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Call for papers: Coming home? Conflict and return migration in =20
twentieth-century Europe.

1-3 April 2009, University of Southampton.

The question of return has long been thought to be central to an =20
exilic discourse and yet relatively little is known about how =20
return migration is actually experienced and subsequently =20
remembered by exiles and also by migrants more widely. In order to =20
mark the 70th anniversary of the 'official' end of the Spanish =20
Civil War and the start of the Second World War, events which led =20
to the mass displacement of refugees, this conference seeks =20
contributions for papers on the broad theme of conflict and return =20
migration in twentieth-century Europe. We welcome individual papers =20
or panels in English that focus on any exile, refuge or migrant =20
return episode that has Europe as its point of arrival or =20
departure. We are particularly interested in addressing the =20
experiences, memories and conceptual issues of return in relation =20
to the following questions:



* What were the motivations for returning? How did institutions, =20
political and social networks influence return? How was return =20
organised?
* What strategies did migrants adopt to deal with the impossibility =20
of return?
* How were migrants received, perceived and represented by the =20
authorities and communities upon their return?
* To what extent were attitudes and post-return daily practices =20
(e.g. rituals, cultural practices, language etc.) influenced by the =20
experience of migration? In what ways, if at all, did migrants re-=20
construct questions of home and homeland upon their return?
* How does return relate to the wider migratory process? To what =20
extent does return signify the end of exile, diaspora, and the =20
closure of the migration cycle?
* How has return been remembered at an individual and group level? =20
Does this vary between different categories of migrants?
* How has return been represented in literature, art and film? What =20
are the epistemological and ontological implications of these =20
representations? Does an adequate representation or performance of =20
return exist?

Keynote speakers:
Alicia Alted Vigil, Professor of History, UNED, Madrid
Genevi=E8ve Dreyfus-Armand, Historian and Director of the BDIC, Paris
Franziska Meyer, Associate Professor of German Studies, University =20
of Nottingham

Organised with The Exilio Network: Research into Refugees and other =20
Migrations, which is supported by the AHRC, and Outcast Europe.

A selection of papers will be considered for publication after the =20
conference. Please send abstracts (250 words) before 01/08/08 =20
to: Dr Alicia Pozo Guti=E9rrez apg[at]soton.ac.uk / Dr =20
Scott Soo ssoo[at]soton.ac.uk
Conference website: http://www.soton.ac.uk/ml/research/=20
cominghome.html redir.asp?URL=3Dhttps://www.outlook.soton.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?=20
URL=3Dhttp://www.soton.ac.uk/ml/research/cominghome.html

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The following information has been brought to our attention.

Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences has issued a
'Pre-Announcement'. Further information will appear on the web site in due
course.

http://www.irchss.ie/

Do note what I think is an unusual feature - the funding for Republic/UK
IRCHSS/AHRC Bilateral Networking Grants/Workshops. My experience of
literary and playwrighting groups suggests that these things are an
opportunity for cross-border co-operation, within the island of Ireland -
leaving people on the other island out in the cold. We will see.

Do note, too, the focus on research methodology - one of the strengths of
the IR-D membership.

P.O'S.

Subject: Fwd: IRCHSS Pre-Announcment

Research Stimulus Fund
This is a one-off call for proposals for building research capacity in the
humanities and social sciences in Ireland. It will be launched on 20 June
and the deadline for applications will be 25 July 2008 (TBC) Results will be
posted in October and payments must begin before end December 2008. The
budget is 2.5 million. The application process will be quite simple and
references are not required.

PRE ANNOUNCEMENT
IRCHSS RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
The Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences will launch an
exciting new scheme on Friday, 20th June 2008. This scheme will provide
funding for 4 Strands:

1.Research Stimulator Grants
These grants will support innovative projects for a maximum duration of 2
years and budget of up to 100,000.

2.Visiting Fellowships
This strand is intended to facilitate knowledge transfer by funding
researchers to host an international academic expert and/or visit a
non-Irish higher education institution. Budget limit of 3000 per fellowship

3.Summer Schools
Taking new directions in research through developing new skills and new
methodological approaches is at the heart of this strand. Summer Schools
focusing on research methodology (seen as a common weakness in many schemes
run by the Council). Two schools will be funded, one in the humanities and
one in the social sciences.

4.IRCHSS/AHRC Bilateral Networking Grants/Workshops
This bilateral initiative will support humanities networking and workshop
activities between partners inIrelandand theUK.Bilateral research networking
and workshop with the UKs Arts and Humanities Research Board. (Humanities
only). IRCHSS will lead the assessment for this and the AHRC has set aside a
budget for cooperative projects. Budget limit of 20,000 per project (Irish &
UK).

Please note that as this is a new scheme, potential applicants and
authorised signatories of applications are asked to carefully read and
adhere to the terms and conditions. Applications which do not adhere to the
terms and conditions will be deemed ineligible.
From Friday, please see www.irchss.ie for more information.

Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences, First Floor,
Brooklawn House, Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4.
T:+ 353 (0) 1 6603652F:+ 353 (0) 1
6603728E:kkozarits[at]irchss.ieW:www.irchss.ie

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Subject: Special issue of Irish Geography on Migration, Irish Geography,
Volume 41 Issue 2 2008
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I wanted to thank Caitriona for this message, below...

For completeness, I have pasted in the TOC.

I have left in formations like 'Piaras Mac Eacuteinriacute'. I don't know
why.

As I followed up Caitriona's message, I noted that we seem, quietly, to have
reached the end of an era, and maybe a significant step has been taken.

Irish Geography is the Journal of the Geographical Society of Ireland. The
society used to make contents of the journal freely available on its web
site...
http://www.ucd.ie/gsi/journal.html

And was gradually adding back issues to that web site.

However, the journal has now become one of The Taylor & Francis, Routledge
stable.

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t791546828

This move occurred in 2008, with issue Irish Geography, Volume 41 Issue 1
2008. The T & F web site notes that the journal now increases to 3 issues
per year.

I am not a member of the Geographical Society of Ireland, so I don't know if
there was any discussion within the society about this change, or if there
is a complex background story.

The advantages and disadvantages of the change are obvious, and I will not
labour them. I do not know if there are other plans for the journal - like,
is T & F interested in controlling that collection of back issues? But I
would advise people to visit the 'old' web site, and download everything you
are interested in now, and not assume that the material will be freely
available there for ever.

P.O'S.


Irish Geography, Volume 41 Issue 2 2008

Revisiting contemporary Irish migration: new geographies of mobility and
belonging
143 - 149
Authors: Mary Gilmartin; Allen White

Immigration into the Republic of Ireland: a bibliography of recent research
151 - 179
Authors: Piaras Mac Eacuteinriacute; Allen White

From 'flood' to 'trickle': Irish migration to Britain 1987-2006
181 - 194
Author: Bronwen Walter

'Settling back'? A biographical and life-course perspective on Ireland's
recent return migration
195 - 210
Author: Caitriacuteona Niacute Laoire

Target earning/learning, settling or trampolining? Polish and Chinese
immigrants in Ireland
211 - 223
Author: Rebecca Chiyoko King-O'Riain

Nigerian migration to Ireland: movements, motivations and experiences
225 - 241
Author: Julius Komolafe


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Of Ni Laoire, Caitriona
Sent: 10 June 2008 09:51
To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: [IR-D] Special issue of Irish Geography on Migration

This should be of interest to list members....

Special Issue of Irish Geography on Migration 41(2) 2008

Edited by Mary Gilmartin and Allen White

Editorial: Revisiting contemporary Irish migration: new geographies of
mobility and belonging

Though immigration has become one of the key issues facing Irish
society, geographers in Ireland have been slow to respond. This is
despite a long tradition of studying migration, particularly emigration,
within Irish geography. This is even more surprising given recent
developments within the discipline, as geography moves to assert its
centrality to the study of international migration. This paper outlines
the ways in which geographers in Ireland could contribute to broader
debates about migration, both empirically and theoretically. It also
introduces the five papers in this special issue of the journal, which
provide a comprehensive overview of research on Irish migration, as well
as detailed discussions of Irish migration to the UK, return migration
and migration to Ireland from Poland, China and Nigeria.

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I have pasted in below the TOC of Irish Geography, Volume 41 Issue 1 2008 -
which we had missed, for reasons which - thanks to Caitriona - are now clear
to me.

With this issue the journal became part of The Taylor & Francis, Routledge,
Informaworld stable, at
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t791546828

Note that this issue is the current free sample at Informaworld. You have
to jump through hoops, but you can get to see it.

A number of IR-D members will find useful Darcy & Flynn on Ptolemy's map.

P.O'S.

Articles

Statistical downscaling of temperature, radiation and potential
evapotranspiration to produce a multiple GCM ensemble mean for a selection
of sites in Ireland
1 - 27
Authors: Rowan Fealy; John Sweeney

Quantifying the viability of farming in Ireland: can decoupling address the
regional imbalances?
29 - 47
Authors: Thia Hennessy; Shailesh Shrestha; Maura Farrell

Ptolemy's map of Ireland: a modern decoding
49 - 69
Authors: R. Darcy; William Flynn

Service delivery through partnerships in sparsely populated areas: evidence
from France and Ireland
71 - 87
Authors: Mary Cawley; Geacuteneviegraveve Nguyen

The changing landscape of Clara Bog: the history of an Irish raised bog
89 - 111
Authors: Patrick Crushell; Andrew Connolly; Matthijs Schouten; Fraser J.
G. Mitchell

Embeddedness and innovation in low and medium technology rural enterprises
113 - 137
Authors: Kevin P. Heanue; David Jacobson

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H-NET BOOK REVIEW Published by H-Catholic[at]h-net.msu.edu (June 2008)

Maureen Fitzgerald. _Habits of Compassion: Irish Catholic Nuns and the
Origins of New York's Welfare System, 1830-1920_. Urbana and Chicago:
University of Illinois Press, 2006. x + 298 pp. Illustrations, index. =
$50.00
(cloth), ISBN 0-252-03034-6; $25.00 (paper), ISBN 0-252-07282-0.

Reviewed for H-Catholic by Claude Auger, Faculty of Theology, Dominican
College University

From Charity to Legislation, or the Influence of the Nuns

Very soon, the clich=E9 about nuns being a neglected aspect of Catholic
history will have to be put to rest, even though there are more riches =
to
mine from the archives of communities and dioceses. More and more, =
scholars
in a variety of fields are looking at nuns and sisters as worthy objects =
of
consideration. Moreover, these authors present women who were members of
religious institutes as subjects, able to choose and mold their own =
lives
and the lives of those they served, despite the strictures of social and
ecclesiastical policy. In _Habits of Compassion_, Maureen Fitzgerald =
studies
how Irish Catholic nuns successfully challenged the =
Protestant-Republican
view of poverty and its consequences, first by opening institutions =
devoted
to helping children and their mothers cope with difficulties, and second =
by
putting pressure on the political system to legislate in support of =
their
objectives.

Relying on a variety of primary sources, the author shows very well how =
the
creation of New York City's welfare system developed in response, and
sometimes in reaction, to conflicting ideological systems. On the one =
hand,
Fitzgerald's appellation "Republican Mothers"--Protestant ladies of
means--worked hard to place Irish children in good Protestant families =
to
save them from a life of poverty. On the other hand, the author's
designation of Catholic "Brides of Christ"--women religious under vows =
of
poverty--tried to keep families together. They believed that mothers =
were in
a better position to take care of their own children and assisted them =
in
keeping their faith. To do so, Irish nuns in New York City operated many
institutions for children and their mothers, most of them with a =
"revolving
door policy," allowing mothers to claim their children back when their
situation was less difficult (pp. 135-136).

In compiling the narrative, Fitzgerald privileged primary source =
documents,
which she chose mainly from the archives of associations and societies
active in the child welfare system, as well as from municipal, =
archdiocesan,
and congregational archives. This material is drawn in large part from
annual reports of various institutions and official correspondence. By
relying mostly on sources written about the sisters and not written by =
them,
the author shows the influence that the sisters' work had on American
society in general and on New York legislation in particular. Two =
aspects,
however, are missing from the picture: the religious foundations of the
nuns' work and the voices of the sisters.

The study pays very little attention to the properly religious =
foundations
of these nuns' work. Fitzgerald could have used the orders' rules and
constitutions, customs books, and volumes used for nuns' meditations and
study (such as the Conferences of Saint Vincent de Paul used by the =
Sisters
of Charity) to present her findings in an even broader context. A =
reading of
the annals of selected institutions might have revealed other dimensions
that would have enriched the discussion. For example, it is probably not
insignificant that the growth of Catholic institutions devoted to the
welfare of children and their mothers happened at the same time that =
Rome
was actively promoting devotion to the Holy Family.

People wanting to learn more about Irish Catholic nuns and their work in =
New
York City will find a wealth of information about the context and
ideological framework within which these women operated various =
orphanages,
daycare centers, and refuges that they founded and managed. But the =
author
does not give the same amount of detail about the orders and not much =
more
about their other institutions. The reader will also have a very good =
sense
of how New York legislation regarding family welfare, both in City Hall =
and
the State Capitol, evolved to reflect the power, or lack thereof, of =
Irish
Catholics through Tammany Hall. But the work of Protestant and Jewish
organizations, Catholic archbishops and lay societies, and legislators =
at
all levels takes overall many more pages than the discrete and humble =
work
of the nuns. As a result, the book, at times, focuses less on nuns and =
more
on the men of civil and religious public powers. This focus leads to the
absence of the sisters' own voices in a book devoted to their influence.

The author's definition of "Irish Catholic nuns" is more convenient than
accurate. For example, one of the orders that figures prominently is the
Sisters of Divine Compassion. But their founder, Mary Caroline Dannat
(Mother Veronica), was born in the United States, and nowhere does the
author demonstrate that their recruitment was predominantly Irish.
Fitzgerald quickly acknowledges the Sisters of the Good Shepherd's roots =
in
France, but never recognizes the strong centralized character of the =
order,
based in Angers. This international order, which had houses on five
continents at the death of their founder in 1868, can hardly be =
qualified as
"Irish." Most women entering these orders in New York City were of Irish
background, as people from Ireland formed the majority of Catholics in =
New
York. But is this enough to qualify the orders as Irish? Moreover, in =
the
particular context of this study, is Irish really significant, or would
Catholic be a better qualifier? Was the involvement of "Irish nuns"
different from the work of French, German, or Italian orders? More =
research
is necessary to identify the differences among congregations of =
different
origins and to gauge the significance of these differences.

These remarks should not distract from what Fitzgerald does accomplish =
in
her book. _Habits of Compassion_ deserves to be widely read. Fitzgerald =
has
deftly woven together the strands of ideology, politics, religion, =
class,
gender, and ethnicity in a way that illustrates and explains the context =
of
the work of Sister Mary Irene Fitzgibbon (whose picture is reproduced on =
the
cover and whose achievements the author highlights throughout the book) =
and
of her "consoeurs." This book is an important addition to many fields. =
On
the back cover, the publishing house suggests filing it under the =
categories
of women's studies, religion, and urban history. I would add American
studies, insomuch as the author's careful study of conflicting =
ideologies
throws some light on some of the major forces at work in American =
society
from the middle of the nineteenth to the first third of the twentieth
century. Students of U.S. history and politics, historians of the church =
and
religious communities, and people interested in women's studies all will
enjoy this fascinating work.


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In 2008, the Historians of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland (H-WRBI)
will hold their fifth annual conference: WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND THE POLITICAL
WORLD. This conference will be held on 22-23 August 2008 at the National
University of Ireland, Galway. It will be an exciting programme of
medieval, early modern and modern papers on themes including:

o Missionary work
o Political activism and participation
o Internal politics of the order
o Impact of the political world on communities of women religious
o Literary/visual negotiations of contemporary developments

For provisional programme and booking form, please go to

http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Bedford-Centre/history-women-religious/events.html

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Dear Paddy,

Could you please send me the complete citation of Anne Kane's
work on the Land War? Don't think I know it.

Thanks,

Kerby





>This article turned up in our alerts because it cites - as just one example
>of a new turn in cultural sociology/ethnography - Anne Kane on the Irish
>Land War. The bulk of the article is the report of a men's group, who begin
>to see the 'American Dream' as a script in which the men have pre-assigned
>roles.
>
>P.O'S.
>
>Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Vol. 37, No. 3, 255-290 (2008)
>DOI: 10.1177/0891241607303393
>C 2008 SAGE Publications
>Rejecting the American Dream
>Men Creating Alternative Life Goals
>Eric Magnuson
>
>Loyola Marymount University
>
>This article uses ethnographic research to explore the dynamics of belief,
>morality, and life change within the mythopoetic men's movement. Examining
>the creation of local meaning within this context shows that its members
>have developed a significant criticism of the material values and work ethic
>connected to what has been called the American Dream. They are generally
>upper and upper middle-class white men who have come out ahead in the
>economic competition and yet have found it emotionally damaging and
>unfulfilling for themselves and their wives, children, and others in their
>lives. As a result, they take significant steps to change their lives,
>deprioritizing work and economic success in favor of emotional values and
>spiritual well-being. The analysis synthesizes ethnography with cultural
>sociology to explore this curious critique of modern culture and the
>corresponding efforts at microlevel social change.
>
>Key Words: mythopoetic . men's movement . men's groups . ethnography .
>cultural sociology

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Trinity Hall Centenary Studentship
=A0
To celebrate the centenary of Trinity Hall, the Centre for Gender and
Women=92s Studies is pleased to announce a studentship for the academic =
year,
2008-2009.=20
=A0
Opened in 1908, just four years after women were admitted to TCD, =
Trinity
Hall was the official residence for female students up until the 1970s.
Today Hall is home to just over 1,000 students with the composition of =
the
residential body fully reflecting that of the wider college community.
=A0
The Hall Centenary Scholarship covers EU fees for one academic year and =
rent
free accommodation in Trinity Hall for 12 months. The prospective =
scholar
will be admitted to the M.Phil in Women=92s Studies programme and =
undertake a
dissertation in women=92s history, specifically on some aspect of the =
lives of
women in Trinity Hall 1908-2008. The successful applicant is expected to
reside in Hall for the duration of the programme and to make an active
contribution to the life of Hall.=20
=A0
Interested students should apply directly to the Centre for Gender and
Women=92s Studies by submitting the application for the M. Phil. =
programme
including references and a statement of interest. In addition to the
required information, please include a discussion of no more than two =
pages
addressing the applicant=92s interest in this project plus their =
suitability
for undertaking archival research. Please return to forms directly to =
the
Centre for Gender and Women=92s Studies.=20
=A0
Applications must be received by the Centre for Gender and Women=92s =
Studies
by 3 July (email: cgws[at]tcd.ie web address: http://www.tcd.ie/cgws/) =
with
interviews scheduled for later in the summer.=20
=A0
Further information on Trinity Hall, and its centenary can be found on =
the
web at www.wardentrinityhall.tcdlife.ie/centenary/.
=20

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CALL FOR PAPERS
(Contact Johanna Church jchurch[at]drew.edu)

The Caspersen School of Graduate Studies at Drew University
is pleased to announce that it will be holding an international and
inter-disciplinary conference on JUNE 19-20 2009.

Remarkable Irish Women:
Radicals, Republicans and Writers.

Keynote Speakers:

Professor Maria Luddy, Warwick University, UK
Dr. Jason Knirck, Washington State University, USA
Professor Christine Kinealy, Drew University, USA

From St Brigid in the 5th century, to the Presidency of Mary McAleese in the
21st century, the role of women in the development of
Ireland has been significant, if frequently overlooked. Women - as pirates,
poets or patriots - or simply sisters and wives - have
played a pivotal role in the development of Ireland. Moreover, the large
number of Irish women who left Ireland in the 19th and
20th centuries meant that their influence spread far beyond the island of
Ireland. The remarkable contribution of women in the
struggle for Ireland's independence was recognized in the 1916 Proclamation
which was addressed to Irish men and women equally.
Ironically, the 1937 Constitution sought to assert the primary role of women
as wives and mothers.

This conference will reassess the contribution of Irish women, both in
Ireland and overseas, to the making of modern Ireland. It
will be held at Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, USA.

Suggested strands: Gender Studies; Varieties of Feminism; Women and Science;
Women and the Diaspora; Women and the 'Troubles';
Representations of Women; Women in Business; Women and the Arts/Literature;
Women and Religion; Women and Religion; Women in
Politics; Women in Education; Memorializing Women; Women and Sexuality.

If you are interested in presenting at this conference, either individually
or as part of a panel, please submit proposals, no
more than 750 words, to:

Johanna Church jchurch[at]drew.edu
Deadline February 15 2009

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Subject: Conference (Galway, Ireland, August 08): "Women Religious & the
Political World"
From: "Maureen E Mulvihill"

Posting for our Colleagues in British & Irish Studies,
with apologies for cross-posting:

In 2008, the Historians of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland (H-WRBI)
will hold their fifth annual conference: WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND THE POLITICAL
WORLD.

This conference will be held on 22nd-23rd August 2008 at the National
University of Ireland, Galway. It will be an exciting programme of
medieval, early modern, and modern papers on such themes as:

Literary/visual negotiations of contemporary developments
Political activism and participation
Internal politics of the order
Impact of the political world on communities of women religious
Missionary work

For the provisional programme and booking form, please visit:

http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Bedford-Centre/history-women-religious/events.html

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Thank you,
Kerby




>Kerby,
>
>There is a series of journal articles...
>
>The citations I have are...
>
>Kane, Anne. 1991. Cultural Analysis in Historical Sociology: The Analytic
>and Concrete Forms of the Autonomy of Culture. Sociological Theory 9
>(1):53-69.
>
>Kane, Anne E. 1997. Theorizing Meaning Construction in Social Movements:
>Symbolic Structures and Interpretation during the Irish Land War, 1879-1882.
>Sociological Theory 15 (3):249 - 276.
>
>Kane, Anne. 2000. Narratives of Nationalism: Constructing Irish National
>Identity during the Land War, 1879-82. National Identities 2 (3):245 - 264.
>
>Kane, Anne. 2000. Reconstructing Culture in Historical Explanation:
>Narratives as Cultural Structure and Practice. History and Theory 39 (3):311
>- 330.
>
>Kane, Anne. 2001. The Fall of Feudalism in Ireland: A Guide for Cultural
>Analysis of the Irish Land War. New Hibernia Review 5 (1):136-141.
>
>Some of the author details in the journals have mentioned a forthcoming book
>- but such a book has not as yet turned up in our alerts.
>
>Paddy
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [mailto:IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf
>Of Kerby Miller
>Sent: 23 June 2008 14:33
>To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>Subject: Re: [IR-D] Article, Rejecting the American Dream
>
>Dear Paddy,
>
> Could you please send me the complete citation of Anne Kane's
>work on the Land War? Don't think I know it.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Kerby

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Emigration spectre back to haunt after 20 years
By Brendan Keenan=20
Tuesday June 24 2008

THE first significant emigration from Ireland in 20 years is forecast =
for next year, as the employment "miracle" comes to an end, the new =
report from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) says.

After five years in which the number of people in work has risen by up =
to 70,000 a year, the ESRI thinks employment is already falling.

Although levels may pick up in the second half of next year, the average =
number of people in work will be 15,000 less than in 2007, the forecast =
says.

With the potential labour force having grown by almost 50,000 over the =
same period, the result will be a rapid rise in unemployment from 4.5pc =
to more than 7pc -- and an outflow of 20,000 workers from the country.

Without this level of emigration, unemployment would top 8pc, the ESRI =
says. "It seems implausible to us that migration flows would not react =
to [the employment] situation," the report says.

But the researchers admit that forecasts for migration are full of =
uncertainty, and it is impossible to know how many of the emigrants will =
be foreign and how many Irish.

Estimate

The report sees a total of 60,000 people leaving in 2009. But there will =
still be inward migration of 40,000, it believes -- again comprising =
unknown numbers of foreign and Irish workers.

"It may help, for instance, that the Polish economy is doing better," =
senior researcher Alan Barrett said. "The number of PPS numbers being =
issued to foreign EU workers has fallen by half, but they are only a =
rough guide to the numbers actually coming here. Our estimate is that =
the number of immigrants will slow to 76,000 this year, from 109,500 =
last year. That has to be balanced against numbers leaving, which have =
been about 45,000 a year."

The numbers signing on the Live Register, which records the number of =
people claiming benefits or tax credits, have already gone above =
200,000. Although the Register does not directly measure unemployment, =
the ESRI notes a widening gap between this and other data, and the =
results of the large Central Statistics Office (CSO) survey carried out =
every three months.

Growth

The survey showed continued growth in employment in the first three =
months of the year. Only 3.5pc more construction workers said they had =
lost their jobs, while the building industry's data showed an 11pc drop.

Fewer than 9,000 people said they had become unemployed in the previous =
twelve months, while 30,000 more signed on the Live Register. The ESRI =
says it appears that many building workers who lost their jobs are now =
self-employed.

"It should be recalled that, in order to be classified as 'employed' in =
the survey, only one hour has to be worked in the survey week. The trend =
towards self-employment could be capturing a fall in the true rate of =
labour usage if these people are working fewer hours as self-employed," =
the report says.

There has also been an increase in the number of part-time workers. The =
percentage of full-time employees fell from a peak of 83.3pc of the =
workforce in late 2006 to 81.7pc in the early part of this year.

The Government faces a challenge of re-training, or even re-locating, =
those who lose their jobs or cannot find work.

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Kerby,

There is a series of journal articles...

The citations I have are...

Kane, Anne. 1991. Cultural Analysis in Historical Sociology: The Analytic
and Concrete Forms of the Autonomy of Culture. Sociological Theory 9
(1):53-69.

Kane, Anne E. 1997. Theorizing Meaning Construction in Social Movements:
Symbolic Structures and Interpretation during the Irish Land War, 1879-1882.
Sociological Theory 15 (3):249 - 276.

Kane, Anne. 2000. Narratives of Nationalism: Constructing Irish National
Identity during the Land War, 1879-82. National Identities 2 (3):245 - 264.

Kane, Anne. 2000. Reconstructing Culture in Historical Explanation:
Narratives as Cultural Structure and Practice. History and Theory 39 (3):311
- 330.

Kane, Anne. 2001. The Fall of Feudalism in Ireland: A Guide for Cultural
Analysis of the Irish Land War. New Hibernia Review 5 (1):136-141.

Some of the author details in the journals have mentioned a forthcoming book
- but such a book has not as yet turned up in our alerts.

Paddy


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Dear Paddy,

Could you please send me the complete citation of Anne Kane's
work on the Land War? Don't think I know it.

Thanks,

Kerby

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Subject: Sources for the Royal British Legion
From: "Jason Myers"

I'm hoping that the list can help me locate some sources. I'm =20
currently working on my dissertation, which is looking at the memory =20
and commemoration of the First World War in Ireland. I'm looking into =20
the role of the British Legion in Ireland, but could use some help =20
locating sources. I've already consulted a number of sources hitherto, =20
including the Irish Times, the National Library in Dublin (which has =20
3-4 items of relevance, but not a whole lot). I've also contacted the =20
Legion office in Dublin, but they informed me they don't have the type =20
of records I'm looking for. Therefore, I'm appealing to the list. Are =20
there any records for the British Legion? I recently came across a =20
reference for a book entitled "Keeping Faith" by Brian Harding, but =20
have yet to locate a copy and go through the sources. I'm currently in =20
Ireland conducting research and any leads are appreciated (I'll be in =20
Cork, Derry, Belfast, and London in the coming seven weeks).

Thanks in advance,
Jason Myers, ABD
Loyola University Chicago

"Is maith an sc=E9ala=ED an aimsir." Time is a great storyteller. -- =20
Irish Proverb

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Third Symposium of Irish Studies in South America

ANNOUNCEMENT
THE THIRD SYMPOSIUM OF IRISH STUDIES IN SOUTH AMERICA=A0
Widening Fields of Research=A0
The Brazilian Association of Irish Studies (ABEI), the Federal =
University of
Bahia and the Society of Irish Latin American Studies (SILAS) =
are=A0organising
the Third Symposium of Irish Studies in South America in order to
consolidate the network which began at the University of S=E3o Paulo in
2006=A0by bringing together specialists from various associations such =
as
IASIL,=A0ACIS, CAIS, EFACIS, AEDEI, SILAS.

The theme of the event is "Widening Fields of Research". The event =
includes
keynote lectures by Colin Graham (National University Ireland/Maynooth),
Edward Larrissy (Queen's University Belfast), Margaret Kelleher =
(National
University of Ireland, Maynooth), Lawrence Taylor (National University =
of
Ireland, Maynooth), Rosa Gonz=E1lez (University of Barcelona, Spain - =
AEDEI),
Rui Carvalho Homem (University of Porto, Portugal =96 EFACIS), Maureen
Murphy=A0(Hofstra University)=A0and readings by=A0Vincent Woods (Irish =
playwright
and poet).=A0
=A0
Various fields of Irish Studies will be discussed during the Symposium =
in
panels on contemporary poetry, cinema, fiction, comparative and
reception=A0studies, drama, translation, history=A0and anthropology, =
among
other=A0subjects.

The event will take place at the Federal University of Bahia from 10-12
September.
=A0
The deadline to submit the proposals to the Academic Commmitte is 15th =
July.
As the Symposium is a three-day event=A0and it aims at advancing the =
debate ,
only 50 papers will be selected for presentation.
For further information on the Symposium, including details of =
registration
and accomodation, please access=20

www.freewebs.com/irishstudies

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This is the first issue of IRISH EDUCATIONAL STUDIES under the new editorial
team. And of course we wish them bon voyage.

Fiachra Long's Foucault-influenced article will interest a number of IR-D
members, and others - or maybe the same people - will want Aidan Seery's
confident outlining of 'ideologies' within Irish education. I have pasted
in his abstract, below. The work of Slavoj Zizek can be regarded as another
rough wooing of Marxism by psychoanalysis, or the funniest thing since Terry
Eagleton. For Terry Eagleton on Slavoj Zizek see...

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/ar
ticle3800980.ece

P.O'S.

IRISH EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
VOL 27; NUMBER 2; 2008
ISSN 0332-3315

pp. 103-105
Editorial.
Devine, D.; Conway, P.; Smyth, E.; Leavy, A.

pp. 107-119
Parity of provision? Learning support for English and mathematics in Irish
primary schools.
Surgenor, P.; Shiel, G.

pp. 121-132
Protocols of silence in educational discourse.
Long, F.

pp. 133-146
Slavoj Zizek's dialectics of ideology and the discourses of Irish education.
Seery, A.

pp. 147-158
Opening the windows of wonder: a critical investigation into the teaching
and learning of poetry at Key Stage Four in Northern Ireland.
Hanratty, B.

pp. 159-176
Effective International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) and Local
Non-Governmental Organisation (LNGO) partnerships in education programmes: a
case study of an Irish INGO and its partner LNGOs in Ethiopia.
O'Sullivan, M.

pp. 177-191
An exploratory survey of the experiences of homophobic bullying among
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered young people in Ireland.
Minton, S. J.; Dahl, T.; O' Moore, A. M.; Tuck, D.

Slavoj Zizek's dialectics of ideology and the discourses of Irish education
Author: Aidan Seery a
Affiliation: a Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Published in: journal Irish Educational Studies, Volume 27, Issue 2 June
2008 , pages 133 - 146

Abstract
A number of different languages or discourses are evident in contemporary
Irish educational policy, debate and theory: the grammar of commodity and
marketisation, the poetry of Bildung and culture, the prose of Christian
formation and revelation together with the ubiquitous rhetoric of personal
developmental psychology. These are among the languages and dialects vying
for descriptive, and more significantly, normative dominance. All of these
languages claim both to describe and legitimise the reality of education
while tensions and antagonism between these understandings divide the
educational community, politicians and social commentators. They also
function as 'formative discourses' shaping the way in which we view and
imagine learners. Reading these languages as examples of dialectical
ideology types as proposed by Slavoj Zizek together with the application of
his critique of ideology suggest a new way of illuminating the languages of
education. In the course of this critique a novel notion of the subjectivity
of the learner that eludes dominance by language and the symbolic order is
proposed.

Keywords: educational discourses; Zizek; educational ideology; subjectivity

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From Email Patrick O'Sullivan

As the (northern hemisphere's) summer holiday approaches...

A reminder, for those wanting to use the Web interface to manage their IR-D
membership...

Jiscmail knows you by your email address.

Go to...
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/

On the left hand side you click on
Register Password
And go to the Register Password screen.

Follow the instructions there. Put in your email address, the email address
by which you are known to the IR-D list.

Choose your Password

Your chosen Password is then confirmed by email in the usual way.

When you have registered your Password and received confirmation by email
you go BACK to Jiscmail's web site, and, again on the left hand side, you
click on Subscriber's Corner and get to a new screen. There, using your
email address and your Password, you enter your Subscriber's Corner, and set
up various IR-D list options...

Note that you can suspend your membership for a time - that is, set the
NOMAIL option.

You can decide what Acknowledgements you would like. I would recommend
Number 3...
Receive copy of own postings [NOACK REPRO]

Such changes can also be done by email - see the instructions in the
Jiscmail Welcome email...

We moved the IR-D list to Jiscmail in May 2004, and since then Jiscmail has
automatically created its own archive of IR-D messages. Members might find
this Jiscmail archive a convenient way of looking at recent IR-D messages.

P.O'S.

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The following message appeared on the H-Albion list, and I think that many
IR-D members will want to see it - for the sake of completeness...

P.O'S.

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Subject: RE: Sources for the Royal British Legion
From: "Ann Matthews"
Date: June 24, 2008 7:30:03 AM GMT-04:00

The British Legion files for Ireland appear to be negligible. There
is a student in UCD doing a history of the Irish branch of the British
Legion otherwise know as the Southern Section British Legion. (I
cannot remember his name). The British Legion Office in Dublin should
be able to tell you.

I have written for my PhD, a study of Commemoration in Ireland 1921-41
and but have written it within the context of conflict of culture
around the poppy and the Easter lily.

You can buy 'Keeping the Faith' on the internet, that how I acquired
my copy, this work suggests that the material relating to the British
Legion in Ireland is actually in London, because the office in Dublin
did not keep their records. As you are in Dublin, try one of the
Dublin City local libraries, they may have a copy you can consult.
They are great source for hard to find material.

Ann Matthews


>I'm hoping that the list can help me locate some sources. I'm
>currently working on my dissertation, which is looking at the memory
>
>and commemoration of the First World War in Ireland. I'm looking into
>the role of the British Legion in Ireland, but could use some help
>locating sources. I've already consulted a number of sources hitherto,
>including the Irish Times, the National Library in Dublin (which has
>
>3-4 items of relevance, but not a whole lot). I've also contacted the
>Legion office in Dublin, but they informed me they don't have the type
>of records I'm looking for. Therefore, I'm appealing to the list. Are
>there any records for the British Legion? I recently came across a
>reference for a book entitled "Keeping Faith" by Brian Harding, but
>
>have yet to locate a copy and go through the sources. I'm currently in
>Ireland conducting research and any leads are appreciated (I'll be in
>Cork, Derry, Belfast, and London in the coming seven weeks).

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We have received the following message from=20

Professor Kim Knott
AHRC Programme Director:=20
Diasporas, Migration and Identities

P.O'S.

________________________________________
Subject: Diasporas, Migration and Identities Programme

Diasporas, Migration and Identities update June 2008

Dear Colleagues

Diasporas, Migration and Identities is now more than half way through =
(it
ends in February 2010).=A0 All the projects are well under way with =
nearly all
the small projects and workshops, and some of the networks now =
completed.=A0
If you would like further information about any of them please look at =
the
'Research' pages of the website and open links for small grants, =
networks
and workshops and large grants =
(http://www.diasporas.ac.uk/research.htm).=A0
As well as project details from grant applications you will now find
progress and highlights for 2007 for large projects and networks (listed =
as
'End of Year Report 2007' beneath project titles).=A0 You can read my =
report
for 2007 at http://www.diasporas.ac.uk/publications.htm (open '2007').

You will find information about forthcoming events at
http://www.diasporas.ac.uk/forth_coming_events.htm, particularly the =
joint
programmes conference, 'Encounters and Intersections: Religion, Diaspora =
and
Ethnicities', 9-11 July, Oxford, and the joint programmes session on
'Diaspora Landscapes' at the Royal Geographical Society/Institute of =
British
Geographers annual conference, 26-29 August, London.=A0 Details of the =
next
postgraduate event (to be held in London, 15-16 December, will be =
circulated
later in the summer.=A0 You will find information about other events =
organised
by project teams on the same page.

Two new working papers were added in April 2008, by Russell King and
Anastasia Christou (on Cultural Geographies of Diaspora, Migration and
Transnationalism: Perspectives from the Study of Second-Generation
=91Returnees=92) and Sonia Ashmore (on Colour and corruption: issues in =
the
nineteenth century Anglo-Indian textile trade).=A0 Don't forget to check =
out
our affiliated Inter-Sections blog (about migrations past and present), =
on
http://intersections.wordpress.com/.

With good wishes,
Kim

Professor Kim Knott
AHRC Programme Director:=20
Diasporas, Migration and Identities
EASR General Secretary
European Association for the Study of Religions (www.easr.de)
Address: Theology and Religious Studies
University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Tel: +44 113 343 3646; Fax: +44 113 343 3654
Email: k.knott[at]leeds.ac.uk
http://www.diasporas.ac.uk

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Our attention has been drawn to the following announcement.

As I understand it, the item should be drawn to the attention of people
nearing completion or at post-doctoral level who would be interested in
applying for these UK-based post-doctoral fellowships. You have to be
currently based outside the UK.

P.O'S.

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=A313M Newton International Fellowships Launched

A new multi-million pound initiative to fund research collaborations and
improve links between UK and overseas researchers was launched by the
Science Minister Ian Pearson on 4 June.

The Newton International Fellowships will be overseen by the British
Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society and aim =
to
attract the most promising post-doctoral researchers working overseas in =
the
fields of humanities, engineering, natural and social sciences.

The Fellowships will offer researchers funding to work for two years =
with a
UK research institution, thus establishing long term international
collaborations. The funding will be distributed in the form of 50 =
research
fellowships, awarded annually, each providing support of up to =
=A3100,000 for
a two year placement.

Robin Jackson, the British Academy's Chief Executive and Secretary said:
"The Academy has for many years supported international collaboration =
and
academic exchange across the humanities and social sciences. The Newton
International Fellowships will introduce a new dimension, enabling us to
offer highly attractive awards to the best overseas postdoctoral
researchers, which will strengthen international scholarly links."

More details will be available from the Newton International Fellowships
website:=20

http://www.newtonfellowships.org/=20

The closing date for the first round is 4th August 2008. There will be a
second round in autumn 2008. There will then be an annual round from =
spring
2010. Deadlines to be confirmed.

Newton International Fellowships
6-9 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AG

tel: +44 (0)20 7451 2598
fax: +44 (0)20 7451 2543
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The British Academy
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London SW1Y 5AH

Tel: 020 7969 5200
Fax: 020 7969 5300
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