“Is it About a Bicycle?” — A series of conversations across disciplines

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Is it About a Bicycle?: Writers in Conversation is a new series presented by Solas Nua in association with Georgetown Global Irish Studies Initiative that brings together contemporary Irish writers or writers based in Ireland, with leaders and experts from a variety of sectors to explore their shared interests across disciplines. The title comes from Flann O’Brien’s classic comic novel, The Third Policeman, a meandering tale about the nature of time, death, and the absurdity of human existence.

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Upcoming Events

 Sinéad Gleeson

December 11th at 3pm ET: Is It About A Bicycle?: Writers in Conversation VII (Online event). Featuring writer Sinéad Gleeson. Details TBA.


Past Events and Videos

Dr. Rosaleen McDonagh

September 25, 2022: Is It About a Bicycle?: Writers in Conversation VI (Online event). Featuring playwright and academic, Dr. Rosaleen McDonagh in conversation with author Teri Cross Davis. More Info. Video Here.

image from Auguries of a Minor God

May 15, 2022: Is it About a Bicycle?: Writers in Conversation V. (Online Event). Featuring Anmol Tikoo and Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe, who just published her first collection, Auguries of a Minor God. More info. Video Here.

Kerri ní Dochartaigh, author of Thin Places, and artist Katie Holten

November 14, 2021: Is it About a Bicycle?: Writers in Conversation IV. (Online Event). Featuring Kerri ní Dochartaigh, author of Thin Places, and artist Katie Holten. More Info. Video Here.

Christine Dwyer Hickey in conversation with curator Leo Mazow

June 20, 2021: Is it About a Bicycle?: Writers in Conversation III (Online Event): Christine Dwyer Hickey in conversation with curator Leo Mazow. More info. Video Here.

Image of Pat Collins and Sara Baume

March 28, 2021: Is it About a Bicycle?: Writers in Conversation II (Online Event): Writer Sara Baume in conversation with filmmaker Pat Collins. More Info. Video Here.

Adrian Duncan in conversation with Artist and Curator Michele Horrigan

January 17, 2020: Is it About a Bicycle? Writers in Conversation I (Online Event): Adrian Duncan in conversation with Artist and Curator Michele Horrigan. More Info. Video Here.