Nessa CRONIN | MaCI - Université Grenoble Alpes

Nessa CRONIN

Dr Nessa Cronin is Assistant Professor in Irish Studies at the Centre for Irish Studies, School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies at the University of Galway, Ireland. As an interdisciplinary scholar with a background in Philosophy and Literature, she has published widely on various aspects of Irish Literature, Cultural Geography and Socially-Engaged Arts Practices investigating issues concerning place, language, translation and identity in contemporary Irish and European cultures.
Her recent work in Environmental Humanities has critically examined the role of humanities research and arts practice in addressing the pressing challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, and she has contributed to government policy on the role of culture can play in climate action.
She has been the recipient of several awards from the University of Galway, the Irish Research Council, Culture Ireland, and the European Science Foundation in recent years, and is the incoming Chair of the Irish Humanities Alliance (2024-25), based at the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. Most recently she was awarded a University Award for Teaching Excellence for her teaching in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies, University of Galway, in March 2024.

► Project :

Earth Writings: Garden Ecologies and Transdisciplinary Practices in the Anthropocene

This research project explores the role and function of garden spaces in rural and urban spaces in the Anthropocene. Drawing on historical contexts and contemporary ecological gardening practices, the project utilizes transdisciplinary, socially-engaged methods to explore how garden spaces in Ireland and France are used by local communities to explore connections to their past, their contemporary sense of identity, and ideas as to the making of a shared planetary future in the face of the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss.

Working closely with Professor Marie Mianowski and colleagues and students at MaCI, this project explores how interdisciplinary humanities-based research and transdisciplinary arts practices can intersect to positively engage various publics to envisage a more socially inclusive and sustainable future for all.

The project will also engage with colleagues based at St Cross College and the Environmental Humanities research network at TORCH, University of Oxford in November 2024, and will contribute to the wider Earth Writings transdisciplinary project, details for which can be viewed here:

Contact : nessa.croninuniversityofgalway.ie (nessa[dot]cronin[at]universityofgalway[dot]ie)

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_{Le Projet GATES est financé par le Programme d’Investissement Avenir lancé par l’Etat et mis en œuvre par l’ANR France 2030.}