Plé oscailte/Roundtable Discussion

Rannpháirtithe/Participants: Sailí Ní Dhroighneáin, Síle Denvir, Iarla Ó Lionáird agus eile.

Received definitions of sean nós singing and its stylistic, aesthetic and generic parameters have been critically evaluated by scholars for several decades now. These definitions have also been challenged in practice, as new forms and contexts for sean nós singing emerge amongst its contemporary practitioners. The interplay between theoretical research on sean nós singing and the reality of contemporary performance practices is a fruitful site of exploration, which will form the basis for this roundtable discussion. How does contemporary sean nós singing relate to its social, linguistic and historical contexts? How is its continuity with tradition negotiated? What new concepts of creativity and collaboration are currently emerging?

This event is part of the Annual Conference of the Anthropological Association of Ireland (AAI), and will be followed by a wine reception.

Sponsored by: ICTM Ireland, Oifig na Gaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad, and the Anthropological Association of Ireland