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Subject: IASIL Sydney - Plenaries, Registration, Accommodation, and =
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Re. IASIL 2006
=A0
More information has been posted to the IASIL website about this year's
conference. Follow the links below to read about accepted papers, =
plenary
speakers, accommodation, registration, pre and post conference tours, =
and
more.=20
=A0
Queries about the conference should be addressed to Peter Kuch on
irish[at]unsw.edu.au=20
=A0
IASIL Sydney, Home-Page=A0-=20
http://www.iasil.org/sydney/

List of Accepted Papers=A0- details of more than 80 papers now online.=20
Plenary Speakers - Denis Donoghue, Thomas Keneally, David Malouf, Les =
Murray
- follow the link for more information.=20

Contact the Organiser=A0
Arriving at Australia=A0- directions to conference venue, visas, =
climate.=20
Conference Venue - information about the conference venue at University =
of
New South Wales.=20
Accommodation - information on a range of options.=20
Registration - details of registration costs. An online registration =
system
will be available in April.=20
Pre and Post-Conference Tour=A0- information about two tours.=A0 The =
first
includes visits to The Blue Mountains; the National Capital, Canberra; =
and
the picturesque South Coast. The post-conference tour is a three day =
trip,
visiting=A0Cairns, Port Douglas in Tropical North Queensland with a full =
day
on the outer reef of the Great Barrier Reef. Places for the tours are
limited; early booking is strongly recommended.=20
Schedule=A0- A preliminary schedule is now available.=20
Join IASIL - all speakers at the conference must be members of IASIL - =
join
by following the link.=20
IASIL Conferences, 1970-2010=A0- details of IASIL conferences, past, =
present,
and future.=20
IASIL Homepage=A0- links to all other sections of the IASIL website.=20
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From: Steven Mccabe [mailto:Steve.Mccabe[at]uce.ac.uk]
Sent: 23 March 2006 11:08
Subject: RE: [IR-D] 'Emigrant plight' article in Irish Independent

This article is most interesting in that it touches on a number of
issues which, of course, are both sensitive and, it appears deliberately
intended to create controversy. The situation of illegals in America is
not one that is new; I remember the debate in the 1980s. However, what
does seem interesting is that the author juxtaposes the "plight" of the
Irish illegals in America with the response to indigenous Irish towards
immigrants from, in particular, Eastern Europe. As anyone who has been
in Ireland recently will know, there are definite 'undercurrents' that
suggest racism is increasing and that there is an attitude towards
immigrants that is resonant with that suffered by the Irish in England
(and America in the past).

What was inspiring was the impressive turnout that Irish trade unions
organised in response to the intention to use underpaid labour by Irish
Ferries (formerly a state owned company). It seems that many people in
Ireland (at least), still care about how others are treated.

Having started this message about half an hour ago and been interrupted
I have read some other responses (including the highly amusing article
about the performance of Playboy of the Western World). What does seem
most fascinating is the almost schizophrenic perception that the Irish
(whatever that term means!), of themselves. Speaking in e very general
way, it seems that being Irish is 'shorthand' for being relaxed, having
fun (the craic as the latest message from Matt O'Brien indicates has
been used as a marketing tool to sell more Guinness), and being
altruistic and caring; in so far as the plight of others is concerned.
Contrast that with the latest breed of capitalists par excellence such
as O'Leary of RyanAir who would seem to epitomise the desire to exploit
and make profit whatever the cost.

One is tempted to ask will the 'real' face of Ireland (and the Irish)
step forward so that you can be identified!

Steven


-----Original Message-----
From: Noreen Bowden [mailto:noreen[at]emigrant.ie]
Sent: 22 March 2006 20:22
Subject: RE: Independent 'emigrant plight' article

I wonder has anyone seen this article in the Irish Independent - it's
quite
a nasty response to the undocumented. I realise we must consider the
source,
but it does stoop quite low. I was alerted to it by someone associated
with
the Irish Pastoral Center in Boston - they have called for an apology.

Noreen


http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=45&si=1583219&iss
ue_i
d=13821

Emigrants' plight we'd gladly share

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I received a call this morning from someone who seems to have confused me
with Public TV's "Antiques Road Show." Withal, I was interested in his
question.

The caller was an elderly man who owns an Orange banner, about 3 feet by 3
feet, with an image of an equestrian William and several references to the
Battle of the Boyne. It has been in his family for at least one hundred
years; they had lived in small town in remotest Northern Minnesota. He was
utterly and completely unfamiliar with the Orange Order or any of the
historical references-- though he did know that the Boyne was an Irish
river-- and he had no idea how it came into his family. So he asked the
obvious question: "Where do you sell stuff like this?"

Is there a market for Orange memorabilia, and if so where and how would he
find it? I don't think he is keen to donate it anywhere, but he might.

Such are the perils of having your name in the phone book under "Irish
Studies"


Jim Rogers

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THE ORIGINS AND ORGANISATION OF BRITISH PROPAGANDA IN IRELAND IN
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"Rotweilers" is good--but perhaps a more telling label is "Gatekeepers,"
because of their alleged dominance and manipulation of the book-review =
(and
non-review) process.

With regard to systematic dis-information, journalistic and otherwise, =
I've
just learned of the following book, which may be interest to historians =
and
others.=A0 Know nothing about the author, but David Miller (not my good
friend, David W., at Carnegie Mellon) is a highly respected albeit in =
some
circles controversial media analyst.

Book Launch: FRIDAY MARCH 24 - 7.45pm Teachers Club Dublin

Propaganda in 1920 in Ireland - Bloody Sunday & Kilmichael - the
origins of 'fake news'

How the 'official' version found its way into the media and into the
history books

THE ORIGINS AND ORGANISATION OF BRITISH PROPAGANDA IN IRELAND IN 1920,
by Brian P Murphy. Foreword by David Miller.
Published by the Aubane Historical Society and Spinwatch
(www.spinwatch.org)

Book available online at:
http://www.spinwatch.org/modules.php?name=3DNukeWrap&page=3D/shop/books/D=
esc
ription/Murphy-Herman.html&height=3D1500

Murphy's research has been praised widely, and this is reflected in =
comments
on the back cover of the book from Edward S Herman, Mark Curtis, Meda =
Ryan,
Ruan O'Donnell, John Borgonovo and Farrel Corcoran.
In the 100-page book (part of a larger projected study) packed with =
detail,
Murphy contrasts the widely differing Irish and British approach to
information provision. He also outlines the extent to which modern
historiography is still affected and distorted by the 'spin' =
disseminated by
Basil Clarke, Charles Foulkes, Hugh Pollard, Major John Street and their
colleagues operating from within Dublin Castle.

MISINFORMATION
That misinformation should have a 'shelf life' long after its original
political and military purpose had passed indicates why historians =
should be
ever skeptical of apparently pristine and original source material. It =
also
indicates that readers should be ever vigilant and not take historical
research itself at face value. Finally, this work
will reinforce the need for journalists to be wary of the information
machine that governments have at their disposal, used to define and to
distort information in the interests of the status quo.
In his extensive foreword, David Miller, Professor of Sociology at
Strathclyde University and author of 'Tell me Lies: Propaganda & Media
Distortion in the Attack on Iraq', outlines the links between what =
happened
in Ireland in 1920 and events in Britain and elsewhere later in the =
Century.
The extensive foreword by Miller indicates how Murphy's research =
resonates
with an examination of the development and organisation of British
propaganda during the 20th Century and up to the present day.



From: "MacEinri, Piaras"
To: "'The Irish Diaspora Studies List '"
Subject: RE: [IR-D] 'Emigrant plight' article in Irish Independent

I wonder if it is worth complaining. The Sunday Independent keeps a =
stable
of rotweillers who are paid to bark loudly, but they are not journalists =
in
my understanding of the term at all - they are extremely opinionated but =
do
not do investigative primary research and seem to be given a free hand =
to
insult whomsoever they wish...=20

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Bill Mulligan

CALL FOR PAPERS

Midwest Conference on British Studies
52nd Annual Meeting

27-29 October 2006
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

The Midwest Conference on British Studies is proud to announce that its
fifty-second annual meeting will be hosted by Indiana University/Purdue
University at Indianapolis at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

This year's plenary speakers are:
Linda Levy Peck (George Washington University), will speak on: =B3Murder,
Mayhem and Marriage in Restoration England.=B2

Mrinalini Sinha (Pennsylvania State University) will speak on: =B3Imperia=
l
Citizenship: Britain, the United States, and the Death of a Political
Ideal.=B2

The MWCBS seeks papers from scholars in all fields of British Studies,
broadly defined to include those who study England, Scotland, Wales,
Ireland, and Britain's empire. We welcome scholars from the broad spectrum
of disciplines, including but not limited to history, literature, political
science, gender studies and art history. Proposals for complete sessions ar=
e
preferred, although proposals for individual papers will be considered.
Especially welcome are:

=B7 Anglo-American Relations: past and present
=B7 Cross Disciplinary panels examining two or more approaches to Briti=
sh
Studies
=B7 Roundtables devoted to the process of publishing articles in
scholarly journals
=B7 Paper and panel submissions relating to online or
technology-based teaching and research in British Studies.

The MWCBS welcomes papers presented by advanced graduate students and will
award a prize for the best graduate student paper given at the conference.
As always, further information is available from the MWCBS website:

http://www.eiu.edu/~localite/britain/mwcbs/

Proposals should include a 200-word abstract for each paper and a brief c.v=
.
for each participant, including chairs and commentators. All proposals
should be submitted online by April 15, 2006 to:

Phyllis L. Soybel
Program Chair, MWCBS
Department of History/Social Sciences
College of Lake County
19351 W. Washington St.
Grayslake, Illinois 60030
psoybel[at]clcillinois.edu

Program Committee: Phyllis L. Soybel, Chair, College of Lake County; Craig
Dionne, Eastern Michigan University; Martin Wainwright, University of Akron=
;
Pam Graves, Eastern Michigan University; Johnny Twyning, University of
Pittsburgh.

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Bill Mulligan=20

Conference announcement-- Patriot Games: Aspects of Sport and National
Identity in Britain and Ireland


Friday June 9th

University of Worcester, UK
Location: Cotswold B (Main building)

10.00: Registration & tea/coffee (Fee =A310)

10.30:

Wearing the green: national identity and the Republic of Ireland =
football
team Dr. Michael Holmes (Liverpool Hope University) and Dr. David Storey
(University of Worcester)

11.15:

Racism, sectarianism and xenophobia in Scottish sport and society Dr. =
Ronnie
Kowalski (University of Worcester)

12.00:

A prince, a king and a referendum: rugby, politics and nationhood in =
Wales,
1969-79 Dr. Martin Johnes (Swansea University)

12.45: Lunch=20

2.00:

'Association football and the (English)men who made it': the idea of a
national game revisited Dr. Dilwyn Porter (De Montfort University)

2.45:

Sport and the British Professor Dick Holt (De Montfort University)
=20
3.30: Discussion

Registration fee =A310
For more information contact: David Storey (d.storey[at]worc.ac.uk) or =
Ronnie
Kowalski=20
(r.kowalski[at]worc.ac.uk)



William H. Mulligan, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of History
Murray State University
Murray KY 42071-3341 USA=20
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Bill Mulligan

Opportunity Structures in Diaspora Relations: Comparisons in =
Contemporary
Multi-level Politics of Diaspora and Transnational Identity=20
World renowned experts will be investigating and debating the following
areas: What are the main characteristics and organizational structures =
of
contemporary ethno-national diasporas, and to what extent might their
relationships and political agency with their homeland and host-society
governments develop? Which communal strategies and tactics (and in which
circumstances) are used by diasporas and which are most effective at
influencing global affairs, particularly the foreign policy of central
governments? What opportunity structures exist for diasporas in the
post-modern and trans-state social, economic and political systems, and
which are the most essential to foster and/or exploit (progression of
spatial, historical, temporal factors)? In what ways do diaspora =
activities,
and ethno-national identity maintenance in general, influence social and
political security issues both domestically and in foreign policy?=20

The Symposium will consist of presentations and discussions of papers =
given
by confirmed invitees including Thomas Abraham, Kim Butler, Nergis =
Canefe,
Robin Cohen, William A. Douglass, Razmik Panossian, William Safran, =
Gabriel
Sheffer, Ninna Nybery S=F8renson, Kachig T=F6l=F6lyan, and Gloria =
Totoricag=FCena.=20

Free and open to the public. UNR campus. Morrill Hall. Clark Room. =
Thursday
April 27, 7pm. Friday April 28, 9:30am-4:30pm. Saturday April 29, =
Getchell
Library, Lower Level Instruction Room #3 10:00am-1:00pm.=20
=20
Gloria Totoricag=FCena, Director and Symposium Chair=20
Contact Information:=20
Center for Basque Studies/322=20
University of Nevada, Reno=20
Reno, NV 89557=20
1-775-784-4854=20

Email: basque[at]unr.edu
Visit the website at http://basque.unr.edu/diaspora2006 =20

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From: "Ward, Ciaran"

I'm sure you could make a killing on e-bay with this sort of thing.
There are also museums and local Orange lodges in Northern Ireland who
would be glad to have such an item. Either way, as long as it's in
reasonable condition, there would be no shortage of buyers out there.

Ciaran Ward


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Behalf Of Rogers, James
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 7:33 PM
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Subject: [IR-D] Orange Order memorabilia

I received a call this morning from someone who seems to have confused
me with Public TV's "Antiques Road Show." Withal, I was interested in
his question.

The caller was an elderly man who owns an Orange banner, about 3 feet by
3 feet, with an image of an equestrian William and several references to
the Battle of the Boyne. It has been in his family for at least one
hundred years; they had lived in small town in remotest Northern
Minnesota. He was utterly and completely unfamiliar with the Orange
Order or any of the historical references-- though he did know that the
Boyne was an Irish
river-- and he had no idea how it came into his family. So he asked the
obvious question: "Where do you sell stuff like this?"

Is there a market for Orange memorabilia, and if so where and how would
he find it? I don't think he is keen to donate it anywhere, but he
might.=20

Such are the perils of having your name in the phone book under "Irish
Studies"=20

Jim Rogers

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This is very interesting and not at all surprising, especially Piaras's report that 'the 'Irish' Daily Mail (Irish edition of a UK tabloid) ... newly launched, is trying to build market share by pushing a British tabloid-style anti-immigration message.' I have been a fairly close and critical reader of anti-immigration propaganda in the British tabloid press for a number of years (a fact which probably explains why I am so depressed all the time ...), the UK Daily Mail included, and misleading headlines based on wild predictions of future quantities of immigration comprise indeed one of their favourite strategies. Perhaps more significantly, one of the main messages of such tabloids in Britain has not just been the point that there are too many immigrants coming into Britain, but that a *uniquely* excessive burden of immigration is being inflicted upon Britain among all other countries. This is of course, frankly, a lie; but more significantly, if we are now to have an Ir!
ish
edition of the same publication purveying the same message but in an Irish context, we shall have the same organisation telling blatantly contradictory lies - and dangerous lies at that - to different audiences for the obvious and sole unscrupulous purpose of maximising its own profits.

It will be an interesting test of the way the world works to see how long they would be able to get away with doing this without being publicly exposed and discredited. I fear unfortunately the exposure will take a long time. I am continually struck by how insular recent arguments regarding immigration have been in both countries (and in other countries), even on the part of many of those ostensibly concerned to defend the rights of immigrants. Lack of awareness of the wider and comparative context I am sure has been a factor in even the supposedly 'political correct' Blair government in Britain repeatedly caving into the pressure exerted by the tabloids - notwithstanding their threadbare logic - on this issue over the last six years. Much of what has happened recently in Ireland has really been no different. This tells us something about the force which divisions between nations and ethnic groupings still hold in the popular imagination, even within the western world!
. It
also tells us something about who holds power and profits from the reinforcement of such divisions within western states. And to think that there are those who argue within certain such states that there is a *liberal* establishment which holds too much power ...
G. Peatling

"MacEinri, Piaras" wrote:
Dear list

A firm of Dublin stockbrokers, NCB, has issued an interesting report on
Ireland entitled 2020 Vision
http://www3.ncbdirect.com/images/gfx/graphs/NCB2020Vision.pdf. It's based,
in particular, on demographic projections which I find quite incredible and
even ridiculous, but maybe I am missing something. Much of the report is
very interesting and well presented.

Already, yesterday, two newspapers, the Irish Independent and the 'Irish'
Daily Mail (Irish edition of a UK tabloid) carried the headline 'one million
immigrants' yesterday. It's Typhoid Mary, the floods and invasions, the
Yellow Peril, all over again. I find it particularly disturbing because I
understand that the 'Irish' Daily Mail, newly launched, is trying to build
market share by pushing a British tabloid-style anti-immigration message.

I managed to get a slot on RTE Radio's drivetime evening programme to
question the figures (and the number of Irish undocumented into the US into
the bargain...) http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0323/57live.html carries the
link.

I would welcome the views of others on the list. Maybe I'm missing
something, but I think this kind of use of statistics is misleading and
potentially dangerous.

Best

Piaras



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Dear list

A firm of Dublin stockbrokers, NCB, has issued an interesting report on
Ireland entitled 2020 Vision
http://www3.ncbdirect.com/images/gfx/graphs/NCB2020Vision.pdf. It's based,
in particular, on demographic projections which I find quite incredible and
even ridiculous, but maybe I am missing something. Much of the report is
very interesting and well presented.

Already, yesterday, two newspapers, the Irish Independent and the 'Irish'
Daily Mail (Irish edition of a UK tabloid) carried the headline 'one million
immigrants' yesterday. It's Typhoid Mary, the floods and invasions, the
Yellow Peril, all over again. I find it particularly disturbing because I
understand that the 'Irish' Daily Mail, newly launched, is trying to build
market share by pushing a British tabloid-style anti-immigration message.

I managed to get a slot on RTE Radio's drivetime evening programme to
question the figures (and the number of Irish undocumented into the US into
the bargain...) http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0323/57live.html carries the
link.

I would welcome the views of others on the list. Maybe I'm missing
something, but I think this kind of use of statistics is misleading and
potentially dangerous.

Best

Piaras

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From: William Jenkins [mailto:wjenkins[at]yorku.ca]
Sent: 25 March 2006 15:53
Subject: Re: [IR-D] Orange Order memorabilia 3

There is an 'Orange museum' here in Toronto - I would imagine it is the only
one
of its kind in North America, but I could be corrected on this. It's in the
basement of the present-day Orange Insurance company and houses a lot of
diverse materials (minute books, trophies, banners, pamphlets, honour rolls,
newspapers, you name it) connected mainly to the years of the old Grand
Lodge
of British America (that took in Canada and Newfoundland prior to the
latter's
absorption into Canada in 1949). It's now known as the Loyal Orange
Association of Canada.
Given the reference to 'remotest northern Minnesota', I can't help but think
of
the intense organizational activity that the Orangemen engaged in when it
came
to populating the Canadian west with 'loyal people' in the early 20th
century.
They played a complementary role in the 'civilizing mission' to be sure. So
the
banner could have come from a Canadian lodge (?).
Either way, if your caller wants to write to them or call them, they are at:
Orange Association Canada, 94 Sheppard Ave.W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2N
1M5
Phone: 1-800-565-6248 or 1-416-223-1690 (notice the last four digits
there!).
I am sure they will be interested in what he's got.
All the best,
Willie Jenkins

>
> From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [mailto:IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> Behalf Of Rogers, James
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 7:33 PM
> To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: [IR-D] Orange Order memorabilia
>
> I received a call this morning from someone who seems to have confused
> me with Public TV's "Antiques Road Show." Withal, I was interested in
> his question.
>
> The caller was an elderly man who owns an Orange banner, about 3 feet by
> 3 feet, with an image of an equestrian William and several references to
> the Battle of the Boyne. It has been in his family for at least one
> hundred years; they had lived in small town in remotest Northern
> Minnesota. He was utterly and completely unfamiliar with the Orange
> Order or any of the historical references-- though he did know that the
> Boyne was an Irish
> river-- and he had no idea how it came into his family. So he asked the
> obvious question: "Where do you sell stuff like this?"
>
> Is there a market for Orange memorabilia, and if so where and how would
> he find it? I don't think he is keen to donate it anywhere, but he
> might.=20
>
> Such are the perils of having your name in the phone book under "Irish
> Studies"=20
>
> Jim Rogers
>


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dr. William Jenkins
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5J 1P3
Tel: (416) 736-2100 extn 22488
Fax: (416) 736-5988

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The programme of Irish studies workshops for the annual congress of the =
Soci=E9t=E9 des Anglicistes de l'Enseignement Sup=E9rieur (Nantes =
12th-14th May) is now published at =
http://www.saes2006.univ-nantes.fr/800x600/atelier9-EtudesIrl.pdf.


David Rose

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Bill Mulligan

Dear colleague,

I should like to draw your attention to the forthcoming conference
Migrant and Diasporic Cinema in Contemporary Europe, Oxford, 6 - 8
July 2006.

You will find further details about this conference, the programme
and registration form at:

http://www.migrantcinema.net

Please direct any queries to email: info[at]migrantcinema.net

Best wishes,

Daniela Berghahn

Dr Daniela Berghahn
Principal Lecturer in German and Film Studies
Director of Film Studies Development
Oxford Brookes University
School of Arts and Humanities
Headington Campus
Oxford
OX3 0BP
Tel +44 (0)1865 484141
Fax +44 (0)1865 483791

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The Moving Americans Conference:
Interdisciplinary Conversations on Internal Migration

May 4-6, 2006 University of Washington, Seattle

http://depts.washington.edu/moving1/

The conference brings together 24 leading historians, sociologists,
geographers, and economists to assess the significance of internal migratio=
n
for America's past and present. As global diasporas have claimed more and
more
attention, the issue of internal migration has faded from public view and
has
also lost ground in scholarly communities. The Moving Americans Conference
highlights the continuing importance of geographic mobility in American
society and the need for new strategies of historical and social science
research.

May 4 (Thursday) 7:30 pm: KATRINA AND OTHER CATASTROPHES: ENVIRONMENT,
POVERTY, POLICY, AND MIGRATION

Douglas S. Massey (Sociology, Princeton University)
Myron Gutmann (History, University of Michigan/ICPSSR)

May 5 (Friday) 9:30-11:30 am: MIGRATION STUDIES: LOOKING BACKWARD AND
FORWARD

Gordon De Jong (Sociology, Pennsylvania State University)
Donna Gabaccia (History, University of Minnesota)
James Gregory (History, UW)
Trent Alexander (History, Minnesota Population Center)

May 5 (Friday) 12:30-2:30: BRIDGING THE GAP: CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INTERNAL
AND
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION STUDIES

William Frey (Sociology, University of Michigan)
Matthew Garcia (History, Brown University)
Douglas Gurak (Sociology, Cornell University)
Mark Ellis (Geography, UW)

May 5 (Friday) 3:00-5:00: RACIAL MOVEMENTS: MIGRATION AND RACE

Nayan Shah (History, UC San Diego)
Kimberley Phillips (History, College of William and Mary)
Richard Wright (Geography, Dartmouth University)

May 6 (Saturday) 8:30-10:30: FAMILY TIES: HOUSEHOLD ORGANIZATION AND GENDE=
R
RELATIONS IN AMERICAN MIGRATION

Thomas J. Cooke (Geography, University of Connecticut)
William A.V. Clark (Geography, UCLA)
James R. Walker (Economics, University of Wisconsin)

Discussants:
Victoria Lawson (Geography, UW)
Kyle Crowder (Sociology, Western Washington University)
Becky Pettit (Sociology, UW)
Suzanne Withers (Geography, UW)
Stewart Tolnay (Sociology, UW)
Rebecca Clark (National Institute of Child Health and Human Services)

The Moving Americans Conference is funded by grants from the National
Institute of Child Health and Human Services, The Center for Studies in
Demography and Ecology, The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, the
Office of the Dean of Social Science, and the departments of Sociology,
History, and Geography.

http://depts.washington.edu/moving1


James N. Gregory
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Department of History
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
206-543-7792
http://faculty.washington.edu/gregoryj

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This may be of interest to some on the list.

Bill Mulligan

From: Derek Hughes
Subject: Honorary Research Fellowship at University of Aberdeen
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:23:15 -0000

HONORARY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

The Centre for Early Modern Studies, University of Aberdeen, has establishe=
d
an Honorary Fellowship, to enable researchers to visit Aberdeen and take
advantage of the University's rare book and archival collections. The
Fellowship is available to an established scholar working in any area of th=
e
humanities (broadly defined), though preference may be given to a scholar
working on the Early Modern period.

The Fellowship would be tenable for up to two months during the period June
to August 2006. Residential accommodation, access to computing facilities,
and access to the University libraries and historic collections (including
Special Libraries and Archives) would be provided. A small stipend of up t=
o
?3,000 would be provided, to cover travel and other out-of-pocket expenses.

SPECIAL LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

The university collections have their origin in the two Colleges of Aberdee=
n
(King's College, founded in 1495; Marischal College, founded in 1593; moder=
n
University formed by their fusion in 1860). The first books and manuscript=
s
in the collections (including significant humanist holdings in print and
manuscript) date from the closing years of the fifteenth century.

Early in its history, Marischal College attracted substantial donations of
mediaeval and renaissance manuscripts, as well as humanist and medical
collections of international scope. There is a notable strength generally i=
n
late-renaissance scientific and medical manuscripts.

Overall, the holdings of hand-press books from incunabula to the eighteenth
century are good, with particular strengths in science, topography and
medicine, as well as a strong and representative collection of illustrated
books.

From the late-seventeenth and eighteenth century there are
internationally-distinguished Stuart and Jacobite collections, particularly
strong in pamphlets, ballads and ephemera. For nearly a century, the
university library enjoyed the right of copyright deposit which has resulte=
d
in a comprehensive collection of English novels into the nineteenth century=
,
strengthened by the recent acquisition of the Bernard C. Lloyd collection o=
f
material by and about Sir Walter Scott.

There are considerable archival holdings, from the seventeenth to the
twentieth centuries, with material of particular interest relating to the
Scots abroad: as students, travellers and soldiers in Continental Europe,
and in America and Canada as settlers, educators and governors.

The Biesenthal collection is a nationally-significant holding of Judaica an=
d
Rabbinical literature, including Hebrew printing from the early sixteenth
century onwards. Theological, church history and legal collections are
consistent strengths from the foundation onwards.

Applications for the Fellowship should be sent to Professor Derek Hughes
(D.W.Hughes[at]abdn.ac.uk) There is no application form for this appointment,
but a research programme, curriculum vitae, and the contact details of two
referees should be sent to Professor Hughes by 30th April, 2006. The
research programme should outline the use to be made of the Special
Libraries and / or Archival collections, and the publications which will
arise from the research. Informal enquiries about the Fellowship should als=
o
be addressed to Professor Hughes. The web pages of the Historic Collections
are at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/Intro.shtml.

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Subject: Re: [IR-D] 'Emigrant plight' 3

From: Patrick Maume
As a matter of fact I believe the first Grand Chaplain of the original KKK
was Fr. Abram Ryan, the pro-Confederate Irish-American versifier whose
effusions got quite widely reprinted in early C20 anthologies. I even
believe there are some people who claim he and not Nathan Bedford Forrest
was the original Grand Wizard. I doubt if Eilis O'Hanlon knows this
however.
Kerby presumably means that O'Hanlon is identifying Southern "Ulster
Scots" as Irish lies behind her claim that the KKK was founded by
Irish-Americans, but I wonder if there was much in the way of Irish Catholic

involvement in the first KKK apart from Fr. Ryan. After all, quite a lot of

Irish Catholic immigrants fought for the Confederacy. (The second Klan
which was explicitly anti-Catholic is a different matter.)
Fr. Ryan was pretty well-known in his day to judge from the number of
references to him I've come across in early C20 Irish papers (usually in the

context of listing "Great Irish-Americans"). I wonder is there a modern
biography? He was American-born; his parents were Irish immigrants.
Best wishes,
Patrick

----- Original Message -----

> From: Kerby Miller [mailto:MillerK[at]missouri.edu]
> Sent: 22 March 2006 22:11
> Subject: Re: [IR-D] 'Emigrant plight' article in Irish Independent
>
> Fascinating combination of right-wing class prejudice and purportedly
> "liberal" cultural posturing. I could characterize the blend in
> political, journalistic, and even historiographical and cinematic
> terms, but, if I did, Paddy probably wouldn't pass this on. The
> reference to the KKK is particularly interesting, however, because
> it's based on such a bizarre and generic (altho' increasingly common)
> distortion of "Irishness" by the sort of people who otherwise are so
> scrupulous and insistent on maintaining the partitionist "two
> traditions" model. Again, I could write more (and have, for
> publication) on these themes, in response to the article, but it
> probably wouldn't make it through the "filter." Will this?
>
> KM
>

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THE ORIGINS AND ORGANISATION OF BRITISH PROPAGANDA IN IRELAND IN
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Subject: Re: [IR-D] Book Launch, Murphy, THE ORIGINS AND ORGANISATION OF
BRITISH PROPAGANDA IN IRELAND IN 1920

From: Patrick Maume
Re: Brian Murphy
There is an interview with Brian P. Murphy in the current HISTORY IRELAND.
(I emphasise the P. because I have a friend called Brian S. Murphy who is
doing a book on Mary MacSwiney & published a chapter in a book on RADICAL
IRISH PRIESTS edited some years ago by Gerry Moran.) Brian P. is a
Benedictine monk at Glenstal who was born in England of Irish parents & has
published books on PATRICK PEARSE AND THE LOST REPUBLICAN IDEAL, JOHN
CHARTRES - MYSTERY MAN OF THE TREATY, ST. GERARD'S SCHOOL, BRAY and JJ
O'KELLY AND THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN (the last is available online from Athol
Books, the publishers). His views tend to be pretty republican & he
operates on the assumption that it is somehow illegitimate to look at Irish
history from anything other than a Republican perspective. He has some
degree of sympathy with Republican Sinn Fein (Ruairi O Bradaigh's people,
not Gerry Adams') and several talks given by him have been printed in their
paper SAOIRSE & should be available online at its website. At the same
time he does do original research & his stuff can be useful once you know
where he's coming from.
Best wishes
Patrick Maume

----- Original Message -----

From: Kerby Miller [mailto:MillerK[at]missouri.edu]
Subject: Re: [IR-D] 'Emigrant plight' 2

...I've just learned of the following book, which may be interest to
historians and others. Know nothing about the author, but David Miller (not
my good friend, David W., at Carnegie Mellon) is a highly respected albeit
in some circles controversial media analyst.

Book Launch: FRIDAY MARCH 24 - 7.45pm Teachers Club Dublin

Propaganda in 1920 in Ireland - Bloody Sunday & Kilmichael - the
origins of 'fake news'

How the 'official' version found its way into the media and into the
history books

THE ORIGINS AND ORGANISATION OF BRITISH PROPAGANDA IN IRELAND IN 1920,
by Brian P Murphy. Foreword by David Miller.
Published by the Aubane Historical Society and Spinwatch
(www.spinwatch.org)

Book available online at:
http://www.spinwatch.org/modules.php?name=NukeWrap&page=/shop/books/Desc
ription/Murphy-Herman.html&height=1500

Murphy's research has been praised widely, and this is reflected in comments
on the back cover of the book from Edward S Herman, Mark Curtis, Meda Ryan,
Ruan O'Donnell, John Borgonovo and Farrel Corcoran.
In the 100-page book (part of a larger projected study) packed with detail,
Murphy contrasts the widely differing Irish and British approach to
information provision. He also outlines the extent to which modern
historiography is still affected and distorted by the 'spin' disseminated by
Basil Clarke, Charles Foulkes, Hugh Pollard, Major John Street and their
colleagues operating from within Dublin Castle.

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> Bill Mulligan
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> > This message was originally submitted by imichalo[at]UOS=2EDE
> >=20
> > Dear all,=20
> > =20
> > on behalf of Giuseppe Sciortino I would like to invite you to our
> > workshop on =B3Irregular Migration and the Informal Economy=B2=2E The wo=
rkshop
> > is organized by the European network of IMISCOE (International
> > Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion) and shall take place in
> > Madrid from 5-7th June, 2006 with a summer school for PhDs on the same
> > topic taking place in Madrid from 8-9th June, 2006=2E
> > =20
> > The deadline for the submission of abstracts is the 15th April=2E For any=

> > further information please see the call for papers below or at
> > www=2Eimiscoe=2Eorg=2E=20
> > =20
> > Best regards,=20
> > Ines Michalowski
> > =20
> > =20
> > Call for Papers - Imiscoe Cluster B4
> > Irregular Migration and the Informal Economy
> > 5-7th June 2006 and 8-9th June
> > Venue: Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset, Madrid
> > =20
> > As the extent and relevance of irregular migration increase, so does the=

> > scholarly attention it receives=2E Yet, the study of irregular migration=

> > systems in Western Europe suffers from two main weaknesses: a lack of
> > reliable conceptual and empirical research, often substituted for by
> > normative theorising, and a tendency to talk in general, country-framed
> > terms, without paying due attention to the specificities of migratory
> > systems and the occupational sectors in which it tends to be more
> > prominent=2E The planned conference aims at overcoming both weaknesses by=

> > means of stressing the discussion of conceptual and empirical approaches=

> > on a strictly academic basis=2E
> > =20
> > A review of the existing literature shows that the two economic sectors
> > most often linked across Europe with the employment of irregular
> > migrants are domestic services (cleaning, babysitting, care work for the=

> > elderly and the like) and construction=2E These sectors share the feature=

> > that production cannot easily be externalised to other countries, since
> > it has to take place where goods or services are consumed=2E However, th=
ey
> > also share organisational features that largely escape the controlling
> > capacities of states: a myriad of employers, short job tenures, and a
> > vigorous structural demand for unskilled labor=2E Such features have
> > apparently become resources for irregular migrants=B9 survival strategie=
s=2E
> > The same literature, however, also shows that most analyses are rather
> > based on impressionistic narratives than on solid empirical evidence,
> > and that many studies account for the methods they use either
> > insufficiently or rudimentarily=2E
> > =20
> > A small number of invited papers will provide a critical assessment of
> > the available knowledge on irregular migratory systems and the irregular=

> > employment of foreigners=2E Then, the selected papers should focus on the=

> > interrelationship between irregular migration systems and the informal
> > economic sectors of domestic work and construction=2E They should be bas=
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> > on empirical research and provide evidence that is significant for a
> > better understanding of the relation between irregular migration and the=

> > informal economy=2E All papers should give a satisfactory account of
> > methods and techniques used=2E
> > =20
> > The workshop will be organised in four sessions, as follows: 1=2E
> > Introductory session: Irregular migratory systems - the state of the
> > art; 2=2E Irregular migratory systems and the market for domestic worker=
s;
> > 3=2E Irregular migratory systems and the market for construction workers,=

> > 4=2E Discussion: comparisons between the two sectors and among the vario=
us
> > related migratory systems=2E
> > =20
> > We particularly encourage Ph=2ED=2E Students to present their research
> > within the framework of a special summer school which will be organised
> > from 8-9th June, 2006 and allow for intensive commenting of the
> > presented papers by senior researchers from=20different IMISCOE member
> > institutes=2E
> > =20
> > Please send your abstracts (max=2E 500 words) not later than 15th April
> > 2006=2E Applicants will be notified until the end of April 2006=2E The
> > completed papers will have to be sent in time to be reproduced before
> > the conference=2E Please send your abstracts to either:
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> > Claudia Finotelli=20
> > Instituto Universitario de Investigaci=F3n Ortega y Gasset
> > c/ Fortuny, 53
> > 28010 Madrid
> > Mail:
> > > %40fog=2Ees> migraciones[at]fog=2Ees
> > =20
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This may be of interest, having perhaps escaped being scooped up. I =
should also have added to my earlier posting about the conference in =
Nantes that its theme is, roughly translated, the stranger within the =
gates.

David Rose

----- Original Message -----=20
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Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 7:07 PM
Subject: [hibernet] Irish Theatrical Diaspora conference April 27-28, =
2006, Glucksman Ireland House at NYU


This just in from John P. Harrington, Dean of the School of Humanities =
and Social Sciences at NYU:



The third annual Irish Theatrical Diaspora conference meets April 27-28, =
2006, at Glucksman Ireland House at NYU. =20

The conference subject "Irish Theater in America" will be addressed and =
discussed in twelve sessions by an international group of scholars. =20

Keynote address on the evening of the 27th will by Mick Moloney on =
"Harrigan and Hart and the Birth of the American Musical." =20

Ireland house is at 1 Washington Mews on lower Fifth Avenue in New York: =
(212) 998-3952. =20



Full program available at: =
http://www.rpi.edu/~harrij2/ITD_Program_files/ITD_Program.htm=20

The conference is free and open to the public.



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Moving Lives: Narratives of Nation and Migration
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From: Joe Bradley [mailto:j.m.bradley[at]stir.ac.uk]
Subject: RE: [IR-D] Book launch

Kathy Burrell, Moving Lives: Narratives of Nation and Migration among
Europeans in Post-war Britain (Ashgate: Studies in Migration and Ethnic
Relations Series, 2006)

https://www.ashgate.com/

This book focuses on Polish, Italian and Greek-Cypriot migration to
post-war Leicester and uses oral history to consider 4 themes: narrating
migration; national identity; transnational connections; community ties.

------------
Also out this week is the volume co-edited by Kathy Burrell and Prof.
Panikos Panayi, Histories and Memories: Migrants and their History in
Britain (I. B. Tauris).
This was originally due out in November, but was delayed until March
25th.