The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies is a teaching-and-research institute dedicated to the study and understanding of Irish culture—in Ireland and around the world—in all of its manifestations.
The Keough-Naughton Center for Irish Studies is part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, advancing integral human development through research, policy, and practice.
Reflections on the life and legacy of Seamus Deane (9 February 1940-12 May 2021), Professor of English and the Donald and Marilyn Keough Professor of Irish Studies Emeritus.
A new initiative at the Institute expands our study of Ireland and its place in the world.
In this monthly feature, we highlight a work of Irish art—and then amplify its meaning through music and poetry.
Claudia Carroll, English PhD student with an Irish Studies graduate minor studying the concept of "resilience"
In the 2021-2022 academic year, Claudia is a graduate fellow at Notre Dame’s Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS)—among a cohort charged with examining the concept of "resilience" through many disciplinary lenses. Claudia is exploring how to account for the profound and lasting impact certain fictional characters have on their readers. "Some have such an impact," she says, "that readers think and talk about them as if they are real people—developing attachments to them, speculating about their behavior in hypothetical situations, and feeling like we know them just as we know our friends and family."