Dr Elaine Pereira Farrell
Contacts in Ireland:
Ph.: +353 87 053 4669 Humanities Institute University College Dublin Belfield
Dublin 4
elaine.pereira-farrell@ucd.ie
Contacts in the Netherlands:
Ph.: +31 611417993
Department of History and History of Art University of Utrecht Drift 6 3512 BS Utrecht e.pereirafarrell@uu.nl Academic Qualifications 2009-2012 Doctor of Philosophy
School of History and Archives, University College Dublin (UCD)
Dissertation title: Taboo and Penitence: Popular Religion and Christian Conversion in Early Medieval
Ireland
2003-2007 Bachelor of History and Teaching Qualification
School of History & Faculty of Education, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) Degree with emphasis on Late Antiquity and Medieval History
Dissertation title: Confissão e Penitência: Estudo Sobre o Processo de Conversão da Sociedade Irlandesa,
Séculos VI-VII. (Confession and Penitence: A Study of the Conversion Process of the Irish Society, 6th-7th Centuries)
Grants and Awards
• ELEVATE: Irish Research Council International Career Development Fellowship – co-funded by Marie Curie Actions, 2014.
• UCD Seed Funding, Outputs and Dissemination, Conference Participation Grant, 2013. • UCD School of History and Archives Travel Fund Grant, 2013.
• UCD Míchael Ó Cléirigh and UCD School of History and Archives Conference Organization Grant, 2012.
• Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholar, Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences Award (IRCHSS), 2009-2012.
• Research Assistant - Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica (PIBIC)/ Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Award, 2007– 2008.
Professional Associations
ABREM - Associação Brasileira de Estudos Medievais
FMRSI - Forum for Medieval and Renaissance Studies in Ireland
LABEAM - Laboratório Blumenauense de Estudos Antigos e Medievais
NEIBRAM - Núcleo de Estudos Interdisciplinares das Ilhas Britânicas: Antiguidade e Medievo Network for the Study of Late Antique and Early Medieval Monasticism
Relevant Work Experiences
Irish Research Council ELEVATE postdoctoral fellow, 2014-. UCD School of History and Archives and
University of Utrecht, Department of History and History of Art.
• Principal investigator on the project entitled: ‘Religious Landscapes in the Eight Century: Ireland and Northern Francia in Comparison’ under the supervision of Dr Roy Flechner (UCD) and Dr Rob Meens (University of Utrecht).
Research Assistant, 2014.
TCD School of Histories and Humanities.
• Worked on the project ‘Monastic Ireland: Landscape and Settlement’ collaborating with five scholars. The Irish Research Council (IRC) funds this project.
• Managing project data, organizing fieldwork and academic events, and developing individual research.
Occasional Lecturer and Teaching Assistant, 2012-2014. UCD School of History and Archives and
UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Irish Folklore and Linguistics.
• I lectured on the module CCIV30040 Women’s Voice and I tutored for the modules HIS10080 Rome to Renaissance, HIS29070 Early Medieval Ireland, HIS30710 Celtic Ireland, CC10010 The Pagan Celts and their Insular Inheritance, HIS10070 Modern Europe and HIS20670 The French Revolution.
• I have contributed to the co-ordination of these modules. This includes discussing primary and secondary sources, monitoring teaching methods, monitoring students’ progress, developing pedagogical strategies, enhancing criteria of evaluation and marking essays and exams.
Exam Invigilator, 2012-2013. University College Dublin.
• I have contributed to the administration of the examination of hundreds of students, including the disability support sector. Facilitated the proper conduct of examinations, provided for a well-ordered and calm environment in which students could complete their examinations, and ensured that the whole process was clear and fair.
Portuguese Language Teacher, 2011.
Sandford Language Institute, Milltown, Dublin.
• Substitute teacher for levels 1, 2 and 4.
Substitute Teacher and Special Needs Assistance, 2008. St. Michael’s Holy Faith Secondary School, Finglas, Dublin.
• Taught extracurricular subjects; helped students with homework; and supervised students during ‘free’ classes.
• Gave personal assistance to students with special needs in classroom; helped them with their homework; and supervised them at break times.
Research Assistant, 2007-2008.
• Project: Família e Escola: Psicopatologia, Aprendizagem e Inclusão Social (Family and School:
Psychopathology, Learning and Social Inclusion). I worked in a research team comprised of four
researches.
• This is a competitive research training experience available to less than 25% of students.
Volunteer History Teacher, 2007.
SOMAR—Solidariedade em Marcha, São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro.
• Prepared students for University entrance exams; taught world and Brazilian history. Event Organization
2014
• Monastic Ireland Round Table Discussions, Spring 2015.
2013
• Panel organizer: Penance and Empire of Sins. 21st International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds.
• Co-organizer: Workshop Estudos Célticos: Desenhando novas fronteiras? An activity part of the
IV Simpósio International de Letras e Linguísticas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Minas
Gerais, Brazil.
• Network facilitator and co-organizer: The Trance of the Delphic Pythia and the New Theory:
Some Remarks. A seminar hosted by UCD History Society presented by Dr Marcos J.A.
Caldas, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, and Dr Luiz Q.A. Caldas, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro.
• Panel organizer: Was there any Pleasure in Early Medieval Ireland? 20th International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds.
• Registration: 27th Irish Conference of Medievalists, University College Dublin.
2012
• Co-organizer: Penance, Penitential Texts, and Pastoral Care in Early Medieval Ireland, a
symposium. An event promoted by the UCD Mícheál Ó Cléirigh Institute.
• Network facilitator: The Voyage of St Brendan: Landscape and Paradise in Early Medieval
Ireland. Plenary Lecture presented by Dr Elva Johnston (UCD) at the V Simpósio
Nacional e IV Internacional de Estudos Celtas e Germânicos, Paisagem e Natureza: Cotidiano, Imaginário e Memória, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro.
• Registration: 26th Irish Conference of Medievalists, University College Dublin.
• Registration: Literacy, Memory and the Conversion of the Isles, a conference part of the Leverhulme Converting the Isles network, University College Dublin.
2011
• Co-organizer: UCD History Society Weekly Seminars
• Panel organizer: Brazil and Celtic Studies at the XIV International Congress of Celtic Studies, National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
Paper Presentations
2014
• The Penitential Literature as Instrument of Conversion, 21st International Medieval Congress, Leeds
• The Irish Penitential Tradition: Pioneering and Peculiar?, Latitudes: Irish Studies in an international context, a conference organized by the American Conference for Irish Studies and Canadian Association for Irish Studies, University College Dublin.
2013
• Penitential Literature and Christian Conversion in Early Medieval Ireland, guest speaker at the Oxford Celtic Seminar.
• Regulating Pleasure in Early Medieval Ireland, 20th International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds.
• Food Prohibitions in Early Irish Sources, First European Symposium in Celtic Studies, Trier University.
• Who were the 'bestial men' in Early Medieval Ireland, 27th Irish Conference of Medievalists, University College Dublin.
• Penitential Texts and Popular Religion in Ireland, the case of food consumption (6th-8th Centuries), 1st TCD/UCD Study Day, Trinity College Dublin.
2012
• Penitential Texts and Popular Religion in Early Medieval Ireland, [45 minutes presentation], Penance, Penitential Texts, and Pastoral Care in Early Medieval Ireland, a symposium, University College Dublin.
• Penance in Ireland: Punishment or Medicine?, 19th International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds.
• Sin and Crime: Fasts, Exile and Social Obligations, 26th Irish Conference of Medievalists, University College Dublin.
2011
• Celtic Studies in Brazil? Approaches, Motivations and Challenges, XIV International Congress of Celtic Studies, National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
2010
• Remedies for the Soul? Sin, Penance and Popular Religion in Early Christian Ireland, Third Annual Celtic Postgraduate Conference, University of Aberdeen.
• The Penitential of Cummean (7th Century): a Case of the Relationship between Ecclesiastical and Civil
Legislation in Early Christian Ireland, Irish History Student’s Association 60th Anniversary,
Trinity College Dublin.
2009
• Cristianização e Produção de Livros Penitenciais, II Colóquio de Estudos Celtas e Germânicos: Oralidade e Literatura, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro.
2008
• Conversão Cristã e Religiosidade Popular na Irlanda, II Encontro Regional da Associação Brasileira de Estudos Medievais e I do Translatio Studii – Núcleo Dimensões do Medievo, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro.
2007
• Tabus e Penitência: Esboço de uma análise quantitativa dos Penitenciais Irlandeses (Séculos VI−VII), VII Semana de Estudos Medievais do Programa de Estudos Medievais da UFRJ, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
• Os Penitenciais como Fontes para a História da Irlanda (Séculos VI−VII), I Encontro Regional da Associação Brasileira de Estudos Medievais e XI Mostra de Cultura Galega, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
• Inclusão Social de Crianças com Necessidade Especiais no Contexto Educacional: ações pedagógicas,
psicosociais, e psicodiagnósticas/teraupêticas, XII Semana de Extensão – Agenda Acadêmica,
Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro.
• Autismo e Educação: Propostas de Intervenção, XVII Seminário de Iniciação Científica e Prêmio UFF Vasconcelos Torres de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro.
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
‘Serviço Pastoral e Dependentes Ecclesiásticos na Irlanda na Alta Idade Média’. Brathair 11 no. 2 (2011), 3-15.
‘Early Irish Church: Form and Functions. Review of Ó Carragáin, Tomás, Churches in Early Medieval Ireland: Architecture, Ritual and Memory. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2010, 392p’. Brathair 11 no. 2 (2011), 85-90.
‘Taboos and Penitence: Christian Conversion and Popular Religion in Early Medieval Ireland. Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the School of History and Archives, College of Arts and Celtic Studies, University College Dublin, November, 2012. Thesis supervised by Dr Elva Johnston’. Medievalista 14, July–December 2013.
Other Journal Articles
Co-authored with Lafaye, A. and Smith, K. ‘Monastic Ireland AD 1100-1700: landscape and settlement’ In Doherty, C. (Ed.) Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement Newsletter 18, 2013-14.
Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings
‘Tabus e Penitências - Esboço de uma Análise Quantitativa dos Penitencias Irlandeses (Séculos VI-VII)’. In: Silva, L.R. and Silva, A.C.L.F. (Eds.) Atas da VII Semana de Estudos Medievais—
Programa de Estudos Medievais (PEM) da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Rio de Janeiro:
PEM, 2008, 128-36.
‘Os Penitenciais Irlandeses como Fontes para a História da Irlanda (Séculos VI-VII)’, In: Bastos, M.J.M.; Fortes, C.C. and Silva, L.R. (Eds.) Atas do I Encontro Regional da ABREM/ XI Mostra de
Cultura Galega. Realizado no Instituto de Letras da UERJ de 06 a 09 de novembro de 2006. Rio de
Book Chapter
Co-authored with Santos, D.V.C. ‘Early Christian Ireland—Algumas Reflexões Sobre o Problema da Periodização na Escrita da História da Irlanda’. In: Santana, H., Vasconcelos, L. and Santos, D.V.C. (eds.) Sociedade, Cultura e Política no Mundo Antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Publit, 2011, 185-213.
Academic Blog
Penance, Penitential Texts and Pastoral Care in Early Medieval Ireland, 2012-: http://penitentials.wordpress.com/
Accepted for publication
Irish Penitential Literature: Christian Conversion and Popular Religion in Early Medieval Ireland. Studia
Traditionis Theologiae. Turnhout: Brepols, in preparation.
Co-authored with Santos, D.V.C. ‘Táin Bó Cuainge- Um épico Irlandês’. In: Santos, D.V.C. (ed.)
Grandes Epopéias da Antiguidade e do Medievo. Rio de Janeiro: Publit, (forthcoming).
‘Review of SANTOS, Dominique V.C.. Patrício: A Construção da Imagem de um Santo/ How the
Historical Patrick was Transformed into the St. Patrick of Religious Faith. Leswiston, Queenston e
Lampter: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2013, x, 295 p’. Mirabilia 19 no. 2, 2014 (forthcoming). ‘Review of SANTOS, Dominique V.C.. Patrício: A Construção da Imagem de um Santo/ How the
Historical Patrick was Transformed into the St. Patrick of Religious Faith. Leswiston, Queenston e
Lampter: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2013, x, 295 p’. Peritia 25, 2014 (forthcoming).
‘Review of BHREATHNACH, Edel. Ireland in the Medieval World AD 400-1000: Landscape,
kingship and religion. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2014’. Medievalista 17, Jan-Jun 2015 (forthcoming).
Language Skills
I am fluent in English, a native Portuguese speaker, have intermediate level of Spanish and Latin, and a basic grounding in Old-Irish.
