Ethnic Studies
250 Selected Topics in Ethnic Studies: The Green Screen - World of Irish Cinema
250 Selected Topics in Ethnic Studies: Introduction to Irish Music
History
200 Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues: Civil Strife in Northern Ireland
236 Britain since 1688: Rise and Decline of a Great Power
Linguistics
131 First Semester of an Uncommonly-Taught Language: Irish (Gaelic)
132 Second Semester of an Uncommonly-Taught Language: Irish (Gaelic)
231 Third Semester of an Uncommonly-Taught Language: Irish (Gaelic)
232 Fourth Semester of an Uncommonly-Taught Language: Irish (Gaelic)
- Overseas programs.
- UWintermM 2005 in Dublin and Edinburgh January 3-26, 2005
- Summer 2005 Study Abroad program in Donegal (Irish Language and Culture) July 10-30, 2005
- Colmcille Semester Abroad program January 10-May 6, 2005
- E-Keltoi (online Celtic Studies journal)
- Significant progress was made on editing the 21 articles for Volume 6, the special issue on "The Celts in the Iberian Peninsula".
- The first reviews appeared in the new Reviews section of the journal.
- Number of visitors to the sites and number of downloads continues to increase.
- Celtic Studies Center Information
- Effectiveness of the Committees' roles: The Committees continue to play a crucial role in the development of the curriculum, planning of events and programming, and the production of the journal.
- Future plans:
- Continue to create and provide opportunities for CCS students to participate and attend events and activities of interest to the field
- Planning for UWinteriM in Edinburgh: "Women in the Big House", Jan. 8-21, 2006; Faculty Leaders: Kathy Callahan and Nancy Walczyk
- Planning for UWinterimM in Dublin: "Contempoary Theatre in Ireland": Jan. 3-20, 2006; Faculty Leaders: John Gleeson and Raeleen McMillion
- Planning for a Celtic Film Festival in Spring, 2006
- Plans are being made in collaboration with the Golda Meier Library to bring a major exhibit (An Leabhar Mor and Malcolm Maclean) to UWM in 2007
- Planning for Achill Archaeological Field Program (Department of Anthropology and Achill Archaeological Field School). Exploratory trip to Achill Island in March, 2005
- Develop courses and possible overseas/study abroad opportunities with Spanish and Portuguese in collaboration with faculty member Gabriel Rei-Doval, a specialist in Galician language and culture
- Explore fundraising options with the UWM Foundation
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