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Subject: Mesea Conference, Leiden University, 25-28 June 2008
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The program of 6th MESEA Conference "Migration Matters" Leiden, The
Netherlands, June 25-28, 2008 has been posted on the MESEA website:
www.mesea.org.

In the European manner, the web site is over designed and a bit of a pain.

The program contains more than 250 papers and four plenary lectures:

Han Entzinger, University of Rotterdam
On
Integration Matters Too.

Lubaina Himid, University of Central Lancashire and visual artist
On
Black Signifiers

Matthew Jacobson, Yale University
On
Contesting 'We the People',
Identity politics in American Ethnic Literatures

Saskia Sassen, Columbia University and London School of Economics
On
The Right to have Rights

For migration studies at Leiden University see:
http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/history/migration/

P.O'S.

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Subject: Poetry reading and talk ,
Gwyneth Lewis: 'Criss-crossings: Literary Adventures on Irish
and Welsh Shores'
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Poetry reading and talk by Gwyneth Lewis / Symposium on Ireland and Wales:
Comparisons and Contexts


Friday 16 May, reception at 5.30pm, talk begins at 6.00pm
Cardiff University School of Optometry and Vision Sciences,
Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4LU

Booking essential, please e-mail: publicbookings[at]cardiff.ac.uk or phone
02920 876 936

Preceded by a drinks reception at 5.30

'Criss-crossings: Literary Adventures on Irish and Welsh Shores'

Gwyneth Lewis was the first National Poet of Wales and words from her poetry
adorn the facade of the Wales Millennium Centre. Gwyneth writes and
publishes poetry both in Welsh and English and has garnered enthusiastic
acclaim from readers and critics in both languages. She has also published a
prose work entitled Two in a Boat, based on the experiences she shared with
her husband during an epic voyage in 2005. This public lecture will touch
upon that literal voyage but will also encompass the literary travelling she
herself has undertaken as a Welsh poet journeying to other shores,
especially across the Irish Sea, for inspiration. She will talk and read
from not only her own work but from that of the Irish writers who have
influenced her, including Seamus Heaney, W. B. Yeats, Paul Muldoon, and
Nuala Ni Dhomnaill.

Speaking ahead of Friday's event, she said: "Irish writing has been a
formative influence on me and I'm glad to be able to express my gratitude to
it. Being Welsh, however, I assume the privilege of kin in order to
criticize the ones we love, which is why the lecture is called
Criss-crossings."

Speaking ahead of the talk, entitled 'Criss-crossings: Literary Adventures
on Irish and Welsh Shores', Gwyneth said: "Irish writing has been a
formative influence on me and I'm glad to be able to express my gratitude to
it. Being Welsh, however, I assume the privilege of kin in order to
criticize the ones we love, which is why the lecture is called
Criss-crossings".

During her talk on 16 May, the Cardiff-born poet will be reading from her
own work and also from Irish writers who have influenced her. The event,
which is open to members of the public, is the highlight of a two day
symposium organised by the Ireland-Wales Research Network.

Gwyneth Lewis is the second high-profile literary figure attracted to the
University by the Network since it officially launched last year. Paul
Muldoon captivated a large audience when he visited the University to give a
poetry reading in December 2007. A series of seminars exploring the
relationships between Wales and Ireland have also taken place this year and
last.

The Network, funded by the Arts and Humanities Council, aims to develop a
deeper awareness of the overlapping histories of Wales and Ireland and
thereby contribute to a fuller understanding of the interconnected pasts of
Britain and Ireland. It is run by Dr Claire Connolly and Dr Katie Gramich
(Cardiff School of English, Communication and Philosophy) and Dr Paul
O'Leary (School of History, Aberystwyth University).

http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/encap/walesireland

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Subject: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Marriage in Ireland, 1660-1925,
Warwick
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From: Luddy, Maria [mailto:M.Luddy[at]warwick.ac.uk]
Sent: 18 May 2008 15:12
To: Patrick O'Sullivan
Subject: RE: Research Fellow

Dear Patrick,
I would be grateful if you would place the following notice on the
Diaspora website.
Many thanks,
Maria


Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Marriage in Ireland, 1660-1925

Applications are sought from qualified individuals to conduct research
in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as part of the
AHRC-funded project 'Marriage in Ireland, 1660-1925' under the direction
of Professor Maria Luddy (Warwick) and Professor Mary O'Dowd (Queen's
University, Belfast). The researcher will be based at Warwick
University. Further details regarding the post and application
procedures are available at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/
or www.jobs.ac.uk

Deadline for applications, 30 May 2008.

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And 'Green' includes the Irish...

P.O'S.

Call for Papers
The Green Nineteenth Century
30th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY STUDIES ASSOCIATION
Milwaukee, Wisconsin March 26-28, 2009

We welcome paper and panel proposals concerning any aspect of =
=93green=94
studies in the long nineteenth century, including, but not limited to
=93ecocriticism=94 in nineteenth-century studies; history of ecological =
science,
environmental ethics, and environmentalist activism; nineteenth-century
studies and animal welfare; ecofeminist philosophy and gender politics;
contemporary discourses on nature; nineteenth-century ecotourism; =
Romantic
=93ecopoetics=94 and the politics of nature; =93green=94 program music =
and tone
poems; sustainability, including sustainable architecture and interior
design; landscape painting and nature imagery; dramatic scenery; color
associations and color theories; gardening and farming; conservation
movements; and the idea of the =93natural=94 or =93unnatural.=94

Equally welcome are proposals for papers and panels on Irish studies,
earth-centered religions, the idea of the =93new,=94 and other =
understandings of
=93green=94 studies in the nineteenth century.

Abstracts (no longer than 250 words) for 20-minute papers that provide
author's name and paper title in heading, as well as a one-page c.v., =
due by
Oct. 3, 2008 to=20

Christine Roth, Program Chair=20
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh=20
roth[at]uwosh.edu =20

Graduate students whose proposals are accepted can, at that point, =
submit a
full-length version of the paper in competition for a travel grant to =
help
cover transportation and lodging expenses.=20

Bringing people together for conferences can impact the environment =
through
the smog and greenhouse gas emissions associated with air and ground =
travel,
as well as the paper, plastic, and food waste associated with the =
event.=A0
For this reason, the 30th annual meeting of the Nineteenth Century =
Studies
Association will also incorporate as many =93green=94 options and =
resources as
possible to reduce the conference-related environmental impact.

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Subject: SSNCI, Conference, Visual,
material and print culture in Nineteenth-Century Ireland,
Limerick, June 2008
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Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century =
Ireland


Visual, material and print culture in=20
Nineteenth-Century Ireland

26 =96 27 June 2008
University of Limerick=20

Confirmed plenary speakers: Professor Liam Kennedy, QUB
Professor Fintan Cullen, U. Nottingham
Dr Niall Buttimer, UCC
Catherine Marshall, IMMA
Professor Niamh O=92 Sullivan, NCAD=20

Conference organizer: Ciara Breathnach
Conference administrator: Lorna Moloney
Organizing committee: Angus Mitchell, David Butler and Catherine Lawless
Conference email address: ssnciconference08[at]gmail.com=20

Website: http://www.history.ul.ie/ssnci-conference-2008/
=20
Schedule
Venue: main building=20
Thursday 26 June

8.15 =96 9.00 Registration in the John Holland Foyer
9.00 =96 10.00 Conference opening address Professor Don Barry, =
President UL
Chair: Dr Larry Geary, President SSNCI=20
Plenary Speaker: Dr Niall Buttimer, UCC
Venue: John Holland Lecture theatre

10.00 =96 10.20 Coffee- C corridor
10.20 =96 12.00 Parallel sessions-
12.00 =96 1.00 AGM=20
1.00 =96 2.00 Lunch
2.00 =96 3.30 Parallel sessions
3.30 =96 4.00 Coffee
4.00 =96 5.30 Parallel sessions

5.30 pm Plenary
Chair: Professor Tadhg Foley, NUIG
Speaker: Professor Niamh O Sullivan, NCAD

Followed by a Wine Reception in the Millstream, sponsored by the History
Department=20

Friday 27 June

9.00 =96 10.00 Plenary=20
Chair: Liam Irwin, MIC
Speaker: Professor Liam Kennedy, QUB

10.00 =96 10.30 Coffee
10.30 =96 12.30 Parallel sessions
12.30 =96 1.30 Lunch
1.30 =96 3.00 Parallel sessions
3.00 =96 3.30 Coffee
3.30 =96 5.00 Parallel sessions
5- 5.45 Plenary=20
Chair: Professor Margaret Kelleher, Director An Foras Feasa, Past =
President
of SSNCI
Speaker: Professor Fintan Cullen
6pm Exhibition launch and Conference Close at the Bourn Vincent Gallery
Speaker: Catherine Marshall IMMA

This exhibition is sponsored and organised by the Visual Arts Office, =
UL.=20

Schedule

Thursday 26 June

9.00 =96 10.00 Opening address =96 Professor Don Barry, President UL
Chair: Dr Larry Geary, President SSNCI
Speaker: Dr Neil Buttimer
Title: Amhlaoibh =D3 S=FAilleabh=E1in=92s Botany Book, 1827

10.00 =96 10.30 Coffee

10.30 =96 12.00 Parallel sessions I


1. Print Culture =96 Eadaoin Agnew, QUB
Heather Laird, =91Time and the Irish: Temporal Frameworks in Nineteenth- =
and
Early Twentieth-Century Debates on the Brehon Laws=92
Elizabeth Boyle, Margaret Stokes (1832-1900) and the study of medieval =
Irish
art in nineteenth-century Ireland.
Arthur Broomfield, Culture in print in Maria Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent

2. From print to digital landed estates =96 Angus Mitchell, UL
Gerry Sutton, Were the landlords worth preserving
James Field, St Colman=92s College =96 House and Lands
Marie Boran & Brigid Clesham, Connacht Landed Estates, 1700-1920 Web
database

3. Illustrated texts =96 Padraig Lenihan, UL
Marian Keyes, The Cult of Killarney in the work of Anna Maria Fielding =
Hall
and her husband, Samuel Carter Hall
Maxime Leroy, Text and illustrations in Samuel Lover's Handy Andy
Elizabeth Tilley, Nineteenth-century Irish Periodicals: the Lure of the
Visual


12.00 =96 1.00 AGM of the SSNCI in the John Holland lecture theatre

1.00 =96 2.00 Lunch

2.00 =96 3.30 Parallel sessions II

4. Music and Marginality in 19th Century Irish visual and print culture =
=96
Sandra Joyce, UL
Julie Brazil, William Mulready and Patrick Haverty: the use of the =
child in
paintings of marginality =20
R=F3is=EDn Kennedy, Cosmopolitan Contexts =96 Jack B. Yeats and Late =
Victorian
Print Culture
Emily Cullen, Juxtapositions and Contradictions: The Irish Harp Image =
and
Irish Identity in the Nineteenth-Century
Michael Murphy, Nationalism and music criticism in Irish newspapers in =
the
long nineteenth century

5. Education, Litr=EDocht na Gael and political writings =96 Una =
Brommell, MIC
Sean O=92Duinnsleibhe, =91=91Were I the author ...=92: D=E1ibh=ED de =
Barra=92s surviving
translations
Robert Portsmouth, J.W. Croker and the Irish Conservative =91Spin =
doctors=92
Proinsias =D3 Drisceoil, John O=92Daly: Traditional Learning and =
Contemporary
Debate=92

6. Landscapes and identities =96 David Butler, UL
Patrick Duffy, Printing as an instrument of modernity in government in
nineteenth-century Ireland
Frank Cullen, Cartography and infrastructure: mapping progress in
nineteenth-century Dublin
Julie K. Richko, Donegal settlers in the Texan Coastal Bend: Historical =
and
Contemporary Archaeologies of the Trans-Atlantic Irish identity

3.30 =96 4.00 Coffee

4.00 =96 5.30 Parallel sessions III

7. Ego documents =96 Peter Gray, QUB
Carla King, =91Always with a pen in his hand=85=92: Michael Davitt and =
the press
Olivier Coquelin, Two Visions of Irish Republicanism Drawn Up in =
Captivity:
John Mitchel=92s Jail Journal and Michael Davitt=92s Leaves from a =
Prison Diary
Sarah Roddy, =91The emigrants=92 friend=92: Clerically-penned guides for =
Irish
emigrants, c. 1830-1875

8. Nineteenth-century century Irish fiction =96 Leon Litvack, QUB
Shane McCorristine, Ghost Hands =93Ghost Hands, =91Hands of Glory=92, =
and
Manumission in the Fiction of J.S. LeFanu=94
James H. Murphy, Irish Novelists and the Victorian Age
Gordon Bigelow, Trollope and Ireland: The State of the Field

9. Panel Proposal =96Labyrinth to Limelight =96 =91Ireland=92 in Gothic =
and
Melodrama
Chair: John Strachan, University of Sunderland
Alison O=92Malley-Younger, =91The Delirium of the Brave=92 =96 =
Boucicault=92s Robert
Emmet
Claire Nally, Simian Paddy and Irish Gothic: Le Fanu=92s =91Green Tea=92 =
and W. B
Yeats=92s Ghosts
Robert Finnigan, Fenian Guards or Faustian Gothic: Dion Boucicault=92s =
Irish
Drama
5.30 Plenary

Chair: Professor Tadhg Foley, NUIG
Speaker: Professor Niamh O=92 Sullivan, NCAD
Title: Moving Pictures: Modernity, Entrepreneurship and Visuality, =
Dublin,
1821.
Followed by a Wine reception, this is generously sponsored by the =
History
Department- Millstream Building.
=20
Friday 27 June

9.00 =96 10.00 Plenary=20
Chair: Liam Irwin, MIC
Speaker: Professor Liam Kennedy, QUB
Title: Turf: =93the people=92s fuel=94: a social & photographic
history

10.00 =96 10.30 Coffee

10.30 =96 12.30 Parallel sessions IV

10. Visual culture studies =96 Carla King, St Patrick=92s College =
Drumcondra
Kevin Rockett, The Magic Lantern in Ireland
Eadaoin Agnew, QUB, =93To make our battlefield real=94: The use of =
Photographs
in Amy Carmichael=92s Writing
Justin Carville =91Short Sight is Quicker than Long Sight=92: A Critique =
of
Irish Visual Culture Studies
Leon Litvack, TBC

11. Museums, artefacts, popular and material culture =96 William Murphy, =

Mater Dei Institute
Philip McEvansoneya, Economics, nationalism and possession: the purchase =
of
the reliquary of St Lachtin=92s arm in 1884
Stephanie Rains, Here Be Monsters: the Irish Industrial Exhibition of =
1853
and the Growth of Dublin Department Stores
Ann Wilson, Catholic Material Culture in Irish society, 1879-1922
Marie Bourke, The Development of Museums and their diverse collections =
from
the late eighteenth to the nineteenth century in Ireland

12. Panel Proposal =96 The Irish fin de si=E8cle, Dr. Kathryn Laing, MIC

Aoife Leahy, =93Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their =
Lives=94 =96
The Irish Subjects
Maureen O=92Connor, =91White Negroes, the Dandiacal, and the =
Fin-de-Si=E8cle=92
Julie Ann Stevens, Seeing Things in Irish Short Fiction and Illustration
Tina O=92Toole, George Egerton, Oscar Wilde and the Beardsley Woman
12.30 =96 1.30 Lunch

1.30 =96 3.00 Parallel sessions V

13. Newspapers and journals =96 James McConnell, University of Ulster

Anthony Jordan, Anna Johnston =96 Ethne Carbery
Felix Larkin, Thomas Sexton, William H. Brayden and the Freeman's =
Journal
Patrick Naughtin, The Melbourne Advocate: Bastion of Irish Nationalism =
in
Colonial Victoria.


14. Religion and piety =96 James H. Murphy, De Paul University
Robin Kavanagh, Irish pictures of piety and impropriety: a view of =
religious
illustrated periodicals of the 1830s
Cara Delay,Women, Devotion, and Religious Spaces in Late =
Nineteenth-Century
Ireland=20
Patrick Maume, Rome and Kenmare: Margaret Anna Cusack and Ultramontane =
Print
Culture

15. Panel Proposal from RIA - Irish Historic Towns Atlas- Jennifer =
Moore,
RIA
Jennifer Moore, Department of History, Univerisity of Limerick and Irish
Historic Towns Atlas, Royal Irish Academy.=20
Eamon O=92Flaherty, Department of History, University College Dublin.
Mark Hennessy, Department of Geography, Trinity College Dublin.
Linda Doran, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland.

3.00 =96 3.30 Coffee

3.30 =96 5.00 Parallel sessions VI

16. Panel Proposal from Oxford Brookes =96 Researching the Irish poor =
law: a
discussion of visual and textual sources,=20
Chair: Dr Virginia Crossman, Oxford Brookes University
Georgina Laragy, Oxford Brookes University
S=E9an Lucey, Oxford Brookes University,
Olwen Purdue, Queen=92s University Belfast

17. Medicine =96 Ciara Breathnach, UL
Ina Scherder, The impact of the 1832 Anatomy Act in Ireland =96 central
anatomy returns 1832 to 1921
Jutta Kruse, Rows and columns, science and people: the relevance of
small-pox vaccination records to the study of nineteenth-century Irish
social history, 1884-1930.
Rose Molloy, Visual representations of insanity

18. The stage Irishman =96 Niamh Hourigan, UCC
Kiera Lindsey, A Step up? The Stage Irishman in Sydney, 1844
J.P. O=92Connor, Ephemeral Vistas=92: Ireland at the 1893 and 1908 =
International
Exhibitions
Bernie McCarthy, Wilde at the Outset: Yeats=92s Early Vision

5.00-5.45 Plenary=20
Chair: Professor Margaret Kelleher, Past President of SSNCI
Speaker: Professor Fintan Cullen, University of Nottingham
Title: Displaying the contemporary in nineteenth-century Ireland

6pm Exhibition launch and Conference Close at the Bourn Vincent Gallery
Speaker: Catherine Marshall, IMMA
This exhibition is sponsored and organised by the Visual Arts Office, =
UL.=20

http://www.ul.ie/visualarts/bournvincent.html

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Subject: CFP Travel Writing Conference in Montevideo, Uruguay
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From: lindsey cordery [mailto:lcordery[at]gmail.com]=20
Subject: Fwd: Travel Writing Conference in Montevideo, Uruguay

Dear Professor O=B4Sullivan,
=A0
I am writing to you=A0in connection with the 6th =
Montevideana=A0Conference=A0to be
held in June 2009, which will be focusing on Travel Writing (please see =
the
Call for Papers, below), in the hope that you might be able to=A0direct =
me to
any colleagues of yours interested in travel writing, who might=A0be
specifically=A0working on=A0the River Plate area.=A0In view of =
the=A0numerous
academic=A0articles on the Irish and the River Plate in the nineteenth
century, I thought you might=A0guide me to=A0someone who has focused
specifically=A0on the genre, and so=A0have outlined some background for =
you, as
follows:=A0
=A0
The Montevideana Conferences are organized by the Departments of Modern
Literatures, Literary Theory and History, of the Facultad de =
Humanidades,
Universidad de la Rep=FAblica,=A0 the Universit=E9 de Picardie, France, =
and the
Visual Arts Museum in Montevideo. Their main thrust has been=A0the =
reading of
writers from the northern hemisphere, from a=A0post-colonial, =
specifically
located, southern perspective, and=A0in-depth =
studies=A0of=A0=A0transatlantic
relationships.=A0

The first five Montevideana conferences were held on a yearly basis,
starting in 2003 with Dickens in Latin America; followed by William =
Henry
Hudson and The Purple Land in 2004,=A0Melville and Conrad ("Benito =
Cereno" and
Nostromo) in 2005, Proust and Joyce in the River Plate in 2006, and =
William
Faulkner as read=A0from this "other south"=A0in 2007. As from 2009 the
conferences will take place bi-annually and=A0may be thematic in =
content, =A0the
forthcoming Travellers and the River Plate: A Century=B4s =
Writing=A0being=A0the
first of this kind. All the=A0conferences were=A0honoured by =
presentations
given=A0by distinguished European, North American and River Plate =
scholars. A
selection of the=A0papers presented are=A0collected in a book =
published=A0in=A0the
year following the conference, and are available locally. We are pleased =
to
announce that Professor Mary Louise Pratt has confirmed her
participation=A0for 2009.=20
=A0
You will find the Conference website at
http://www.fhuce.edu.uy/eventos/montevideanaVI
=A0
Hoping to hear from you soon,
=A0
=A0
Yours sincerely,
=A0
Lindsey Cordery
Instituto de Letras,
Dep. de Letras Modernas
Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educaci=F3n
Universidad de la Rep=FAblica,
Montevideo, Uruguay
=A0

CFP
Travellers and the River Plate: a Century=B4s Writing
=20
24th-26th June 2009
Montevideo, Uruguay

When the Spanish colonies in America attained independence, the doors of =
the
continent were opened for countless travellers from the northern =
hemisphere.
These travellers would often write about their journeys, describe the
customs and landscapes they encountered, register their surprise, =
compare,
praise or censure what they were discovering, in a variety of texts such =
as
journals, narratives, chronicles, and newspaper articles.

For reasons such as the absence of reprints, the inaccessibility of =
original
publications, or because many critics have considered such travelling
authors to be lacking "literary merit", this group of texts has =
received
relatively little attention. They have been, to be sure, registered in
detailed bibliographies, and dedicated collectors have sought them out;
however, only rarely have they been the object of academic study.
Multidisciplinary in essence, travel writing can be approached from =
literary
and historical or cultural studies perspectives, to reveal previously
unknown texts and revisit perhaps canonical texts from new angles, =
opening
up, in every case, unsuspected and stimulating reading spaces.
=20
Our conference will focus on a specific geographical location, the River
Plate area (today, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay), during a long =
century,
one whose beginning and ending are signalled by two textual landmarks: =
the
Notes On The Viceroyalty Of La Plata In South America, published in =
London
in 1808 by a member of the British expeditionary force which had just
attacked unsuccessfully Montevideo and Buenos Aires; and the Uruguayan =
Jos=E9
Enrique Rod=F3=B4s chronicles of his European travels in 1916 and 1917,
published the following year, after his death, as El camino de Paros. =


The generic term =93travel writing=94 is most commonly associated with =
travel
from the northern hemisphere. However, Rod=F3=B4s literary pilgrimage =
(or
Sarmiento=B4s travels seventy years earlier) remind us that travel was =
not
only a one-way affair. Thus, we will also take into account texts =
written by
travellers from this southern part of Am=E9rica who made their way to =
Europe
-the cultural, political and social referent for the River Plate region- =
or
to the United States, Africa or the Orient. In taking this testimonial
diversity into consideration, we hope to contribute to the charting of =
these
transatlantic journeys in all their varied and rich detail.


Abstracts (15 lines before February 28, 2009)
and any further academic information:
viajeros09[at]gmail.com www.fhuce.edu.uy/viajeros

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Email Patrick O'Sullivan

Irish Diaspora list members Mark Boyle and Rob Kitchin

Have launched

Towards an Irish Diaspora Strategy
A Position Paper

Prof. Mark Boyle1 and Prof. Rob Kitchin2

1. Professor of Geography, Department of Geography, NUI Maynooth, County
Kildare, Ireland
Tel: 01 708 3756; Mark.G.Boyle[at]nuim.ie

2. Director of the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis
(NIRSA) and Chair of the Irish Social Sciences Platform (ISSP), NUI
Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
Tel: 01 708 3372; Rob.Kitchin[at]nuim.ie

The paper is launched as one of the online NIRSA Working Paper series.

I have placed the text of their discussion paper on
Irish Diaspora Net http://www.irishdiaspora.net

In the Debates Folder, which I have made Folder Number 1.

The discussion paper is there as text, or as a saveable PDF file.

The discussion paper is also available at the NIRSA web site
http://www.nuim.ie/nirsa/research/working_papers.shtml

Mark and Rob are to be congratulated on this initiative.

They welcome feedback...

Anyone who has difficulty downloading the discussion paper should contact me
directly.

Patrick O'Sullivan

--
Patrick O'Sullivan
Head of the Irish Diaspora Research Unit

Email Patrick O'Sullivan Email Patrick
O'Sullivan Personal Fax 0044 (0) 709 236 9050

Irish-Diaspora list Irish Diaspora Net
http://www.irishdiaspora.net

Irish Diaspora Research Unit
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Call for Papers: =A0Eolas: The Journal of the American Society of Irish
Medieval Studies

The editors of Eolas: The Journal of the American Society of Irish =
Medieval
Studies, request article submissions for the third annual volume of the
peer-reviewed journal. =A0The American Society of Irish Medieval Studies =
is an
international and interdisciplinary body of scholars with the stated =
goal of
expanding the field of Irish medieval studies in the United States.

Eolas publishes scholarly articles in any field related to Irish =
medieval
studies, including history, archaeology, theology, art history and
literature. =A0The Editorial Board will also consider articles =
temporally
dealing with periods on the periphery of the middle ages in Ireland,
especially Iron Age and Early Modern Ireland. =A0Articles should =
directly
relate to Ireland in the middle ages in the widest sense of the term,
although placing Ireland within a wider medieval European context will =
be
considered. =A0Historiographical articles will also receive =
consideration.
=A0Essays stemming from lectures or conference papers, especially the
International Conference of Medievalists at Kalamazoo and the Irish
Conference of Medievalists, are strongly encouraged. =A0Unsolicited book
reviews will not be accepted.

Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout. =A0Footnotes are =
strongly
preferred to endnotes or parenthetical styles of citations. =A0Questions
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Midwest ACIS meeting, October 10-11, 2008
=A0
Conference Theme:
Ireland:
Arrivals and Departures
=A0
Proposal Deadline:
July 18, 2008 =09
=A0
The American Conference for Irish Studies invites you to attend the
32nd annual Midwest ACIS meeting, October 10-11, 2008, at
Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota. The conference =
will
open with a reception on the evening of Thursday, October 9.
=A0
The conference theme is IRELAND: ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. We encourage
attendees to think of these concepts in the broadest possible way - not
merely as the migration of individuals and groups, but as of the arrival =
of
new ideas and new critical perspectives, and concomitantly, as the =
departure
of received wisdom. We note the arrival of new literary voices, and the
arrival of new conceptions of Ireland. And we believe all papers are =
best
conceived as a "point of departure" for further research and discussion. =

=A0
This conference hopes to explore the movements of ideas, peoples, and =
more
in Irish art, history, music, literature, cinema, and culture in Ireland
from earliest times to the present. We welcome papers on any aspect of
Irish studies from new or present ACIS members.
=A0
Please propose twenty-minute papers in 250-300-word abstracts in .pdf =
or
.doc format to Professor Thomas O=92Connell at =
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affiliation, and contact information in that document, as well as in the
body of your email. (To join ACIS, see
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metropolitan population. The university provides accessible, =
high-quality
liberal arts, professional, and graduate education to the citizens and
communities of the metropolitan area, with continued emphasis on =
underserved
groups, including adults and communities of color. Within the context of
lifelong learning, the university builds on its national reputation for
innovative student-centered programs that enable students from diverse
backgrounds to achieve their educational goals. The university is =
committed
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teaching, scholarship and services designed to support an urban mission.
=A0
Midwest ACIS meeting Highlights
=A0
=95=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Opening Reception
Great Hall, Metropolitan State University, Thursday, October 9, from =
7:00 to
8:30 p.m.=20
Set atop Dayton=92s Bluff on the Eastside of St. Paul, the Great Hall =
offers a
spectacular, panoramic view of downtown St. Paul. In addition to ACIS
members and plenary speakers, invited guests include local and regional
leaders in art, literature, history, immigration studies, education and
politics. Refreshments will be served.
Music will be provided by Jodie and Kate Dowling.
=A0
=95=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Opening Keynote Address by=20
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University College, Cork and author of numerous articles and book =
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New Metropolitan State=97St. Paul Public Library, Friday, October 10, =
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=95=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Poetry Reading
St. Paul Public Library, downtown St. Paul, 7:30 p.m.
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Marion Casey, Adjunct Associate Professor of Irish Studies, New York
University, Director of the Archives of Irish America and author/editor =
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Contemporary Catholicism in Ireland: A Critical Appraisal.

Edited by Eamon Maher and John Littleton.

(Dublin: The Columba Press). Price: =E2=82=AC16.99

Preface
Eamon Maher and John Littleton =20

PART ONE
What is the Current State of Irish Catholicism?
1. Being a Catholic in Ireland Today
John Littleton =20
2. The Catholic Church in post-Celtic Tiger Ireland
Peadar Kirby =20
3. Embracing Change: The remodelling
of Irish Catholic primary schools in the 21st century =20
Patricia Kiernan
4. From Modernity to Ultramodernity:
The Changing Influence of Catholic Practice
on Political Practice in Ireland
Jean-Christophe Penet =20

PART TWO
Catholic Experiences
5. The New Prophets: Voices from the Margins
Catherine Maignant =20
6. Reporting Religion
Colum Kenny =20
7. Of Scribes and Pharisees
Patsy McGarry =20
8. Devotion to Dissent:
Irish-American Catholicism, 1945-2006 =20
Lawrence J. McCaffrey =20

PART THREE
Artists, Poets and Writers on Irish Catholicism
9. Sites of Worship, Sites of Desire:
Catholicism and Dorothy Cross's Stabat Mater =20
E=C3=B3in Flannery 182
10. Secularising the Sacred: Dermot Bolger
and the Problem of Catholic Nationalism =20
Damien Shortt =20
11. Sifting the Remains of Irish Catholicism:
Relics and Nuns in Eil=C3=A9an N=C3=AD Chuillean=C3=A1in=C2=B9s =
Poetry =20
Andrew J. Auge =20
12. The Jesus Body, The Jesus Bones
John F. Deane =20
13. Catholicism at a Crossroads:
Jean Sulivan's Message for post-Catholic Ireland
Eamon Maher =20

More details at: http://www.columba.ie/
=20
=20
Dr. Eamon Maher,
Director,
National Centre for Franco-Irish Studies,
ITT Dublin,
Tallaght,
Dublin 24
E-Mail: eamon.maher[at]ittdublin.ie
Phone: + 353 (0)1 4042871
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Medieval Irish Studies in the Twenty-First Century
=A0
An International Interdisciplinary Conference at=20
Saint Louis University
October 26-28, 2008=20

Keynote Lecturers for the Conference:
=A0
John Bradley=20
Senior Lecturer, Department of History
National University of Ireland-Maynooth
=A0
Hiram Morgan
Lecturer, Department of History
University College-Cork
=A0
Rachel Moss
Lecturer, Department of the History of Art and Architecture
Trinity College, Dublin=20

CALL FOR PAPERS
The Conference sponsors request proposals for thirty-minute papers that
address new approaches to medieval Irish studies. =A0Topics favored =
include
defining the temporal and geographic limits of medieval Ireland, =
applying
new techniques to old sources, revising =93traditional=94 views of =
medieval
Ireland, crossing disciplinary boundaries, and providing European =
contexts
for medieval Ireland. =A0Deadline for submissions is July 1, 2008.
=A0
=A0
Send proposals to:=20
Dr. Thomas Finan, Department of History, 3800 Lindell Blvd.,Saint Louis
University, St. Louis MO 63108 =A0
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Forwarded on behalf of
Mike Collins=20
Publications Director=20
Cork University Press/Attic Press

Cork University Press is about to publish The Ulster Literary Theatre =
and the Northern Revival by Eugene McNulty.=20
=20
This book challenges many of the conventional views about the Irish =
Revival and argues that the Ulster Literary Theatre should be recognized =
as an alternative centre for the Irish Revival in the late nineteenth =
century.-The Ulster Literary Theatre and the Northern Revival (ISBN 978 =
185918 427 1, hbk, 272 pp, 234 x 156mm, =E2=82=AC39/=C2=A330). =20
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In the course of this study a number of key issues are re-examined: the =
Ulster Literary Theatre's relationship with the Abbey Theatre; Ulster's =
role in the Irish Literary Revival; the interaction between northern =
cultural nationalism and an evolving Ulster Unionist politics. In all =
of this McNulty argues for a reassessment of the politics of the =
Revival, and insists upon the importance of a 'northern revival' and its =
significance for a fuller understanding of this crucial period in Irish =
history.=20
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The Ulster Literary Theatre was considered by many contemporaries to be =
the equal of the Abbey Theatre, certainly in terms of energy, output and =
nationalist commitment. In the first decade of its existence this =
Belfast company produced a number of significant and exciting works, =
including the early efforts of Rutherford Mayne and the extraordinary =
burlesques of Gerald MacNamara. In so doing, it provided a key forum in =
which Ulster's cultural politics could be explored and performed. =
Drawing particularly on the northern group's early history, Eugene =
McNulty explores this intriguing performance history of Belfast's own =
nationalist theatre. =20
=20
Eugene McNulty is a lecturer in English in the School of Social, =
Historical and Literary Studies at the University of Portsmouth.
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Further details on www.corkuniversitypress.com

Regards
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Mike
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Mike Collins=20
Publications Director=20
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Tel: + 353 (0)21 4902980=20
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There was recently a query on H-Albion, about Revisionism and
post-nationalism in Irish history. The querist particularly wanted
summarising articles and review articles.

I thought that this material would interest quite a few IR-D members. I
have pasted in the replies, below, beginning with my own. It is very
interesting the way that this has become a little case study in
historiography - as the ice of time quenches all that fire...

P.O'S.

1.
From: "Patrick O'Sullivan"

One article which offers a good stab at this is

Whelan, Kevin. 2004. The Revisionist Debate in Ireland. boundary 2 31
(1):179 - 205.

I don't agree with everything in it, and its conclusion is odd - but
it is an impressive piece of work, covering a lot of ground.

A review article is Daly, Mary E. 1997. Review Article, Recent
Writings on Modern Irish History: The Interaction between Past and
Present. The Journal of Modern History 69 (3):512 - 533.

Then there are articles that look at Irish style revisionism in action
with case studies, like...

Walsh, Patrick. 2001. Daniel Corkery's The Hidden Ireland (1924) and
Revisionism. New Hibernia Review 5 (2).

O'Rourke, Kevin. 1991. Did the Great Irish Famine Matter? The Journal
of Economic History 51 (1):1 - 22.

McCarthy, Mark. 2002. Writing Ireland's historical geographies.
Journal of Historical Geography 28 (4):534 - 553.

Howe, Stephen. 2000. The Politics of Historical 'Revisionism':
Comparing Ireland and Israel/Palestine. Past & Present 168 (1):227 -
253.

And so on...

2 books that get mentioned are The Making of Modern Irish History:
Revisionism and the Revisionist Controversy eds D. George Boyce, Alan
O'Day 1996

which has a helpful Introduction by the editors, covering the ground
you are interested in, and a chapter by Alan O'Day on the Irish
Diaspora.

And Trials of Irish History Genesis and Evolution of a Reappraisal Evi
Gkotzaridis 2006

I found the revisionism debates fiercely interesting - in that you
could see a humanities discipline doing what it is supposed to do,
that is revising itself. But... All statements about the Irish are
disguised comparisons - Discuss. The implied comparison with a
country in which history does not matter and is of no interest was
often around.

There was a recent conference at the European University Institute,
Florence on Revisionism in European Historiographies - which took a
comparative form.

I was recently in Armenia, and watched Armenian politicians and
activists making points, and scoring points, with historical examples
in typical pre/post revisionist style.

Patrick O'Sullivan

2.
From: "Michael Huggins"

There are two books I know of that could be useful to you.

D.G. Boyce and A O'Day (eds), The making of modern Irish history:
revisionism and the revisionist controversy (London, 1996). paperback ISBN
978-0415121712

C. Brady (ed.) Interpreting Irish history: the debate on historical
revisionism, 1938-94 (Dublin, 1995). paperback ISBN 978-0716525462

Michael

Dr. Michael Huggins
Senior lecturer and programme leader in history Department of History and
Archaeology University of Chester Parkgate Road Chester
CH1 4BJ

3.
From:

You might want to look at the following:
Brady, Ciaran, ed. Interpreting Irish History: The debate on historical
revisionism. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1994.
Although it is a book, rather than journal articles, I think you'll find
this helpful.
Best wishes.
--
Margaret Lynch-Brennan, Ph.D.
Independent Scholar
Member, National Coalition of Independent Scholars NY State Education Dept.,
Ret.
7 Morgan Way
Latham, NY 12110
518-783-7327
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4.
From: "McMahon, Timothy G."

Will,
There are a number of useful overviews of the revisionist controversy and of
the emerging state of the field. Of course, the Irish case is just one
example of many where academic tussles have led to more nuanced and
variegated interpretations--think about the causes of the English Civil War
or the Historikerstreit in German historiography.

In the case of Irish revisionism, you might think about these works as
introductions:
Ciaran Brady, ed., Interpreting Irish History: The Debate on Historical
Revisionism, 1938-1994 (Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1994).
D. George Boyce and Alan O'Day, eds., The Making of Modern Irish
History: Revisionism and the Revisionist Controversy (London:
Routledge, 1996).

A fine essay on how the controversy has reshaped the field is:
Mary E. Daly, "Forty Shades of Grey? Irish Historiography and the
Challenges of Multidisciplinarity," in Ireland Beyond Boundaries:
Mapping Irish Studies in the Twenty-First Century, ed., Liam Harte and
Yvonne Whelan (London: Pluto Press, 2007).

And, for my money, one of the finest examples of a mature historiographical
essay that utilizes insights gained from the controversy as applied to a
major issue occurs in the first chapter of James S. Donnelly, Jr., The Great
Irish Potato Famine (Phoenix Mill:
Sutton, 2001).

I hope these citations help.
Tim

Timothy G. McMahon, Ph.D.
Dept. of History
Marquette University
(414) 288-3559

5.
From:

If you have access to JSTOR at your university you can easily download
"VARIETIES OF IRISHNESS": HISTORICAL REVISIONISM, IRISH STYLE by Nancy J.
Curtin from The Journal of British Studies, Vol. 35, No. 2, Revisionisms.
(April, 1996), pp. 195-219.

I was first introduced to this topic by this article used in an
undergraduate class -- NATIONALISM AND HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP IN MODERN
IRELAND by Brendan Bradshaw in Irish Historical studies 26, no.
104 (November 1989): 329-351.

I also want to thank the others for their suggestions because I am also
interested in this topic and will certainly check them out.

Nancy Welsh Kristofik

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I join Edmundo and sent my regards to all the team. Indeed, it is a
recognition to all the outstanding work of the Centre.
Best regards,

Guillermo MacLoughlin


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Surely Munira Mutran deserves this recognition for her pioneering work =
in
Irish Studies. The Irish Studies Centre at University of Sao Paulo has =
been
fundamental not only for generations of Brazilian scholars but also for
motivating colleagues in other countries of the region.
Congratulations to Munira, Laura Izarra and their team.

Edmundo Murray

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I am sure that her friends and colleagues throughout the world will be
pleased to learn that NUI Maynooth is to award an honorary doctorate to
Munira Mutran on June 12th 2008.

I have just received confirmation from NUI Maynooth. A press release =
will
be issued at a later date.

We all feel that it is right that Munira and her colleagues should be so
honoured - as we have watched from a distance her brave scholarly
enterprises. This honour is a very significant event for Irish Studies =
in
Latin America and for Irish Diaspora Studies.

Patrick O'Sullivan

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Second Conference of the Society for Irish Latin American Studies =
(SILAS)

"Heroes, victims or villains? Irish Presentations and Representations in =
Latin America and the Caribbean"

Morelia, Mexico
15-18 July 2009

Organised by the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicol=E1s de Hidalgo

Call for Papers

The time has come for SILAS to convene its first conference in the =
Americas. The Second SILAS Conference will be held in colonial Morelia, =
with the local support of the Instituto de Investigaciones Hist=F3ricas =
of the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicol=E1s de Hidalgo. Researchers, =
students and independent scholars will share their work and experience =
on different aspects of Irish-Latin American relations.

Under the general title "Heroes, victims or villains? Irish =
Presentations and Representations in Latin America and the Caribbean", =
this meeting proposes to foster international and multidisciplinary =
approaches to the study of connections between Ireland, Latin America, =
the Caribbean and Iberia.

SILAS was founded in July 2003 to promote the study of relations between =
Ireland and Latin America. The range of interest of the Society spans =
the settlement, lives and achievements of Irish migrants to Latin =
America and their descendants, the contemporary presence of Ireland in =
the life and culture of Latin America and the presence of Latin =
Americans in Ireland.

The Society invites papers on any aspect of Irish-Latin American links =
from scholars and students in disciplines such as humanities and social =
sciences, including for example history, literature, geography, =
politics, economy and the arts. The aim of the conference is to promote =
the exchange of views and research findings on a diverse range of issues =
and on an inter-disciplinary basis. For further details and updates, =
please see the conference pages.

Abstracts in English, Portuguese or Spanish (c.300 words) should be sent =
by email to the conference organisers, to arrive no later than 1 =
November 2008. Should you wish to attend the conference without =
presenting a paper, please register by sending your details to the =
organisers by 1 April 2009.

Organising Committee
Lourdes de Ita, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicol=E1s de Hidalgo
Mart=EDn P=E9rez Acevedo, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicol=E1s de =
Hidalgo
Miguel =C1ngel S=E1nchez de Armas, Universidad Popular Aut=F3noma del =
Estado de Puebla
Laura Izarra, Universidade de S=E3o Paulo
Edmundo Murray, University of Zurich

Send Paper Proposals to: mexico2009[at]irlandeses.org

Conference Pages: www.irlandeses.org/mexico2009.htm

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I am sure that her friends and colleagues throughout the world will be
pleased to learn that NUI Maynooth is to award an honorary doctorate to
Munira Mutran on June 12th 2008.

I have just received confirmation from NUI Maynooth. A press release will
be issued at a later date.

We all feel that it is right that Munira and her colleagues should be so
honoured - as we have watched from a distance her brave scholarly
enterprises. This honour is a very significant event for Irish Studies in
Latin America and for Irish Diaspora Studies.

Patrick O'Sullivan

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Population Dynamics in Ethnically Diverse Towns: The Long-term
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This article is for the most part a detailed study of the Lancashire towns
of Rochdale and Oldham, but the authors do suggest that their findings have
wider applicability. And they do make some use of the historical material
on the Irish - quoting Don MacRaild, Frank Neal, Mervyn Busteed...

P.O'S.


Simpson, Ludi, Gavalas, Vasilis, and Nissa Finney. 2008. Population Dynamics
in Ethnically Diverse Towns: The Long-term Implications of Immigration.
Urban Studies 45 (1):163 - 183.

DOI: 10.1177/0042098007085106
C 2008 Urban Studies Journal Limited

Population Dynamics in Ethnically Diverse Towns: The Long-term Implications
of Immigration
Ludi Simpson

Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, Crawford House,
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK,
ludi.simpson[at]manchester.ac.uk

Vasilis Gavalas

Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, University Hill, 81100
Mytilene, Greece, bgav[at]geo.aegean.gr

Nissa Finney

Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, Crawford House,
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK,
nissa.finney[at]manchester.ac.uk

Ethnically diverse urban areas are often strongly influenced by the
demographic consequences of immigration. A dynamic model of population,
housing and social change following immigration is proposed and then tested
using a time-series of census data for northern English towns. The results
show how natural growth generates dispersal of immigrant populations to new
clusters. They chart the changing nature of cities and challenge the
interpretation of clustering as a negative phenomenon representing retreat
and separation. Instead, the focus is moved to indicators of migration,
demand for housing and services, and social equality. The post-immigration
demographic cycle proposed is a general one that may be tested in many other
situations and countries.

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This article is a little bit all over the place, but its basic observation
will interest people involved in policies and politics around
multiculturalism and ethnicities.

Bateson - who is invoked - is of course the theorist whose observations have
influenced one strand of schizophrenia studies...

P.O'S.

Ethnicities, Vol. 8, No. 2, 177-198 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1468796808088922
C 2008 SAGE Publications

Multiculturalism's double bind
Creating inclusivity, difference and cross-community alliances with the
London-Irish
John Nagle

University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, j.nagle[at]qub.ac.uk

Critical literature has questioned British state-sponsored
multiculturalism's capacity to confront racism and facilitate
cross-community alliances; instead, multiculturalism is perceived to
constitute groups in ethnically defined communities and essentialist
cultures. Exploring two ethnographic examples - an Irish arts centre and St
Patrick's Day - this article considers attempts by the London-Irish to make
Irishness inclusive and to create cross-community alliances under
government-sponsored `multicultural' initiatives. Invoking Bateson's
`doublebind', I argue multiculturalism is characterized by a paradoxical
injunction that curbs the possibility for `ethnic minorities' to withdraw
from their circumscribed status. On the one hand, groups such as the Irish
are often encouraged, within multiculturalism, to make their cultures
inclusive in order to contribute towards a celebration of `cosmopolitan'
diversity; on the other, it is explicitly forbidden to threaten their
particularism; to do so would threaten their claim to resources as a
distinctive group.

Key Words: Celticism . cosmopolitanism . essentialism . Irishness . new
social movements . whiteness

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The case of Bloody Sunday (1972)
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This is a very well researched and thoughtful piece, moving very confidently
between the very local and the global. The diasporic dimension is evident
in its use of world society theory, and what the author calls the 'global
turn' in remembering...

Amongst those thanked are the journal's anonymous reviewers, and one foot
note thanks them for a specific, very useful elucidation.

P.O'S.

Memory Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2, 187-209 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1750698007088385
C 2008 SAGE Publications

Local conditions, global environment and transnational discourses in memory
work: The case of Bloody Sunday (1972)
Brian Conway

National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Republic of Ireland,
brian.conway[at]nuim.ie

Within the collective memory literature, very few scholars have sought to
examine commemoration through the lens of globalization theory even though
it poses challenges to understandings of time and space that underpin memory
studies. This article examines the local political conditions and global
institutional environment influencing memory discourses. Drawing on the case
of Bloody Sunday (1972), I examine the role of memory choreographers in
constructing universalizing commemorative idioms and the local conditions
and global setting influencing this memory work. I argue that the mid-1990s
was characterized by an increasing emphasis on Bloody Sunday's globally
`chic' qualities that seemed to liquidate its earlier localized meaning, and
that this was achieved through drawing analogies between the Bloody Sunday
experience and other global casualties of injustice and oppression. This
narrative reframing of the event is explained in terms of Irish, British,
European, American and global influences as well as political, economic and
demographic shifts, which came together in the mid-1990s, to create a
propitious environment for a global turn in Bloody Sunday memory.

Key Words: commemoration . Derry . Northern Ireland

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From: Patrick O'Sullivan
Subject: Article, C=?iso-8859-1?Q?=E8ilidh?= culture and higher education
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International Journal of Music Education, Vol. 26, No. 2, 147-159 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0255761407088488
=A9 2008 International Society for Music Education: ISME

C=E8ilidh culture and higher education
Mark Sheridan

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, mark.sheridan[at]strath.ac.uk

Charles Byrne

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, c.g.byrne[at]strath.ac.uk

C=E8ilidh is an important part of both Scottish and Irish cultures, and =
its
role within the traditions is central to the onward transmission of =
music,
poetry and lore. There has been a renaissance in Scottish traditional =
music
in recent years, and this article examines the learning processes and =
means
of transmission in traditional music that have significant implications =
for
the teaching of music in higher education. The ways in which traditional
musicians learn and the values that the people bring to the music, while =
not
unique to Scottish culture, are of significant interest to higher =
education
institutions. This article reflects on how traditional musicians learn =
their
craft and examines how participating in the traditional arts helps young
people to learn music and gain both confidence and pride in their own
culture.

Key Words: Gaelic =95 intrinsic motivation =95 learning =95 Scottish =
traditional
music.