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"Irish Migration Studies in Latin America"
Volume 6, Number 2 (July 2008)

Special issue: Irish Schools and Education in Latin America
(www.irlandeses.org/0807cfc.htm)

Guest Editor: Maria Jose Roger, Universidad Catolica Argentina

The editors of "Irish Migration Studies in Latin America" invite
contributions for a special issue of the journal (volume 6, number 2,
July 2008). Articles on any aspect of Irish schools and education in
Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal will be considered for
publication. This special edition will focus on the role played by Irish
teachers and formal or improvised tutors, their schools and curricula,
the involvement of Irish families in private or public education, the
establishment of Catholic, Protestant and other religious or lay
schools, the teaching of English and Irish languages in the region, and
the teaching of Spanish and Portuguese languages in Ireland.
Contributions will be drawn from the fields of humanities, history,
literature, psychology, sociology, and other disciplines. We also
welcome book, film and website reviews, biographies and edited source
material. Articles in English must be emailed to the Guest Editor no
later than 28 May 2008 (articles in Spanish, Portuguese, French or
German no later than 28 April 2008).

Guest Editor: Maria Jose Roger (mariajose.roger[at]irlandeses.org)

Editors: Edmundo Murray, Claire Healy - Associate Editors: Patricia
Novillo-Corvalan, Helen Kelly - Webmaster: Juan Pablo Alvarez Pearce=20

"Irish Migration Studies in Latin America" (contact[at]irlandeses.org)

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For information...

P.O'S.


Dear Colleague
Please find attached information on the 7th MSSc in Irish Migration =
Studies
Reunion Lecture & Lunch, which will be hosted by the Centre for =
Migration
Studies on Saturday 26 January 2008.=A0 I have also copied the =
information
below, in case you have any difficulty opening the attachment.
I look forward to hearing from you if you are able to attend.
=A0
Best wishes in the meantime,
Christine

SEVENTH=A0 MSSc=A0 IN=A0 IRISH=A0 MIGRATION=A0 STUDIES=20
REUNION LECTURE & LUNCH
=93Human Agency and an Irish Diaspora=94
Saturday 26 January 2008
Outline Programme:
10.45 am
Registration and coffee
11.00 am
=A0
Professor Don MacRaild, =93Human Agency and an Irish Diaspora=94
SEE BELOW for further details=20
12:45 pm
Presentation of Scotch Irish Trust merit awards
1 pm
Lunch
=A0
On Saturday 26 January 2008 Prof. Don MacRaild (University of Ulster) =
will
give the seventh annual MSSc. in Irish Migration Studies Reunion Lecture =
at
the Centre for Migration Studies at the Ulster American Folk Park. In =
1998
Prof. MacRaild published Culture, Conflict and Migration: The Irish in
Victorian Cumbria (Liverpool University Press), in 1999 Irish Migrants =
in
Modern Britain, 1750-1922 (MacMillan) and in 2005 Faith, Fraternity and
Fighting: The Orange Order and Irish Migrants in Northern England,
c.1850-1920 (Liverpool University Press). This latter publication =
reflects a
particular research interest in the migration of Irish Protestants =
during
the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Lecturing on the subject =
of
=91Human Agency and an Irish Diaspora=92, Prof. MacRaild will be =
engaging with
one of the most significant but also controversial theoretical =
developments
in the field of Irish migration studies over the course of the last two
decades. Drawing upon evidence from both =91Orange=92 and =91Green=92 =
migration
streams, he shall be exploring, in particular, the extent to which =
historic
migrants actually behaved =91diasporically=92. Following the lecture, =
Sir Peter
Froggatt (Chairman of the Scotch-Irish Trust of Ulster) will invite =
Prof.
MacRaild to present the Trust=92s awards to students who have excelled =
during
the past academic year. The event will conclude with a buffet lunch in =
the
Folk Park Caf=E9.=A0=A0=20
=A0
Price: Stg=A312.00 (includes tea/coffee, lecture, finger buffet lunch =
with
wine/soft drink)
If you would like to bring a partner, friend(s) please feel free to do =
so.
To book please contact:
Christine Johnston:- Tel: 028 8225 6315 or=A0 Email:
Christine.johnston[at]ni-libraries.net
=A0
=A0
Christine Johnston
Senior Library Assistant
Centre for Migration Studies
Ulster American Folk Park
=A0
Tel:=A0 028 8225 6315
Fax:=A0 028 8224 2241
=A0
=A0

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12 PhD Scholarships at Trinity College, Dublin

12 fully-funded 4-year PhD scholarships are available for Arts and =
Humanities research in Trinity College Dublin

A new interdisciplinary and inter-institutional PhD pathway for research =
in Arts and
Humanities has been launched by Trinity College Dublin in conjunction =
with NUI Galway and
University College Cork. 12 four-year scholarships of fees plus =
=E2=82=AC16,000 per annum are
available for those who wish to pursue this pathway as students of =
Trinity College Dublin.
Other scholarships are being offered by NUI Galway and University =
College Cork. The
scholarship competition at Trinity College Dublin is open to both EU and =
non-EU
applicants. The closing date for entry is 1 March 2008.

Texts, Contexts, Cultures has been designed to prepare students for life =
in academia =E2=80=93 and
beyond. First-year students will develop their research through =
multi-institutional
training elements in the pathway's core themes =E2=80=93 History of the =
Book, Imaging Ireland and
Renaissance intellectual history =E2=80=93 much of which training will =
be delivered through
audiovisual and online networks. Research will be supervised by =
multi-institutional
scholarly panels. Students will also be provided with the opportunity =
for work placement
in the knowledge economy sector.

Dr John Hegarty, Provost of Trinity College Dublin, commented that the =
Texts, Contexts,
Cultures pathway "represents an exciting new beginning for higher =
education in Ireland and
for higher education itself."

Full details can be found on www.textscontextscultures.ie
. All enquiries should be =
directed to Dr Crawford
Gribben, the Director of Texts, Contexts, Cultures at Trinity College =
Dublin (
crawford.gribben[at]tcd.ie).



Dr Crawford Gribben,
Long Room Hub Senior Lecturer in Early Modern Print Culture,
Director of "Texts, Contexts, Cultures,"
School of English / School of Histories and Humanities,
Trinity College,
Dublin 2,
IRELAND

crawford.gribben[at]tcd.ie

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List members who are near Murray, Kentucky are invited to a public =
lecture.=20

January 28 at 4:00 pm in Faculty Hall 208

Rory Sweetman, Otago University (New Zealand)=20

"The Irish in Australia and New Zealand"

Rory Sweetman is Lecturer in Irish History at the University of Otago in =
New
Zealand. He has published widely on New Zealand's ethnic and religious
history, focusing on sectarianism and the nature of Catholic-Protestant
relations. His current projects include a political biography of Henry
William Cleary, sixth Catholic bishop of Auckland (1910-29), and a study =
of
Orangeism in the antipodes. His books include Bishop in the Dock: The
Sedition Trial of James Liston (1997, 2006), Faith and Fraternalism: A
History of the Hibernian Society in New Zealand (2002), and 'A Fair and =
Just
Solution'? A History of the Integration of Private Schools in New =
Zealand
(2002). =20

Future Lectures=20

March 24
Sally Barr Ebest, University of Missouri-St. Louis
"Irish American Women at Mid-Century: The Wages of 'Sin.'"

March 31
Charles F. Fanning, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale=20
"Ireland vs. Irish America at the Chicago Century of Progress World's =
Fair
in 1934."

April 21=09
Kerby A. Miller, University of Missouri-Columbia=20
"'Scotch-Irish', 'Black Irish': Emigrants and Identities in the Old =
South"

Bill Mulligan
=20
William H. Mulligan, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of History
Graduate Program Coordinator=20
Murray State University
Murray KY 42071-3341 USA=20
Office: 1-270-809-6571
Fax: 1-270-809-6587=20
=20
=20

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Which raises the interesting question of diasporic state terrorism. I have
always thought it would be fascinating to trace the careers of former Tans and
Auxies who went off to Palestine and beyond after Ireland. I'm pretty sure
some ended up in the RCMP as well.

Peter

Quoting "MacEinri, Piaras" :

> Hmmm. I have a problem with the way this question is posed by our colleague.
> Do they mean the terrorism of the US Special Forces in Iraq, the Israeli Army
> in the Occupied Territories, the Russian Army in Chechnya, the Burmese
> dictatorship? Somehow I think not... How come one has to be a diasporic
> Fenian or a latter-day Spanish Al Qaeda supporter, say, to be labelled a
> 'terrorist', but you're not if you are wearing the uniform of an actual
> State? Surely we should evaluate the term by examining the aims and methods
> employed (e.g. whether targeted or not, whether indiscriminate or not,
> whether designed to pursue a military or political goal by attacking the
> general population rather than a specific military target...). By such
> standards one would have to pose a question mark over 'Bomber' Harris or the
> gentlemen who burned down most of this fair city in 1920... Which is in now
> way to say that the Madrid bombs or the London suicide bombs, or 9/11, are
> _not_ terrorism.
>
> Piaras
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [mailto:IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf
> Of Patrick O'Sullivan
> Sent: 21 January 2008 14:44
> To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: [IR-D] CFP "Diaspora and Terrorism" -- call of papers for journal
> Diaspora
>
> Forwarded on behalf of Razmik Panossian...
>
> P.O'S.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Razmik Panossian [mailto:rpanossian[at]yahoo.co.uk]
> Subject: "Diaspora and Terrorism" -- call of papers for journal Diaspora
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Please circulate this call for papers widely.
> Thank you,
>
> Razmik Panossian
> ----------------
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> "Diaspora and Terrorism"
>
> Special Issue of Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational
> Studies
>
>
> The globalization of terrorism is one of the most
> difficult challenges our hyper-connected world faces.
> Even though certain political boundaries become
> increasingly difficult to cross, the global movement
> of resources -- be it material, human and ideological
> -- creates and facilitates connections that are
> difficult to observe fully, let alone control. This
> has implications for commerce, for politics, for
> identity and for security.
>
> Historically, diaspora communities are inexorably
> connected to each other and to their homelands, either
> tangibly or emotionally. These connections are diverse
> and encompass sustaining the homeland, being nourished
> by it, advocating for it or opposing its government.
>
> The lobbying efforts of diasporas are long analyzed
> and understood. However, there is little research and
> analysis of the connection between diaspora(s) and
> terrorism. Abhorrent as it is, terrorism too is a way
> of acting politically and mobilizing.
>
> In this special issue of the journal, we would like to
> explore the links between diaspora and terrorism. This
> relationship is not just one of possible diasporan
> support for terrorism, be it financial or political.
> Diasporas can also act as brakes on radicalism or
> violence, as agents that thwart terrorism. Moreover,
> as locations of debate, social activism and cultural
> production, diasporas can have an impact on identity
> formation vis-a-vis their homelands and hostlands, and
> such formations are crucial to the ideology of
> terrorism.
>
> In our search for submissions, we are casting our net
> wide. We avoid restrictive definitions of either
> diaspora or terrorism. This is a complex and
> multifaceted issue and we hope the papers in the
> special issue reflect a wide range of case studies and
> theoretical approaches.
>
> The special issue will be guest edited by Dr. Razmik
> Panossian.
>
> The deadline for submissions is 31 August 2008.
>
> The papers should conform to the standard guidelines
> of Diaspora and should be sent to Razmik Panossian,
> 32072 BP, St-Andre CP, Montreal, QC, H2L 4Y5, Canada.
> E-mail: rpanossian[at]yahoo.co.uk
>
> Diaspora is published by University of Toronto Press.
> For further information on submission guidelines see,
> http://www.utpjournals.com/diaspora/submissions.html
>
>
>
>
>
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Forwarded on behalf of Razmik Panossian...

P.O'S.

-----Original Message-----
From: Razmik Panossian [mailto:rpanossian[at]yahoo.co.uk]
Subject: "Diaspora and Terrorism" -- call of papers for journal Diaspora

Dear Colleagues,

Please circulate this call for papers widely.
Thank you,

Razmik Panossian
----------------

CALL FOR PAPERS

"Diaspora and Terrorism"

Special Issue of Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational
Studies


The globalization of terrorism is one of the most
difficult challenges our hyper-connected world faces.
Even though certain political boundaries become
increasingly difficult to cross, the global movement
of resources -- be it material, human and ideological
-- creates and facilitates connections that are
difficult to observe fully, let alone control. This
has implications for commerce, for politics, for
identity and for security.

Historically, diaspora communities are inexorably
connected to each other and to their homelands, either
tangibly or emotionally. These connections are diverse
and encompass sustaining the homeland, being nourished
by it, advocating for it or opposing its government.

The lobbying efforts of diasporas are long analyzed
and understood. However, there is little research and
analysis of the connection between diaspora(s) and
terrorism. Abhorrent as it is, terrorism too is a way
of acting politically and mobilizing.

In this special issue of the journal, we would like to
explore the links between diaspora and terrorism. This
relationship is not just one of possible diasporan
support for terrorism, be it financial or political.
Diasporas can also act as brakes on radicalism or
violence, as agents that thwart terrorism. Moreover,
as locations of debate, social activism and cultural
production, diasporas can have an impact on identity
formation vis-a-vis their homelands and hostlands, and
such formations are crucial to the ideology of
terrorism.

In our search for submissions, we are casting our net
wide. We avoid restrictive definitions of either
diaspora or terrorism. This is a complex and
multifaceted issue and we hope the papers in the
special issue reflect a wide range of case studies and
theoretical approaches.

The special issue will be guest edited by Dr. Razmik
Panossian.

The deadline for submissions is 31 August 2008.

The papers should conform to the standard guidelines
of Diaspora and should be sent to Razmik Panossian,
32072 BP, St-Andre CP, Montreal, QC, H2L 4Y5, Canada.
E-mail: rpanossian[at]yahoo.co.uk

Diaspora is published by University of Toronto Press.
For further information on submission guidelines see,
http://www.utpjournals.com/diaspora/submissions.html





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The Irish in British Construction: A Symbiotic Relationship?
Ultan Cowley
Public Lecture
London

'Since the late eighteenth century the Irish have played a major role in the
expansion of British industry and of the country's canal, road, and rail
network. The success of the British construction industry owes a great deal
to Irish skills in excavation and construction, and their contribution to
the development of this industry has been immeasurable'. Sir William
MacAlpine, 1998

. How did the Irish attain this status?
. Did they merit it?
. And at what cost?

Irish historian Ultan Cowley, author of 'The Men who Built Britain: A
History of the Irish Navvy' (Dublin, 2001), tells the inside story.

Date: Thursday Feb 21 2008
Time: Refreshments 6:30 pm

Talk 7:00 pm
Venue:
Irish Cultural Centre
Hammersmith
Blacks Road
W6 9DT
London

All are welcome: Prior registration not needed
Further details: Catherine O'Sullivan
cath.osullivan[at]imperial.ac.uk

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Hmmm. I have a problem with the way this question is posed by our =
colleague. Do they mean the terrorism of the US Special Forces in Iraq, =
the Israeli Army in the Occupied Territories, the Russian Army in =
Chechnya, the Burmese dictatorship? Somehow I think not... How come one =
has to be a diasporic Fenian or a latter-day Spanish Al Qaeda supporter, =
say, to be labelled a 'terrorist', but you're not if you are wearing the =
uniform of an actual State? Surely we should evaluate the term by =
examining the aims and methods employed (e.g. whether targeted or not, =
whether indiscriminate or not, whether designed to pursue a military or =
political goal by attacking the general population rather than a =
specific military target...). By such standards one would have to pose a =
question mark over 'Bomber' Harris or the gentlemen who burned down most =
of this fair city in 1920... Which is in now way to say that the Madrid =
bombs or the London suicide bombs, or 9/11, are _not_ terrorism.

Piaras

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journal Diaspora

Forwarded on behalf of Razmik Panossian...

P.O'S.

-----Original Message-----
From: Razmik Panossian [mailto:rpanossian[at]yahoo.co.uk]=20
Subject: "Diaspora and Terrorism" -- call of papers for journal Diaspora

Dear Colleagues,

Please circulate this call for papers widely.=20
Thank you,

Razmik Panossian
----------------

CALL FOR PAPERS

"Diaspora and Terrorism"

Special Issue of Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational
Studies


The globalization of terrorism is one of the most
difficult challenges our hyper-connected world faces.
Even though certain political boundaries become
increasingly difficult to cross, the global movement
of resources -- be it material, human and ideological
-- creates and facilitates connections that are
difficult to observe fully, let alone control. This
has implications for commerce, for politics, for
identity and for security.

Historically, diaspora communities are inexorably
connected to each other and to their homelands, either
tangibly or emotionally. These connections are diverse
and encompass sustaining the homeland, being nourished
by it, advocating for it or opposing its government.

The lobbying efforts of diasporas are long analyzed
and understood. However, there is little research and
analysis of the connection between diaspora(s) and
terrorism. Abhorrent as it is, terrorism too is a way
of acting politically and mobilizing.

In this special issue of the journal, we would like to
explore the links between diaspora and terrorism. This
relationship is not just one of possible diasporan
support for terrorism, be it financial or political.
Diasporas can also act as brakes on radicalism or
violence, as agents that thwart terrorism. Moreover,
as locations of debate, social activism and cultural
production, diasporas can have an impact on identity
formation vis-a-vis their homelands and hostlands, and
such formations are crucial to the ideology of
terrorism.=20

In our search for submissions, we are casting our net
wide. We avoid restrictive definitions of either
diaspora or terrorism. This is a complex and
multifaceted issue and we hope the papers in the
special issue reflect a wide range of case studies and
theoretical approaches.

The special issue will be guest edited by Dr. Razmik
Panossian.=20

The deadline for submissions is 31 August 2008.=20

The papers should conform to the standard guidelines
of Diaspora and should be sent to Razmik Panossian,
32072 BP, St-Andre CP, Montreal, QC, H2L 4Y5, Canada.
E-mail: rpanossian[at]yahoo.co.uk

Diaspora is published by University of Toronto Press.
For further information on submission guidelines see,
http://www.utpjournals.com/diaspora/submissions.html





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Thanks to Paddy for flagging this talk.

One small addendum: This event is sponsored by the London & South East branch of Engineers Ireland, a professional association of Irish civil engineers working in Britain.

I look forward to meeting any List members who may be able to attend.

Regards

Ultan










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< The Irish in British Construction: A Symbiotic Relationship?
< Ultan Cowley
< Public Lecture
< London
<
< 'Since the late eighteenth century the Irish have played a major role in the
< expansion of British industry and of the country's canal, road, and rail
< network. The success of the British construction industry owes a great deal
< to Irish skills in excavation and construction, and their contribution to
< the development of this industry has been immeasurable'. Sir William
< MacAlpine, 1998
<
< . How did the Irish attain this status?
< . Did they merit it?
< . And at what cost?
<
< Irish historian Ultan Cowley, author of 'The Men who Built Britain: A
< History of the Irish Navvy' (Dublin, 2001), tells the inside story.
<
< Date: Thursday Feb 21 2008
< Time: Refreshments 6:30 pm
<
< Talk 7:00 pm
< Venue:
< Irish Cultural Centre
< Hammersmith
< Blacks Road
< W6 9DT
< London
<
< All are welcome: Prior registration not needed
< Further details: Catherine O'Sullivan
< cath.osullivan[at]imperial.ac.uk
<



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Dear Peter et.al,

Georgina Sinclair (Leeds) has done some work on ex-RIC (including
non-traditional elements)and the Palestine Police, and Kent Fedorowich
(University of the West of England), who is a Canadian, did some work on
the attitude of the dominions to regular RIC emigration, which might be of
some interest.

It has been some time since we last met in Belfast, Peter, but I hope you
are well. I have been following the Meda Ryan dispute from time to time!

Best wishes,
Donal

> Which raises the interesting question of diasporic state terrorism. I
> have
> always thought it would be fascinating to trace the careers of former Tans
> and
> Auxies who went off to Palestine and beyond after Ireland. I'm pretty
> sure
> some ended up in the RCMP as well.
>
> Peter
>
> Quoting "MacEinri, Piaras" :
>
>> Hmmm. I have a problem with the way this question is posed by our
>> colleague.
>> Do they mean the terrorism of the US Special Forces in Iraq, the Israeli
>> Army
>> in the Occupied Territories, the Russian Army in Chechnya, the Burmese
>> dictatorship? Somehow I think not... How come one has to be a diasporic
>> Fenian or a latter-day Spanish Al Qaeda supporter, say, to be labelled a
>> 'terrorist', but you're not if you are wearing the uniform of an actual
>> State? Surely we should evaluate the term by examining the aims and
>> methods
>> employed (e.g. whether targeted or not, whether indiscriminate or not,
>> whether designed to pursue a military or political goal by attacking the
>> general population rather than a specific military target...). By such
>> standards one would have to pose a question mark over 'Bomber' Harris or
>> the
>> gentlemen who burned down most of this fair city in 1920... Which is in
>> now
>> way to say that the Madrid bombs or the London suicide bombs, or 9/11,
>> are
>> _not_ terrorism.
>>
>> Piaras
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [mailto:IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Patrick O'Sullivan
>> Sent: 21 January 2008 14:44
>> To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>> Subject: [IR-D] CFP "Diaspora and Terrorism" -- call of papers for
>> journal
>> Diaspora
>>
>> Forwarded on behalf of Razmik Panossian...
>>
>> P.O'S.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Razmik Panossian [mailto:rpanossian[at]yahoo.co.uk]
>> Subject: "Diaspora and Terrorism" -- call of papers for journal Diaspora
>>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> Please circulate this call for papers widely.
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Razmik Panossian
>> ----------------
>>
>> CALL FOR PAPERS
>>
>> "Diaspora and Terrorism"
>>
>> Special Issue of Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational
>> Studies
>>
>>
>> The globalization of terrorism is one of the most
>> difficult challenges our hyper-connected world faces.
>> Even though certain political boundaries become
>> increasingly difficult to cross, the global movement
>> of resources -- be it material, human and ideological
>> -- creates and facilitates connections that are
>> difficult to observe fully, let alone control. This
>> has implications for commerce, for politics, for
>> identity and for security.
>>
>> Historically, diaspora communities are inexorably
>> connected to each other and to their homelands, either
>> tangibly or emotionally. These connections are diverse
>> and encompass sustaining the homeland, being nourished
>> by it, advocating for it or opposing its government.
>>
>> The lobbying efforts of diasporas are long analyzed
>> and understood. However, there is little research and
>> analysis of the connection between diaspora(s) and
>> terrorism. Abhorrent as it is, terrorism too is a way
>> of acting politically and mobilizing.
>>
>> In this special issue of the journal, we would like to
>> explore the links between diaspora and terrorism. This
>> relationship is not just one of possible diasporan
>> support for terrorism, be it financial or political.
>> Diasporas can also act as brakes on radicalism or
>> violence, as agents that thwart terrorism. Moreover,
>> as locations of debate, social activism and cultural
>> production, diasporas can have an impact on identity
>> formation vis-a-vis their homelands and hostlands, and
>> such formations are crucial to the ideology of
>> terrorism.
>>
>> In our search for submissions, we are casting our net
>> wide. We avoid restrictive definitions of either
>> diaspora or terrorism. This is a complex and
>> multifaceted issue and we hope the papers in the
>> special issue reflect a wide range of case studies and
>> theoretical approaches.
>>
>> The special issue will be guest edited by Dr. Razmik
>> Panossian.
>>
>> The deadline for submissions is 31 August 2008.
>>
>> The papers should conform to the standard guidelines
>> of Diaspora and should be sent to Razmik Panossian,
>> 32072 BP, St-Andre CP, Montreal, QC, H2L 4Y5, Canada.
>> E-mail: rpanossian[at]yahoo.co.uk
>>
>> Diaspora is published by University of Toronto Press.
>> For further information on submission guidelines see,
>> http://www.utpjournals.com/diaspora/submissions.html
>>
>>
>>
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Peter,

This issue has come up, tangentially, in previous IR-D discussion...

And see, for example, the work of Georgina Sinclair, of the University =
of
Leeds...

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/history/staff/georgina_sinclair.htm

Sinclair, Georgina. 2006. =91Get into a Crack Force and earn =A320 a =
Month and
all found=85=92: The Influence of the Palestine Police upon Colonial =
Policing
1922=961948 1. European Review of History 13 (1):49 - 65.

Sinclair, Georgina, and Chris A. Williams. 2007. 'Home and Away': The
Cross-Fertilisation between 'Colonial' and 'British' Policing, 1921-85. =
The
Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History 35 (2):221 - 238.

Her book is
Colonial policing and the imperial endgame 1945-80: 'At the end of the =
line'
by Georgina Sinclair Manchester University Press, 2006

P.O'S.


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Which raises the interesting question of diasporic state terrorism. I =
have
always thought it would be fascinating to trace the careers of former =
Tans
and
Auxies who went off to Palestine and beyond after Ireland. I'm pretty =
sure
some ended up in the RCMP as well.

Peter

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Perhaps it would be better to change the title to "Diaspora and Armed Conflict".

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I agree that it would be well worthwhile to trace the careers of former =
Tans and Auxies (leaving aside whether they were 'terrorists' or not!!)

Some became reformed characters. One fascinating case is that of George =
Nathan, whose path took him from the Black and Tans to the republican =
forces in the Spanish Civil War, where he commanded troops including =
some of his Irish former adversaries. A very brave man who was killed in =
the battle of Brunete, he rose to the highest positions of command in =
the International Brigades yet he may have been involved in some =
extremely murky matters in Limerick twenty years earlier.

Piaras

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journal Diaspora

Which raises the interesting question of diasporic state terrorism. I =
have
always thought it would be fascinating to trace the careers of former =
Tans and
Auxies who went off to Palestine and beyond after Ireland. I'm pretty =
sure
some ended up in the RCMP as well.

Peter

Quoting "MacEinri, Piaras" :

> Hmmm. I have a problem with the way this question is posed by our =
colleague.
> Do they mean the terrorism of the US Special Forces in Iraq, the =
Israeli Army
> in the Occupied Territories, the Russian Army in Chechnya, the Burmese
> dictatorship? Somehow I think not... How come one has to be a =
diasporic
> Fenian or a latter-day Spanish Al Qaeda supporter, say, to be labelled =
a
> 'terrorist', but you're not if you are wearing the uniform of an =
actual
> State? Surely we should evaluate the term by examining the aims and =
methods
> employed (e.g. whether targeted or not, whether indiscriminate or not,
> whether designed to pursue a military or political goal by attacking =
the
> general population rather than a specific military target...). By such
> standards one would have to pose a question mark over 'Bomber' Harris =
or the
> gentlemen who burned down most of this fair city in 1920... Which is =
in now
> way to say that the Madrid bombs or the London suicide bombs, or 9/11, =
are
> _not_ terrorism.
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> Piaras
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> Diaspora
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> Forwarded on behalf of Razmik Panossian...
>=20
> P.O'S.
>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Razmik Panossian [mailto:rpanossian[at]yahoo.co.uk]=20
> Subject: "Diaspora and Terrorism" -- call of papers for journal =
Diaspora
>=20
> Dear Colleagues,
>=20
> Please circulate this call for papers widely.=20
> Thank you,
>=20
> Razmik Panossian
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>=20
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>=20
> "Diaspora and Terrorism"
>=20
> Special Issue of Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational
> Studies
>=20
>=20
> The globalization of terrorism is one of the most
> difficult challenges our hyper-connected world faces.
> Even though certain political boundaries become
> increasingly difficult to cross, the global movement
> of resources -- be it material, human and ideological
> -- creates and facilitates connections that are
> difficult to observe fully, let alone control. This
> has implications for commerce, for politics, for
> identity and for security.
>=20
> Historically, diaspora communities are inexorably
> connected to each other and to their homelands, either
> tangibly or emotionally. These connections are diverse
> and encompass sustaining the homeland, being nourished
> by it, advocating for it or opposing its government.
>=20
> The lobbying efforts of diasporas are long analyzed
> and understood. However, there is little research and
> analysis of the connection between diaspora(s) and
> terrorism. Abhorrent as it is, terrorism too is a way
> of acting politically and mobilizing.
>=20
> In this special issue of the journal, we would like to
> explore the links between diaspora and terrorism. This
> relationship is not just one of possible diasporan
> support for terrorism, be it financial or political.
> Diasporas can also act as brakes on radicalism or
> violence, as agents that thwart terrorism. Moreover,
> as locations of debate, social activism and cultural
> production, diasporas can have an impact on identity
> formation vis-a-vis their homelands and hostlands, and
> such formations are crucial to the ideology of
> terrorism.=20
>=20
> In our search for submissions, we are casting our net
> wide. We avoid restrictive definitions of either
> diaspora or terrorism. This is a complex and
> multifaceted issue and we hope the papers in the
> special issue reflect a wide range of case studies and
> theoretical approaches.
>=20
> The special issue will be guest edited by Dr. Razmik
> Panossian.=20
>=20
> The deadline for submissions is 31 August 2008.=20
>=20
> The papers should conform to the standard guidelines
> of Diaspora and should be sent to Razmik Panossian,
> 32072 BP, St-Andre CP, Montreal, QC, H2L 4Y5, Canada.
> E-mail: rpanossian[at]yahoo.co.uk
>=20
> Diaspora is published by University of Toronto Press.
> For further information on submission guidelines see,
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I'm equally interested in why Diaspora don't become involved, in some
way or another, with 'supporting' the home struggle, and why some
identify with the opposite side. I am thinking about the large numbers
of second and third generation Irish in Britain (particularly those
whose family were from northern Ireland and would have identified or
been identified with the nationalist/republican tradition). For
example my mother told me that a local surgeon in Teesside was the
cousin of Bernadette Devlin, or at least he claimed to be her cousin
(as it happens my mother's aunt was married to her husband's uncle, so
we also have 'a family connection'), however the surgeon's son was (so
I understand) Tim Devlin, who was the Conservative MP for Stockton
South from 1987 to 1997. I would assume, and I don't know him but as a
'Tory' I think it might be a fair assumption, that he was very pro the
Union. What factors made/make people whose families in 'the old
country' are involved, either politically or militarily, with the
'insurrection'/rebellion/terrorism (or what ever) to either be
apathetic or to actively support the military and political forces of
the 'other side'.

I would assume that such a situation is fairly common across the world
and it would be interesting to know if any research has been done on
it and what was the outcome of the research.

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Muiris' interesting point raises what is little discussed, namely not
integration but absorption. One is not simply a marionette dancing on th=
e
end of strings of ethnicity; I take it Tim Devlin, and many other Tory MP=
s
with Irish ancestry down the years were quite capable of making up their =
own
minds without being 'Cawstle Cawtholics' - to touch an earlier thread. O=
f
course one may find being a Tory incomprehensible as a political choice (=
I
am of the further left myself), but it need not be incomprehensible by
reason of descent. Why, one of my best friends ...=0D
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David=0D
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I'm equally interested in why Diaspora don't become involved, in some=0D
way or another, with 'supporting' the home struggle, and why some=0D
identify with the opposite side. I am thinking about the large numbers=0D
of second and third generation Irish in Britain (particularly those=0D
whose family were from northern Ireland and would have identified or=0D
been identified with the nationalist/republican tradition). For=0D
example my mother told me that a local surgeon in Teesside was the=0D
cousin of Bernadette Devlin, or at least he claimed to be her cousin=0D
(as it happens my mother's aunt was married to her husband's uncle, so=0D
we also have 'a family connection'), however the surgeon's son was (so=0D
I understand) Tim Devlin, who was the Conservative MP for Stockton=0D
South from 1987 to 1997. I would assume, and I don't know him but as a=0D
'Tory' I think it might be a fair assumption, that he was very pro the=0D
Union. What factors made/make people whose families in 'the old=0D
country' are involved, either politically or militarily, with the=0D
'insurrection'/rebellion/terrorism (or what ever) to either be=0D
apathetic or to actively support the military and political forces of=0D
the 'other side'.=0D
=0D
I would assume that such a situation is fairly common across the world=0D
and it would be interesting to know if any research has been done on=0D
it and what was the outcome of the research.

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Alison Blunt (A.Blunt[at]qmul.ac.uk)

Subject: Diaspora Landscapes RGS-IBG Call for Papers

DIASPORA LANDSCAPES

Call for Papers
Annual Conference of the RGS-IBG, London
27 - 29 August, 2008


Convenors: Alison Blunt, Stephen Daniels, Kim Knott

AHRC Landscape and Environment Programme
AHRC Diasporas, Migration and Identities Programme


Ideas and experiences of landscape and diaspora are closely intertwined.
Situated within broader debates about place and displacement, location and
mobility, this session will explore the material and imaginative geographies
of diaspora landscapes and the ways in which they reflect and influence
migratory cultures, politics, identities and practices. Diaspora landscapes
range across different forms, contexts and locations and include landscapes
of diasporic memory, attachment and belonging; experiences of everyday
landscapes in diaspora; imaginative landscapes in diasporic art, literature
and material culture; embodied and sensory landscapes in diaspora; and the
effects of migration on landscape change at sites of departure, resettlement
and return. Exploring both proximate and more distant landscapes on scales
from the home, neighbourhood and city to the nation, homeland, and diaspora
itself, the session will reflect on the importance of landscape in relation
to diasporic identities and connections over space, time and across
different generations. Key themes include:

- diasporic landscapes of home and homeland
- diasporic landscapes of departure, settlement and return
- rural and urban landscapes in diaspora
- diaspora and the built environment
- secular and sacred diaspora landscapes
- sensory landscapes of diasporic attachment and belonging
- representations of diaspora landscapes in art, literature and material
culture
- the politics of diaspora landscapes

Please submit an abstract of up to 200 words to Alison Blunt
(A.Blunt[at]qmul.ac.uk) by 1 February 2008. The final deadline for the
submission of paper and sessions abstracts to the RGS-IBG is 22 February
2008.

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A very local initiative, here in Yorkshire...

P.O'S.

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Sent: 22 January 2008 11:46
To: Fiona Cosson
Subject: Celebrating Irish Memories Communtiy Archive Project

Hi All,
Please find below information about West Yorkshire Archive Service=92s =
latest
HLF-funded outreach work. Please feel free to circulate as appropriate. =
For
more details, or if you or your group are interested in participating,
please contact me directly (as below).
Thanks,
Fiona=20

CELEBRATING IRISH MEMORIES
Digital Community Archive Project to preserve the history of St =
Patrick=92s
Day in West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire Archive Service is creating and supporting digital =
community
archive projects to record and preserve the history of St Patrick=92s =
Day
Celebrations in West Yorkshire, and it needs your memories to do it!=20

West Yorkshire Archive Service (WYAS) exists to preserve the county's
heritage of historical documents and to help members of the public make =
use
of them. As part of its on-going outreach work, WYAS recently received
funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund to work on four projects, =
creating
online community archives for different groups in West Yorkshire. One of
these projects will focus on the history of St Patrick=92s Day =
celebrations in
West Yorkshire.

WYAS wants to record, preserve, and digitise the history, experience and
impact of Irish celebrations in West Yorkshire; the beliefs, culture and
traditions behind them, the Irish community=92s own experiences and =
opinions
of these festivities, and how such celebrations have shaped the county =
as a
whole.=20

West Yorkshire Archive Service is looking for people to be interviewed =
to
record their memories for the archive and perhaps share their photos and
other treasures. Your stories and experiences of St Patrick=92s Day in =
West
Yorkshire are vital to the project.

So if you have tales of St Patrick=92s Day over the years, from your =
memories
of days off school to family sing-songs, from marches to modern-day =
parades,
politics to paddywhackery, then the archive needs your story!

If you would like more information about the project=92s activities in =
your
district, or if you or your community group are interested in =
participating,
please contact Fiona Cosson, Archive Project Worker, on email
fcosson[at]wyjs.org.uk or telephone 0113 2898 223. Look out for us at Irish
History Month at the Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds, on Sunday 2nd March =
2008!

___________________________________________
Fiona Cosson=20
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West Yorkshire Archive Service
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"MacEinri, Piaras"

I don't suppose there has to be an ideological or moral contradiction or
reversal there, though. Some people just enjoy that kind of thing.

Was Nathan interviewed by Richard Bennett for his Tans book? How do we know
about his time in Limerick? I'm wondering if it connects to other
information I have, from an anonymous interviewee.

Thanks,

Peter

Quoting "MacEinri, Piaras" :

> I agree that it would be well worthwhile to trace the careers of former
Tans
> and Auxies (leaving aside whether they were 'terrorists' or not!!)
>
> Some became reformed characters. One fascinating case is that of George
> Nathan, whose path took him from the Black and Tans to the republican
forces
> in the Spanish Civil War, where he commanded troops including some of his
> Irish former adversaries. A very brave man who was killed in the battle of
> Brunete, he rose to the highest positions of command in the International
> Brigades yet he may have been involved in some extremely murky matters in
> Limerick twenty years earlier.
>
> Piaras
>

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The following item has been brought to our attention...

Graham Dawson, Making Peace with the Past? Memory, Trauma and the Irish
Troubles, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2007=A0
H/b =A360.00;=A0=A0 ISBN 9780 7190 5671 0

What are the psychic consequences of wartime trauma, and how do they =
affect
the politics of memory in a war zone? Can - and should - past conflict =
be
forgotten, and if not, how is it best remembered? In what ways does =
memory
motivate but also complicate peace-making initiatives? To resolve a =
violent
conflict, is it necessary to make peace with the past?

This book addresses the psychic, cultural and political ramifications of
memory within the Irish Troubles.=A0 It investigates the traumatic =
impact of
the violence perpetrated since 1969; the antagonistic cultural =
narratives of
memory fashioned and mobilised in this context within public and private
arenas; and the conflicts, paradoxes and contradictions involved in =
'coming
to terms with the past' both before and during the Irish peace process
initiated in 1993-94.=A0 The study focuses on personal and collective
remembrance within two particular locations: the Unionist communities =
along
the Irish Border, and nationalist Derry.=A0 It traces the formation from =
below
of competing public narratives, one concerned with the 'ethnic =
cleansing' of
Protestants by the Irish Republican Army, the other with British state
violence on Bloody Sunday; and analyses their subjective roots in =
specific
experiences of fear and loss, their role in ideological struggle, and =
their
complicated relation to private, familial and individual remembering.

Integrating theories of cultural memory that address questions of =
narrative,
subjectivity and power, Kleinian psychoanalytical approaches to
understanding trauma, and concepts of place derived from cultural =
geography
and anthropology, Making Peace with the Past? explores the relationship
between the emotional and psychic dimensions of remembering and =
forgetting,
and the politics of memory and commemoration. Informed by international
debates on memory in war and political transition, it develops a =
perspective
on life-stories and peace-making 'from below', focused on grassroots
organizations - such as local victims' groups and campaigns for truth,
justice and human rights - as these contest state strategies for =
conflict
resolution.

This original, powerful and accessible study will be of interest to =
academic
researchers, graduate students and final-year undergraduates in Irish
studies, cultural studies, psycho-social studies, history and politics, =
and
all concerned with interdisciplinary debates about memory, trauma and
conflict resolution.=A0 It will also speak to grassroots activists =
involved in
oral and community history, victims' and survivors' support, and work
towards reconciliation and a just peace in Ireland; and to general =
readers
in Ireland, Britain, the USA and elsewhere with an interest in the Irish
peace process.=A0

What pre-publication reviews say:

=91The author's writing style is clear, concise and elegant. This book =
should
find a mainstream audience amongst the British, Irish and =
Irish-Americans.=A0
It provides valuable perspectives not usually found here in America.=A0 =
Its
interpretations are rooted in a human rights ethic which is the only =
useful
way to examine the past and create a future in this war zone.=A0 I shall =
carry
its inspiration with me into the working-class communities of Belfast on
both sides of the peacelines, and=A0 draw on its ideas in my own
recommendations for reconciliation projects as I meet with American
government officials and think tanks.=92
Carol K. Russell, independent human-rights monitor, New Jersey


=91This book is a brilliant, fascinating and wonderfully researched
investigation of how cultural memory has been produced and functions in
Northern Ireland. Dawson demonstrates, through the use of overview and
specific case studies, how the legacy of the troubles has made a deep =
impact
on the peoples of Northern Ireland, and what strategies have been =
employed
to cope with such trauma. Most importantly, Dawson argues that any =
definite
sense of closure for Northern Ireland (as was attempted in South Africa)
will be hard to achieve, and positions an open ended and developing
relationship with the personal and shared cultural memory of the =
troubles as
the most fruitful way of healing wounds.
Professor Mike Cronin, Boston College, Dublin


=91This is a mesmerising and important book. Graham Dawson offers a =
powerful,
moving reconstruction of the shifting practices of memory generated =
within
both the Catholic and Protestant communities during the long years of =
the
Irish troubles. It provides an illuminating model for those concerned =
with
the question of how to write the history of memory. But it carries too a
passion and urgency, reflecting on the forms of remembrance which =
finally
will allow the much-vaunted spirit of reconciliation to become a =
reality.=92
Bill Schwarz, Queen Mary, University of London

..................................................................

Dr Graham Dawson
Reader in Cultural History
School of Historical and Critical Studies
University of Brighton
10-11 Pavilion Parade
Brighton BN2=A0 1RA
UK

email: G.Dawson[at]bton.ac.uk
telephone: direct line:=A0 ++ 44 [0]1273=A0 643094;=A0
or School Office ++ 44 [0]1273=A0 643089.

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An interesting story, and case study in diasporic identity. I wonder what
generation he is? Also, he appears to have run away to join the army at 16 in
order to become a physics professor.


Captain of Irish descent objected to drinking to 'an unelected monarch of
foreign origin'

TU THANH HA

From Tuesday's Globe and Mail

January 22, 2008 at 4:03 AM EST

Outward displays of loyalty to the Queen are fundamental to Canadian military
discipline, a judge has ruled, rejecting the complaint of an army officer of
Irish ancestry who objected to toasting "an unelected monarch of foreign
origin."

Captain Aralt Mac Giolla Chainnigh has campaigned for years to be excused from
regimental dinner traditions such as toasting the Queen, saluting the Union
Jack or singing God Save the Queen.

However, in a 28-page ruling released yesterday, Mr. Justice Robert Barnes of
the Federal Court said confusion would ensue if members of the military could
opt out of various protocol requirements.

"A chaotic and unworkable situation would arise in such an environment."

The ruling was the latest setback for Capt. Mac Giolla Chainnigh, who told the
court that "he has throughout his military career consistently expressed his
disaffection for the British monarchy."

In an interview yesterday, Capt. Mac Giolla Chainnigh, said that Canada, as a
sovereign democracy, cannot be at the same time be beholden to a foreign queen.
"It's a logical impossibility," he said.

He referred to the Queen as "Elizabeth Windsor."

In his judgment, Judge Barnes wrote that the Chief of the Defence Staff, General
Rick Hillier, was right when he decided in August, 2006, to support a grievance
board ruling that rejected the captain's claims.

"Whether Capt. Mac Giolla Chainnigh likes it or not, the fact is that the Queen
is his Commander-in-Chief and Canada's Head of State," Judge Barnes wrote.

Refusing to display loyalty to the Queen, the judge added, "would not only be an
expression of profound disrespect and rudeness, but it would also represent an
unwillingness to adhere to hierarchical and lawful command structures that are
fundamental to good discipline."

Having represented himself in Federal Court, Capt. Mac Giolla Chainnigh said he
cannot afford the professional counsel needed for an appeal. He is hoping
republican groups might pick up his cause.

Capt. Mac Giolla Chainnigh, who legally changed his name from Harold Kenny to
the Gaelic version, is an associate professor of physics at Royal Military
College in Kingston, and a member of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light
Infantry.

He has long been active in promoting Irish culture in Canada. His office
voicemail answers in Irish Gaelic and he is president of the North American
Association for Celtic Language Teachers.

Asked whether his background might have informed his views on the monarchy, he
said he didn't want to mix culture and politics.However, he added that
"Ireland, like most countries that have been colonized and suffered the
scourges of imperialism, understands perhaps a little bit better than other
nations what the extremely negative aspects are of a government that's not
responsible to the people."

When he enrolled at the age of 16 in 1975, Capt. Mac Giolla Chainnigh had been
reluctant to take the required oath of allegiance to the Queen and said he
proceeded only after being told that it was simply "a figurative way" of
pledging his loyalty to the people of Canada.

"I recognize loyalty to the people of Canada alone. I could drink a toast to
Elizabeth as a person - if I knew her," the captain told the court. "I could
drink a toast to her as the head of state of the United Kingdom, in respect for
visitors from that country. But I cannot in good faith toast her as the Queen of
Canada."