Book your space for Democracy Week keynote address by Professor Wesley Hutchinson
Don’t forget to book your place for the upcoming Democracy Week keynote address from Irish Studies academic Professor Wesley Hutchinson – who was born in Harryville in Ballymena and is Professor Emeritus at the prestigious Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris.
Democracy Week aims to encourage people to celebrate democracy. Last year’s keynote speech was delivered by former BBC NI politics editor Mark Devenport, who reflected on his time as a political correspondent in the UK and America.
This year’s keynote address will take place on 5 March at 7.30pm in Carrick Town Hall. Professor Hutchinson’s talk is entitled “The Ulster-Scots literary tradition: Underpinning democracy in the community” and he will be drawing on the Ulster-Scots literary tradition showing how it showcases fundamental democratic values.
Professor Hutchinson was born in Harryville and educated at Ballymena Academy before embarking on a distinguished academic career.
He is a leading academic in the field of Ulster Scots and author of ‘Tracing the Ulster Scots Imagination (2018)’.
The event is free to attend. To book your place contact Members.Services@midandeastantrim.gov.uk
