From: DanCas1[at]aol.com

Subject: Re: Ir-D Ducas - IACI - Harrigan


IACI award winner Lauren Onkey and Edward Harrigan

Those interested in the relationship between Irish- and African-Americans may
want to read IACI award recipient Lauren Onkey's essay, "Constructing
Whiteness at the Gates of Hell," in David Ignatiev's magazine, Race Traitor
(Issue #10, Winter 1999). Through a review of the music of the NYC-based,
"Irish-American" band, Black 47, Ms. Onkey addresses what she sees as the
"racism of contemporary Irish America," and states that the "positive aspect
between Irish and African Americans needs to be recovered." Ms. Onkey's usage
of the terms "Irish America" and "Irish American" throughout her essay seems
to signify a discrete, homogenous, and easily identifiable population.

Looked upon during his lifetime as the embodiment of the archetypical "Irish
American," Edward Harrigan was the descendant of Irish-speaking grandparents
who emigrated to Canada in the early 19th century. He was born in New York
City's 7th Ward in the early 1840s and raised by a Nova Scotia-born father,
who divorced Harrigan's mother, remarried, converted to evangelical
Protestantism, and became a lifelong Republican.

In his late twenties and already a budding "star," Ned Harrigan, putatively
Catholic and an ardent Tammany Democrat, married the daughter of his English
musical collaborator David Braham. During Harrigan's lifetime, his parent's
divorce and his father's religious and political "proclivities" were treated
as family secrets.

George M. Cohan's eponymous hit song "Harrigan" literally spelled it all out
for us:

H-A-double-R-I-G-A-N, you see:
it's the name that no shame
has e'er been connected with./
Harrigan, that's me!"

The article can be found at:


Daniel Cassidy


Director
Irish Studies Program
An Leann Eireannach
New College of California
766 Valencia St.
San Francisco, Ca. 94131

From: Noel Gilzean

Subject: RE: Ir-D Harrigan


Dear All

Those interested in the Onkey article will find Race Traitor on the web
at
http://www.postfun.com/racetraitor/welcome.html
and the article at
http://www.postfun.com/racetraitor/features/black47.html

Noel

Noel Gilzean
Behavioural Sciences
Queensgate Campus
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield West Yorkshire
HD1 3JN
U.K.
e-mail: n.a.gilzean[at]hud.ac.uk
tel: 01484 472835
Fax: 01484 472794
http://www.hud.ac.uk/hip/

From: Hilary Robinson
Subject: Re: Ir-D McCormack - Companion


>I have at last got hold of my copy of W.J. McCormack, ed., The Blackwell
>Companion to Modern Irish Culture, Blackwell, Oxford, 1999, ISBN 0 631
>16525 8.

>The book is, as McCormack hopes, companionable. But, sadly, at a price
>of 75, it is not a companion that many people will be able to afford.

- - I'm sure I've seen this in paperback... I'm at present working on another
big fat anthology for Blackwells (Feminism, Art, Theory 1968-1998) and
their usual policy is for a small h/b print run at vast price, and a large
p/b print run at low price (under 20). It'll be a real shame if this hasn't happened
here - but as I say, I'm sure I've seen it in p/b, last time I was in
Blackwell's oxford office. Might be worth checking.

Hilary.

Hilary Robinson
School of Art and Design
University of Ulster at Belfast
h.robinson[at]ulst.ac.uk

From: Hilary Robinson
Subject: Re: Ir-D When Time Began...

This exhibition has already been to Berkeley (Feb/March this year). There
is a large catalogue with interesting, informed essays and great colour
reproductions. I don't have the exact references to hand, but it should be
easy enough to find. Title same as the exhibition.

Hilary Robinson.

>James Christen Steward's art exhibition,
>
>When time began To rant and rage:
>Figurative Painting from Twentieth Century Ireland
>is now at the Grey Art Gallery, New York University.
>
>As previously discussed on the Irish-Diaspora list - the exhibition
>started its journey at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England. As
>well as New York it will visit the Berkeley Art Gallery, California, and
>the Barbican Art Gallery, London.
>

Hilary Robinson
School of Art and Design
University of Ulster at Belfast
h.robinson[at]ulst.ac.uk

From Patrick O'Sullivan

A query from Sara Brady

Sara is a PhD candidate in performance studies at New York University. Her previous
work was in theatre and anthropology and she has been working as a community-based
theatre artist (mostly with youth) for the past several years (in both New York City
and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania).

Sara writes...

'I am really interested in taking the research further. I would ideally like
to design a community-theatre project that would have two components, one in
Ireland and one in NYC exploring the issues that are involved in the current
wave of immigration to the US, including a lot of 'illegal' immigration. In
the face of the Celtic Tiger, there are thousands who risk a great deal
economically and emotionally to leave home and come to the States. I want to
offer theatre as a way to explore these issues.

Right now I'm in a research phase--I'm exploring grant/funding possibilities
and trying to do practical research to explore how I could go about such a
project. As may be expected, I'm aware of community organizations in NYC
that I can try to hook up with, but trying to get in contact with Irish
community orgs that might be interested in this type of project has proven
difficult. I just don't know enough about the Irish community-based theatre
network...'

So, as a first step, Sara is interested in exploring how far issues around
emigration are explored within Irish drama and theatre. Sara and I have discussed
this, to a certain extent, already. One problem which I can see immediately is that
little from the very active Irish theatre scene actually makes it into print - and
thus into the research record.

Can we take this discussion further?

Paddy O'Sullivan
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From Patrick O'Sullivan


A query from
Liam Harte

I'm currently researching the possibility of a critical anthology of
autobiographical prose by first and second generation Irish
immigrants in Britain since about 1800. I've worked my way through
the MacGill's and the Mac Amhlaigh's, as well as the Behan's and the
MacNeice's, but I'm keen to discover works by more obscure
autobiographers, published or unpublished. In particular, I'm keen to
find material relating to the first half of the 19th century, by
Irish women in Britain, and by second-generation Irish people.
Do we happen to know of any juicy sources, or bibliographical guides?
(I've been through Hartigan and Burnett, Mayall and Vincent, by the
way.) If so, I'd be extremely grateful for any guidance.

Liam Harte
From: hartel[at]mailnt.smuc.ac.uk
Organization: St. Mary's University College, Strawberry Hill
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From Patrick O'Sullivan

I am very pleased to be able to share good news with the Irish-Diaspora
list.

The ESRC (the Economic and Social Research Council - the main funder of
social science research in the UK) has just announced a major award - of
over 150,000 pounds sterling.

The title of the successful project is 'The second-generation Irish: a
hidden population in multi-ethnic Britain'.

The project leader is Dr. Bronwen Walter, Anglia Polytechnic University,
and the project is based at Anglia. Working with Bronwen are Dr. Mary
J. Hickman, University of North London, and Dr Joe Bradley, University
of Stirling. The research assistant is Dr Sarah Morgan, University of
North London. The project will run for 2 years, from February 2000.

A summary of the proposed research...

'The proposed research will provide a detailed picture of the hidden
population of second-generation Irish people in Britain (those born
in Britain with one or two Irish-born parents). It will examine the
range of identities claimed by this population and assess the social
positioning of this group relative to the migrant generation. The
survey for the 1997 CRE report on Discrimination and the Irish
community in Britain, carried out by two of the applicants, will be
extended to include the experiences of the second generation.
Building on a recently-developed statistical database (DION-funded),
the project will use qualitative methods, including focus groups,
timelines and individual interviews, to investigate these issues. It
will explore the importance of regional/national variation and
settlement size by selecting samples in London, Manchester, Coventry,
Banbury and Glasgow. A broader objective is to make a substantial
theoretical contribution to the understanding of race/ethnicity in
multi-ethnic Britain by challenging the singular focus on black/white
difference, which marginalises other forms of ethnic social exclusion
and reinforces racial differences based on visibility.'

Congratulations and well done... to Bronwen, Mary, Jim and Sarah.

It takes nothing away from the hard work and the deserved success of
Bronwen, Mary, Jim and Sarah if I say that we should also congratulate
the entire Irish Diaspora Studies community. It will recalled that
there has been much discussion on the Irish-Diaspora list about the
whole question of getting 'the Irish' on 'the agenda' - specifically
focusing on a research deficit when it comes to the study of the Irish
in Britain. There has been a climate change, a paradigm shift - many
people have contributed to that change. For only an accumulation of
good research and good scholarship could have brought about that change.

Paddy O'Sullivan
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From: ultan cowley
Subject: Re: Ir-D Theatre of Emigration

Dear Paddy,
A good starting point over here would be Vic Merriman in
University College Cork. During the `Scattering' conference there (in
'97?) he produced a play about a black immigrant in Ireland which was
well received... Last time I spoke to him he was Director of the
University's `Granary Theatre' and a Ph.D. student. Perhaps he's now
`Dr. Merriman' ?

Piaras MacEinri could track him down for Sara if he can't be found at
Tel. 00 353 21 501265. Piaras, any thoughts...

Regards,
Ultan




>
>From Patrick O'Sullivan
>
>A query from Sara Brady
>
>Sara is a PhD candidate in performance studies at New York University. Her
previous
>work was in theatre and anthropology and she has been working as a
community-based
>theatre artist (mostly with youth) for the past several years (in both New
York City
>and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania).
>
>Sara writes...
>
>'I am really interested in taking the research further. I would ideally like
>to design a community-theatre project that would have two components, one in
>Ireland and one in NYC exploring the issues that are involved in the current
>wave of immigration to the US, including a lot of 'illegal' immigration. In
>the face of the Celtic Tiger, there are thousands who risk a great deal
>economically and emotionally to leave home and come to the States. I want to
>offer theatre as a way to explore these issues.
>
>Right now I'm in a research phase--I'm exploring grant/funding possibilities
>and trying to do practical research to explore how I could go about such a
>project. As may be expected, I'm aware of community organizations in NYC
>that I can try to hook up with, but trying to get in contact with Irish
>community orgs that might be interested in this type of project has proven
>difficult. I just don't know enough about the Irish community-based theatre
>network...'
>
>So, as a first step, Sara is interested in exploring how far issues around
>emigration are explored within Irish drama and theatre. Sara and I have
discussed
>this, to a certain extent, already. One problem which I can see
immediately is that
>little from the very active Irish theatre scene actually makes it into
print - and
>thus into the research record.
>
>Can we take this discussion further?
>
>Paddy O'Sullivan

`Its a good life - if you don't weaken!'

From Patrick O'Sullivan

I am off to Ireland, with my children - on the Catamaran from Liverpool
to Dublin.

The Irish-Diaspora list - like all the scholarly lists - will go quiet
over the next month or so. Many Irish-Diaspora list members are on
their way to Barcelona - good luck with your Conference, IASIL. And
many will be busy with the various summer schools.

And some will be having holidays.

Russell Murray will be taking over as Moderator of the Irish-Diaspora
list. Thank you, Russell.

For the first time ever we have hit some technical problems, and the
change of Moderator has not gone smoothly.

When everything is working smoothly Russell Murray will post a message
to the Irish-Diaspora list - just to say that the Ir-D list is once
again working smoothly. So, wait till you see Russell's OK message
before posting any new messages to the Irish-Diaspora list.

People who have recently posted queries to the Irish-Diaspora list...
Do not worry if we enter a time of quiet and silence. We often find it
best to post questions anew after a holiday period. And we will do so.

Paddy O'Sullivan

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>From: Patrick Maume
>Subject: Shan Bullock commemoration
>To: irish-studies[at]relay.doit.wisc.edu
>cc: ssnci[at]qub.ac.uk
>Message-ID:
>Priority: Normal
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII
>
>From: Patrick Maume
>Saturday 23 October
>One-day commemoration of the life and works of Fermanagh novelist Shan
>Bullock (1865-1935) at Crom Visitors' centre; a display, talks, and a
>tour of the estate. Visitors should arrive by 1 p.m. The talk will
>begin at 2.00, the tour (weather permitting) at 3.30 and the event
>should conclude by 5.00.
> For further details contact Elaine Kennedy,
> Crom Visitors' Centre,
> Newtownbutler
> Fermanagh BT92 8AP.
> Phone (013657) 38118.
>
> This is being got up by the National Trust people at Crom and some
>local historians. They hope to unveil a plaque to Bullock as part of
>the proceedings, and are planning to develop an annual event if they
>get enough interest.
>
> For Irish-diaspora list readers; Bullock spent most of his adult
>life in London, his extended family emigrated to such places as
>Australia and the US, and emigration is a theme in several of his
>novels such as DAN THE DOLLAR (about a returned Yank in Fermanagh),
>THE LOUGHSIDERS (the central character is a returned emigrant) and
>BESIDE THRASNA RIVER. His stories of Fermanagh rural life are marked
>by his consciousness that he is looking back on the society of his
>childhood from the vantage point of a very different society.
> As part of this commemoration it is hoped to bring out a small-run
>edition of some of Bullock's uncollected stories which are linked by a
>central character; a Church of Ireland minister in turn-of-the centruy
>Fermanagh. It will be published by Hall's of Enniskillen.
> For further information on Bullock see my article in NEW HIBERNIA
>REVIEW Winter 1998 or my chapter "Ulstermen of Letters" in Graham
>Walker & Richard English (eds.) UNIONISM IN MODERN IRELAND (1996),
>though this is primarily focussed on his political views. A third
>article which deals specifically with the stories mentioned above and
>a possible model for their central character, will appear in Leon
>Litvack (ed.) REGIONALISM AND NINETEENTH-CENTURY IRELAND , due to
>appear around the end of 1999 or beginning of 2000; alternatively
>contact me through the discussion list. I'll post further information
>about the commemoration as it appears.
> Yours sincerely,
> Patrick Maume.
>
>
>
Russell Murray
Department of Social & Economic Studies
University of Bradford
United Kingdom

>From: "alex peach"
>To:
>Subject: Irish nationalists in Tibet.
>Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 18:47:43 +0100

>I have a query for the network from Michael Carrington, a good friend of =
>mine who is currently researching a PhD on British imperialism in Tibet =
>at the turn of the century. He wondered if anyone knows of any =
>references regarding the links between Irish and Indian nationalists, =
>especially around the time of the British invasion of Tibet in 1904. He =
>informs me that two Irish nationalists named O'Neil and Flynn were in =
>contact with Liberal MP Henry Cotton concerning the Tibet issue, and he =
>would be grateful if someone within our learned group could furnish him =
>with any additional information.
>
>Many thanks,
>=20
>Alex Peach
>DeMontfort University
>Leicester
>UK
Russell Murray
Department of Social & Economic Studies
University of Bradford
United Kingdom

From: Patrick Maume
Subject: Re: Ir-D Irish nationalists in Tibet?
To: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk

From: Patrick Maume
Flynn might be JC Flynn, the MP for North Cork. I'm not sure about
O'Neill.
I have done some work on nationalist weeklies for the period and I
do remember references to Younghusband's expedition to Tibet as a
typical example of British aggression. Ultra-unionist anti-Catholic
propagandists on the other hand liked to compare Ireland to TIbet,
asserting that both were run by priests. (McCarthy published a book
called THE COMING POWER in 1905, praising Japan and presenting China
and Russia as proof of the damaging effects of ritualism (China) and
belief in a sacramental priesthood (Russia). McCarthy specialised in
exposes of clerical power in Ireland and forms an interesting point of
contact between Irish ultra-Protestantism and the wider British
anti-ritualist and national efficiency movements.)
One angle to pursue might be Theosophist interest in Tibet, given
the interest of Theosophists in their idealised image of
Tibet and the prominence of THeosophists like AE (George Russell) in
the Irish Literary Revival. Evans-Wentz, author of THE FAIRY FAITH IN
CELTIC COUNTRIES, was an American THeosophist and friend of Yeats who
devoted much of his career to TIbetan studies.
Griffith regularly published extracts from the Indian nationalist
press in his papers and the Quaker Home RUle MP Alfred Webb was chair
of the Indian National Congress in 1894-5; I believe he published a
pamphlet of his speeches in that role. THe whole area of Irish
nationalist MPs' involvement with the Radical critique of British
foreign policy needs much more research.
Best wishes,
Patrick Maume



Russell Murray
Department of Social & Economic Studies
University of Bradford
United Kingdom

Date 12 Aug 99
From: irish-diaspora[at]bradford.ac.uk
To: irish-diaspora[at]bradford.ac.uk
Reply-To: irish-diaspora[at]bradford.ac.uk
Sender: owner-irish-diaspora[at]bradford.ac.uk
Precedence: bulk


>From: "Elizabeth Malcolm"
>To: "Paddy O'Sullivan"
>Subject: Irish-Indian nationalists
>Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 10:51:56 +0100
>
>Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="iso-8859-1"
>Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>
>In regard to Alex Peach's query about links between Irish and Indian =
>nationalism at the turn of the century, I believe that some Irish Home =
>Rule MPs were in contact with Indian nationalists. Alfred Webb, quaker, =
>MP and the party's treasurer, in his MS autobiography talks about =
>Indian nationalism, which he supported strongly. I read this interesting =
>work many years ago in the Quaker Library in Dublin, but I gather that =
>it is being published this year in the Cork University Press series =
>'Irish Narratives', the general editor of which is David Fitzpatrick.=20
>
>Elizabeth Malcolm
>Liverpool
Russell Murray
Department of Social & Economic Studies
University of Bradford
United Kingdom

From Patrick O'Sullivan

Good morning, everyone.

I am now back at my desk, and my computer - after an interesting and
productive 3 weeks in Ireland.

My thanks to Russell Murray for looking after the Ir-D list in my
absence.

Looking after a list in the (northern hemisphere's) summer is a
nightmare. People go off on holiday and their email inboxes become
overfull - generating daft error messages. Academic email servers are
taken off line, for polishing and dusting - more daft error messages.
And so on. Poor Russell.

Over the next few days I will deal with all the organisational matters
that have accumulated in my absence.

Paddy O'Sullivan

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From: "Brian McGinn"
Subject: Montserrat and Ireland


THE IRISH TIMES Monday, August 16, 1999

OUT OF THE WEST
By Lorna Siggins


Montserrat Visitors Give Thanks for Aid

That "other Emerald isle", the Caribbean island of Montserrat, dispatched a
delegation to an Atlantic coastline some days ago to express gratitude for
Irish assistance after the devastating volcanic eruption. It wiped out
two-thirds of the landscape, including the island's capital. Since then the
volcano has been dormant.

The delegation visited Galway to pay a special tribute to the former arts
minister and Labour TD, Mr Michael D. Higgins, who made a documentary there
screened on Channel 4 television some years ago and who has been
instrumental in fostering a new set of relationships between the two
islands. Common surnames like Lynch, Blake and Kirwan are a reminder of
those bonds.

The Montserrat Oriole String Band struck up for the reception, which was
attended by representatives of the Montserrat Volcano (UK) Fund, the
island's chamber of commerce, tourist board and credit union.

Mr David Brandt, Montserrat Chief Minister, thanked the Irish League of
Credit Unions for its "important financial contribution" to the fragile St
Patrick's Credit Union on the island. He also outlined the latest stage in
recovery efforts and the need for further technical and financial
assistance. The volcano itself is under constant monitoring.

The visit, which was supported by CI Tours International, with support
from the Green Isle Hotel in Dublin and Clarenbridge Court Hotel in Galway,
is a prelude to a global celebration of Montserrat's culture under the
campaign theme of "millennium masquerades".

Also in Galway this month is a group of Welsh archaeologists, paying a
return visit to the county after 65 years. The Cambrian Archaeological
Association, founded in 1847, is particularly interested in matters Celtic.
The party of 110 members will visit the Burren, the cathedral and high
crosses in Kilfenora, Dn Aengus on Inis Mr and Tuam.

Today it will be welcomed by Ireland West Tourism at a reception in Thoor
Ballylee tower house near Gort, and tonight Prof Etienne Rynne, recently
retired professor of archaeology at NUI Galway, will be installed as the
society's president.

He will also deliver a lecture entitled "Irish sheela-na-gigs: erotic or
apotropaic - or merely rude stone monuments?". That takes place at Oranmore
Lodge Hotel this evening at 8 p.m.

-------------------------------

Brian McGinn
Alexandria, Virginia
bmcginn[at]clark.net

From Patrick O'Sullivan

Cal for Papers, ACIS, Limerick 2000

The American Conference for Irish Studies is now sending out the Call
for Papers for the 38th Annual Meeting, which will take place
Monday 26 June - Saturday 1 July, 2000
at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

No theme has been selected for ACIS 2000 but (it says here) 'it is
inevitable that the year 2000 will give rise to the "backward look",
appraisal of current activity and some prognostication...'

Invividual proposals should consist of one page abstracts, no more than
250 words, to
Nancy Curtin
curtin[at]murray.fordham.edu

by 30 September 1999.

Panel proposals should explain the theme of the session and role of each
panelist, plus abstracts from the proposed participants. Participants
reading papers should limit their contributions to 20 minutes. All
participants must be members of ACIS.

The Conference organiser is
Liam O Dochartaigh
liam.odoctaraigh[at]ul.ie

Information will be available on the ACIS web page
www.acisweb.com
and in forthcoming numbers of the ACIS Newsletter

I am a long time member of ACIS and supporter of its important work -
whilst recognising that I live on the wrong side of the Atlantic. I
usually make an effort to get to the ACIS Conference when it comes this
side of the ocean. In fact - 'prognosticating' - these are interesting
times for 'Irish Studies' and Irish Diaspora Studies, throughout the
world, with important new posts and centres being created. Such
developments, whilst welcome, bring their own dangers.

I thought that members of the Irish Diaspora list would like early
notification of the Conference - so that we can think out loud about
what we might like to do. And September 30 is not that far away...

Paddy O'Sullivan

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From Patrick O'Sullivan


The latest issue of Irish Studies Review is now being distributed. This
is a 'postcolonial theory' special...

IRISH STUDIES REVIEW

Volume 7 Number 2 August 1999

ISSN 0967-0882

Special issue: Irish Studies and Postcolonial Theory
Edited by Colin Graham (Queen's University of Belfast) and
Willy Maley (University of Glasgow)
Colin Graham and Willy Maley, Introduction: Irish Studies and
Postcolonial
Theory 149

Andrew Murphy, Ireland and Ante/anti-colonial Theory 153

Richard Kirkland, Rhetoric and (Mis)recognitions: Reading Casement 163

Aidan Arrowsmith, Debating Diasporic Identity: Nostalgia,
(Post) Nationalism, 'Critical Traditionalism' 173

Tom Herron, Spectaculars: Seamus Heaney and the Limits of Mimicry 183

Breda Gray, Longings and Belongings-Gendered Spatialities of Irishness
193

Gerry Smyth, Irish Studies, Postcolonial Theory and the 'New'
Essentialism 211

Ellen-Raïssa Jackson, Gender, Violence and Hybridity:Reading the
Postcolonial in Three Irish Novels 221

REVIEW ARTICLES
Ann Saddlemyer, 'An almost psychedelic impact': Jack Yeats 233

Bruce Stewart, Archive Fever in the Grad. School 237

Reviews 241-289


[I have to say that a certain tedium is settling down over this whole
post-colonial thing. There is much repetition in these essays, as each
writer discusses the 'relevance' of 'postcolonial theory' to 'Irish
Studies', with the familiar limited range of sources and authorities.
See, I too can dot my text with scare quotes. Familiar problems are
addressed with a new vocabulary. One reviewer, p. 241, adapts Muldoon,
and speaks of 'old whines in new bottles...'

But it is the hard work of Colin Graham and Willy Maley that allows us
to sit back and make these assessments. This special issue allows us to
look at the state of play. And there are many insights to be found - of
special interest to Irish-Diaspora list members are the essays by Aidan
Arrowsmith on diasporic identity, Breda Gray on gendered space, and
Gerry Smyth.

The Review Sections of Irish Studies Review are always strong. Ann
Saddlemyer is thoughtful and helpful on Bruce Arnold, Jack Yeats. Bruce
Stewart is scathing about Gonzalez, Modern Irish Writers. Of special
interest are... Alan Ford on Treadwell, Buckingham and Ireland; Jim
MacLaughlin on Prunty, Dublin Slums (the 'classic slum' comes home...);
Maurice Colgan on Asenath Nicholson (a bit critical of Maureen Murphy's
Notes); Fergal Gaynor on 4 volumes from David Fitzpatrick's Irish
Narratives series; Siobhan Holland on Crowley, Technical Virgins
(Crowley's autobiography of a young Irish woman in 1950s Britain); Colin
Edwards on the film of Dancing at Lughnasa.

P.O'S.

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from: "Hollander, Joel"

subject: RE: Ir-D Irish Studies Review, August 1999


Paddy,

how would I go about subscribing to this journal? Do you have an e-mail
address or web site that I can contact? Or is the ISSN # all I need to
give to my librarian?

All the best,

Joel Hollander

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> From Patrick O'Sullivan
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> The latest issue of Irish Studies Review is now being distributed. This
> is a 'postcolonial theory' special...
>
> IRISH STUDIES REVIEW
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> Volume 7 Number 2 August 1999
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> ISSN 0967-0882
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> Special issue: Irish Studies and Postcolonial Theory
> Edited by Colin Graham (Queen's University of Belfast) and
> Willy Maley (University of Glasgow)

From: Sara Brady
Subject: Pearldivers?


Hi there, it's Sara Brady here. . .of Irish theatre of emigration and Irish
community-based theatre research fame. . .I wanted to ask if anyone has
heard about this play PEARLDIVERS? I saw a quick ad for it and wondered if
anyone knows of the work (I read in a blurb it focuses on attitudes toward
emigration)? It opens in NYC next week and I hope to catch it between my
own rehearsals schedule.
Curious,
S
Sara Brady
Managing Editor, TDR
Tisch School of the Arts
721 Broadway, 6th floor
New York, NY 10003-6807
212-998-1626 phone
212-998-1627 fax

Read TDR on the Web at:
http://mitpress.mit.edu/TDR

From Patrick O'Sullivan



1.
Irish Studies Review can be contacted by email
isr[at]bathspa.ac.uk
and has a Web page
http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/hum/isr1.htm

(This is - annoyingly - given as
http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/hum/isr1.html
in Irish Studies Review itself. But that address does not work.)

Irish Studies Review is published and distributed by Carfax Publishing
Limited. Email
sales[at]carfax.co.uk
There is a Carfax Web site
http://www.carfax.co.uk

Note that one of the perks of membership of the British Association for
Irish Studies is the regular receipt of copies of Irish Studies Review -
making membership a real bargain. (A note on the latest issue of the
BAIS Newsletter will be along in a minute.)

2.
Also note that the Irish Studies Review team have published in book form
a collection of 29 essays. These essays originally appeared in the
Irish Studies Review 1992-1997 - that is in the journal in its original,
large page (European A4) format, before its 1998 re-incarnation as one
of the scholarly journals published by the Carfax company.

The book is...
Sarah Briggs, Paul Hyland and Neil Sammells, editors, Reviewing Ireland:
Essays and Interviews from Irish Studies Press, Sulis Press, Bath, 1998.
Hardback ISBN 0 952665655 40
Paperback ISBN 0 952685663 14.95

Contact address... Sara Kirkby, Sulis Press, Bath Spa University
College, Newton Park, Bath BA2 9BN, England.

The book is divided into 5 sections...
1. Early Modern,
includes Terry Eagleton on Francis Sylvester Mahony, Barbara White on
Criminal Confessions of C18th women, Alan Booth on Irish Radicalism in
England, 1790s.
2. Modern
includes Niall O Ciosain on Silence about the Famine, Mervyn Busteed on
Manchester's Little Ireland, Grahan Davis and Eugenia Landes on the
Irish in South Texas, Patrick O'Farrell on New Zealand, Owen Dudley
Edwards on Wilde, Margaret Ward on Irish Women and Nationalism.
3. Contemporary
includes Bridget O'Toole on J. G. Farrell at Work, Sarah Briggs on Mary
Lavin, Liam Greenslade on 'ethnic' health, Mary Hickman on the Irish in
Britain, Incorporation and Identity, Maurice Goldring on Irish in
contemporary Europe.
4. Nationalism and Post-Nationalism
includes George J. Watson on Celticism and the Annulment of History,
Gerry Smyth on Irish Cultural Criticism.
5 Interviews
with Dermot Bolger, Patrick McCabe, Eavan Boland, Brian Coffey, Roy
McFadden, Tom Paulin.
Plus 'Afterword'
Garret Fitzgerald 'Ireland in the next Millennium: The Irish State on
the Threshold of the New Century'.

Irish Studies Review articles, in the earlier ISR format, could be quite
short - this here the Booth article on Irish involvement in the London
Corresponding Society is 4 pages of text plus one of notes. And ISR
article is very unlikely to be the last word on a topic - often it is
the first word. But the journal is always well-written, approachable
and stimulating.

I was associated with Irish Studies Review from the beginning - I am a
member of the Advisory Board. And it is a special pleasure to see here
articles that I had a hand in finding and placing. I especially
recommend Bridget O'Toole's piece about her relationship with Jim
Farrell - just a lovely piece of writing.


P.O'S.

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Head of the Irish Diaspora Research Unit
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