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'Stages of Memory' online series of talks

When

Thursday, April 28, 2022, 10:00 - Thursday, May 12, 2022, 17:00

Where

Online

Tickets

Free online event, booking essential

TU Dublin Conservatoire presents three Thursday talks by leading experts in the histories of Grangegorman. 'Stages of Memory' is supported by Grangegorman Histories.

As part of its Stages of Memory project, TU Dublin Conservatoire brings you a series of free, online talks exploring Grangegorman’s past as a site of mental healthcare, asylum and incarceration. Delivered by leading experts with years of experience researching the history of Grangegorman, the talks will address perspectives on the history of psychiatry at the site, the records in the Grangegorman archives, and responding to the stories and the records artistically. 

**All talks will be hosted on Zoom and you will receive the link to this event 1 day beforehand**

Schedule

10:00, Thursday 28 April

Dr. Christina Henri
Tasmania-based artist who created an installation about women transported to Australia from Grangegorman's women's penitentiary

17:00, Thursday 5 May

Dr. Brendan Kelly
Author of Grangegorman Histories: Inside the Asylum (forthcoming), Professor of Psychiatry TCD, Consultant Psychiatrist in Tallaght University Hospital

17:00, Thursday 12 May

Mr. Brian Donnelly
Senior Archivist with the National Archives, Ireland

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