Oscar Wilde Centre

Oscar Wilde Centre, located in Trinity College Dublin, is a research centre that focuses on the study of Oscar Wilde and his works, as well as other authors from the Fin de siècle period, including James Joyce, W.B. Yeats, and George Bernard Shaw. The centre is named after the famous Irish author and playwright, known for his works such as The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest. The centre's research areas include Literary theory, Cultural studies, and Gender studies, and it has collaborations with other institutions such as the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. The centre also has ties with the National Library of Ireland and the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

● History

The Oscar Wilde Centre was established in 1998 with the goal of promoting research and scholarship on Oscar Wilde and his contemporaries, such as Lord Alfred Douglas and Robert Ross. The centre's founding director was Jerusha McCormack, a renowned Oscar Wilde scholar, who worked closely with other academics from Trinity College Dublin, including Terence Brown and Nicholas Grene. The centre has also hosted numerous conferences and events, including the International Oscar Wilde Conference and the Dublin James Joyce Summer School, which have featured speakers such as Seamus Heaney and Michael Longley. The centre's history is also closely tied to the Trinity College Dublin's School of English, which has a long tradition of teaching and researching English literature, including the works of Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith, and Bram Stoker.

● Academics

The Oscar Wilde Centre offers a range of academic programs, including the M.Phil. in Irish Writing and the M.Phil. in Creative Writing, which are taught by academics such as Deirdre Madden and Mary Morrissy. The centre also has a strong focus on interdisciplinary research, and its academics have published works on topics such as Queer theory and Postcolonialism, drawing on the works of scholars such as Michel Foucault and Edward Said. The centre's academics have also collaborated with other institutions, such as the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Toronto, on research projects related to Modernism and Avant-garde movements, which have involved scholars such as T.S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf. The centre's teaching and research are also informed by the works of other authors, including Samuel Beckett, Flann O'Brien, and Maeve Binchy.

● Research

The Oscar Wilde Centre is involved in a range of research projects, including the Oscar Wilde Digital Archive and the Irish Literary Archive, which are collaborative projects with other institutions such as the British Library and the National Archives of Ireland. The centre's researchers have also published works on topics such as Aestheticism and Decadence, drawing on the works of scholars such as Walter Pater and Arthur Symons. The centre's research has also explored the connections between Oscar Wilde and other authors, such as Charles Baudelaire and Gustave Flaubert, and has involved collaborations with scholars from the Sorbonne and the University of Paris. The centre's research projects have also been supported by funding from organizations such as the Irish Research Council and the European Research Council.

● Notable Alumni

The Oscar Wilde Centre has a number of notable alumni, including Sinéad Gleeson, a writer and critic who has published works in The Irish Times and The Guardian, and Paul Murray, a novelist who has published works such as Skippy Dies and The Mark and the Void. Other notable alumni include Belinda McKeon, a novelist and playwright who has published works such as Solace and Tender, and Danny Denton, a writer and critic who has published works in The Stinging Fly and The Dublin Review. The centre's alumni have also gone on to work in a range of fields, including publishing, journalism, and academia, and have been involved with institutions such as Faber and Faber and the London Review of Books.

● Facilities

The Oscar Wilde Centre is located in Trinity College Dublin's Arts Building, which is also home to the Trinity College Dublin's School of English and the Trinity College Dublin's Department of History. The centre has access to a range of facilities, including the Trinity College Dublin's Library and the Trinity College Dublin's Archive, which hold extensive collections of materials related to Oscar Wilde and other authors, including Jonathan Swift and James Joyce. The centre also has ties with other cultural institutions in Dublin, such as the National Gallery of Ireland and the Abbey Theatre, and has collaborated with these institutions on events and exhibitions related to Irish literature and Irish culture. The centre's facilities are also used by other researchers and scholars from institutions such as the University of Edinburgh and the University of Manchester. Category:Research centres in Ireland