To: Multiple recipients of list WELSH-L In-Reply-To: "Kelly A. O'Connor-Salomon" "Celtic Studies in US" (Jun 27, 3:54pm) Dear Kelly O'Connor-Salomon, There are MANY places in the states where you can study both Welsh and Irish. It is not true that only Harvard offers a program in Celtic: both Berkeley and UCLA are very strong in Celtic Studies. Only Harvard has a department in Celtic and offers you a graduate degree in the subject; at Berkeley, the Celtic field is merged with Old Norse, but you can achieve a wonderful education there by concentrating in Celtic when you get your degree in either medieval studies or languages. Berkeley has a number of fine teachers teaching Irish, Welsh, and Breton, including Eve Sweetser Dan Melia, Annalee Rehjon, Kathryn Klar, Orin Gensler. Eve and Kathryn are working on a new edition of the Gododdin (their third partner and chief was the late great Brendan O Hehir who died several years ago). Patrick Ford used to be at UCLA with Joseph Nagy (who is still there). Both teach Irish and Welsh. Pat is now head of the Celtic Department at Harvard. Temple University has Ann Matonis (Welsh), University of Cincinnati has Edgar Slotkin (Welsh, Irish), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has Maria Tymoczko (Welsh and Irish). The University of Rochester has only me (medieval Welsh). I would suggest that you find out exactly what you want to do and go where the scholars are that offer enough graduate courses for you to write a dissertation on an aspect of Celtic literature and language. Joan Radnor is at Washington. . .I should really look at my old CSANA bulletin. If you are truly interested in becoming a scholar of Celtic literature here in the states, you should become a member immediately of CSANA. Contact Elissa Henken at the University of Georgia, Athens (English department--she also teaches Welsh narrative), or better yet, the newly elected President, Katherine McKenna at Queens College. You can also contact Dan Melia at Berkeley in the department of rhetoric: dmelia@garnet.berkeley.edu He has the low-down on the listserv that is being planned by Celtic Studies Association of North America-- CSANA-L. I don't think it's been started up yet. Hope this helps, Sarah Higley slhi@troi.cc.rochester.edu