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Journal of British Studies 49 (October 2010): 801=E2=80=93825
=C2=A9 2010 by The North American Conference on British Studies.
All rights reserved.

Languages of Radicalism, Race, and Religion in Irish Nationalism: The =
French Affinity, 1848=E2=80=931871
Matthew Kelly=20

'In a pioneering article on the relevance of French politics to the =
development of Irish nationalism in the mid=E2=80=90Victorian period, R. =
V. Comerford argues that the foundation in 1858 of the Irish Republican =
Brotherhood, the oath=E2=80=90bound secret society that sought to bring =
about an Irish republic by force, was a response to the =
Anglo=E2=80=90French tension of the late 1850s.1 Hoping to exploit the =
opportunity a possible Anglo=E2=80=90French war would provide, the =
Fenians (as members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood termed =
themselves) aimed to ensure that Ireland was in a state of revolutionary =
readiness. Comerford, however, demonstrates that it was not only nascent =
Fenians who identified with France. Irish nationalists of a less =
revolutionary bent successfully mobilized a movement to present to the =
French marshal Patrice de MacMahon, who was of Irish descent, a =
ceremonial sword in recognition of his military successes in the 1859 =
Italian war.2 At the same time, a petition attracting the signatures of =
a significant proportion of the Irish population testified to =
Ireland=E2=80=99s desire for national independence. Both endeavors were =
intended to signal the strength of Irish national sentiment, not least =
as a means of favorably conditioning French opinion should an =
Anglo=E2=80=90French war lead to a French landing in Ireland.

By demonstrating that enthusiasm for France was typical of =
mid=E2=80=90Victorian Irish nationalists, Comerford=E2=80=99s analysis =
risks rendering indistinct the variety and ideological significance of =
this sentiment. Instead, =E2=80=9CFrance=E2=80=9D in Irish nationalist =
discourse should be treated as a synecdoche for the often contradictory =
religious, racial, and civic commitments that animated Irish nationalism =
in this period....'

Matthew Kelly is lecturer in British history at the University of =
Southampton. He works on the history of Irish nationalism and British =
landscape history. He is grateful to Ult=C3=A1n Gillen and James =
McConnel for reading and commenting on earlier drafts of this article =
and for the advice offered by the editors and anonymous referees of the =
Journal of British Studies.

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From: Patrick O'Sullivan [mailto:P.OSullivan[at]bradford.ac.uk]=20

Jim Rogers was asking a few years ago about parodies of Riverdance. =
This
nice BA thesis lists them.

And... I didn't know there was an Irish Dance Barbie...

P.O'S.


Western Kentucky University

1-1-2010
The Changes in Irish Dance Since Riverdance
Angelika Masero
Western Kentucky University

Recommended Citation
Masero, Angelika, "The Changes in Irish Dance Since Riverdance" (2010).
Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects. Paper
234.
http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_hon_theses/234

ABSTRACT
During the past 15 years, traditional Irish step dance experienced =
dramatic
changes. As a traditional dance form, Irish step dance lends itself to =
and
is dependent upon innovation and change; it is a living and flexible art
form, and thus, change is expected and necessary to keep it novel, fresh =
and
progressive. However, its =93traditional=94 signature is now a focus of =
debate
as its =93modern=94 signature gets explored and as traditional Irish =
dance
scholars study the impact touring Irish dance shows have caused.
The seven-minute interval act Riverdance during the 1994 Eurovision Song
Contest ignited the debate. Moreover, the rate at which these changes
occurred is extraordinary and foreign to Irish step dance. Its impact on =
the
developing Irish national identity, its worldwide practice, its current
style, its current competition costume, and its current employment
opportunities have all changed since Riverdance.

Keywords: traditional Irish step dance, Riverdance, Conradh Na Gaelige, =
the
Gaelic League, An Coimisi=FAn le Rinc=ED Gaelacha.


http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3D1241&context=3D=
stu_h
on_theses

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From: john hearne
To:
Subject: RE: [IR-D] Irish Diaspora Museums


Re Irish Diaspora Museum=3B What about the Waterford Museum of Treasures in=
Waterford city!
John
=20
> Date: Tue=2C 2 Nov 2010 15:29:32 +0000
> From: noreen[at]GLOBALIRISH.IE
> Subject: Re: [IR-D] Irish Diaspora Museums
> To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>=20
> Hi Edmundo=2C
>=20
> There is no major museum dedicated to the diaspora - yet! But there are a
> few institutions you might be interested in. These are the ones I'm aware
> of:
>=20

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The Achill Yawl: vernacular boats in historical context on Achill
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The Achill Yawl: vernacular boats in historical context on Achill Island,
Ireland
Chuck Meide1, Kathryn Sikes2
Article first published online: 5 NOV 2010

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
Early View (Articles online in advance of print)

Keywords:
Achill Island;Ireland;community identity;maritime cultural
landscape;vernacular watercraft;yawl

Achill yawls, originally introduced to Ireland as ships' boats aboard
Norwegian merchantmen, developed into distinct working vessels along Achill
Island's shores during the 19th century. These boats were subsequently
modified for recreational racing in the mid-20th century. Despite changes to
their design, they are often nostalgically viewed as traditional symbols of
an Achill islander identity, though their popularity may have been prompted
by late-19th-century British legislation. The authors take an ethnographic
approach in interpreting Achill yawls over time, contextualizing their
social functions through an exploration of primary historical and
photographic archives, extant vessels, and interviews with Achill islanders.

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Short films function in film studies much like short stories in literary
studies. So, this new journal has noticed something.

The web site says that the journal will be released next year. But there is
already a free sample issue available.

And one of the short films discussed is Ken Wardrop, Undressing My Mother.

A web search will find many mentions of Wardrop, his work, and some movie
samples.

I have pasted in below the relevant part of the TOC of Short Film Studies.
The articles are themselves quite short. Ir-D members, and not just the
film folk, will find them interesting. The film and the discussion is
placed within wider issues around gender, generations, 'Irishness' - Nancy
Scheper-Hughes is cited, Breda Gray is cited.

P.O'S.

Editor
Richard Raskin

'Short Film Studies is a new peer-reviewed journal designed to stimulate
ongoing research on individual short films as a basis for a better
understanding of the art form as a whole. In each issue, two or three short
films will be selected for comprehensive study, with articles illuminating
each film from a variety of perspectives. Occasionally an outstanding
commercial or PSA will also be included.'

Short Film Studies will be released in 2011

http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=191/

The first issue is available as a free sample...

http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-issue,id=1874/


One of the short films discussed is Ken Wardrop, Undressing My Mother.

Relevant part of the TOC pasted in below...


UNDRESSING MY MOTHER
Authors:
Page Start: 57

A shot-by-shot breakdown of Undressing My Mother
Authors: Richard Raskin
Page Start: 60

An interview with Ken Wardrop on Undressing My Mother
Authors: Richard Raskin
Page Start: 63

Balancing responsibilities in Undressing My Mother
Authors: Sophie Harper
Page Start: 67

Characters structuring narrative: Undressing My Mother within personal
memoir film history
Authors: Patricia Aufderheide
Page Start: 71

Crying over the mother: reading (and feeling) Ken Wardrop's contradictory
construction of maternal femininity
Authors: Lee Parpart
Page Start: 77

Dressing the body in memories
Authors: Nicole Richter
Page Start: 83

Aesthetics of intimacy
Authors: Conn Holohan
Page Start: 87

Filming the naked body
Authors: Jacques Lefebvre-Linetzky
Page Start: 91

From provocation to poignancy: affect and the maternal body in Undressing My
Mother
Authors: Timothy W. Galow
Page Start: 95

Portrayed beyond exposure
Authors: Monika Farukuoye
Page Start: 99

Subject of/to the camera: embodied subjectivity and the mind/body split in
Undressing My Mother
Authors: Laura L. Beadling
Page Start: 103

Undressing My Mother and love and death in rural Ireland
Authors: Deirdre Boyle
Page Start: 107

THE LAST WORD ON UNDRESSING MY MOTHER
Authors:
Page Start: 111

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Dear Paddy=2C

members of the list may be interested to know that the All-Party Parliament=
ary Group on the Irish in Britain is being relaunched next Tuesday 16 Novem=
ber (7pm) at the house of commons. I've pasted in details from the pdf flie=
r inviting attendance from community groups to the meeting below.

Sarah.
-------------------
All Party Parliamentary Group on the Irish in Britain

8 November 2010
Dear Friend

I am writing to invite you to attend a discussion at the launch of a re-est=
ablished All Party Parliamentary Group on the Irish in Britain to be held a=
t 7.00pm on Tuesday 16 November=2C 2010 in Committee Room 11 in the House o=
f Commons. The meeting aims to renew dialogue between leaders of the commun=
ity and Members of Parliament. Supporters in the House are being drawn from=
across the political spectrum with a common interest in Ireland and the Ir=
ish community.

The Group will try to ensure that the voice of the Irish community is heard=
clearly in Parliament. We want to raise awareness of community issues and =
promote a greater understanding by parliamentarians and Government. Working=
closely with the Federation of Irish Societies and the Embassy of Ireland=
=2C the Group will reach out to all sections of the community=2C particular=
ly those most in need of support. It will stimulate dialogue and co-operati=
on on Irish affairs and promote Irish culture=2C business=2C media and spor=
t. I know there is a great deal of cross-party interest in these matters.

The success of the community campaign for a clearer Irish ethnicity questio=
n in the 2011 Census was a major achievement. We will be urging fellow MPs =
to publicise the arguments for =93ticking the Irish box=94.
Many within the community have expressed concerns about how the changed eco=
nomic climate and the new Government will impact upon the =93Forgotten Iris=
h=94. Later this month=2C the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly will be =
discussing the Irish in Britain and publish an updated report. I hope to se=
e its recommendations debated and pursued in both Houses of Parliament.

It would be helpful if you could RSVP by post or e-mail or to my office on =
ruanec[at]parliament.uk. I am happy to receive suggestions for future activiti=
es.

Best wishes=2C

Chris Ruane MP
=

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This gives more information about one of the articles in that free sample
issue of the new journal, Short Film Studies.

P.O'S.

KEYWORDS documentary mother body voice performance modernities gender

Crying over the mother: reading (and feeling) Ken
Wardrop's contradictory construction of maternal
Femininity

LEE PARPART
York University, Toronto

ABSTRACT
This article presents a combined affective and critical reading of Ken
Wardrop's 2004 film Undressing My Mother. The author points to
contradictions in the way temporally distinct scripts of Irish femininity
are accessed and formally represented within Wardrop's film, and traces her
own divided emotional and critical investments in the film's representation
of Ethel as a socially conditioned subject caught between modern and
postmodern constructions of Irish motherhood.


'The ending of Undressing My Mother always makes me cry. It happens
about halfway through the final tracking shot that has Ethel lying on a bed,
speaking with stunning openness about her 40-year love affair with her
late husband. I am moved by the realization of her loss, and by the depth
of her mourning for her lifelong mate. But I am also inspired by the act of
insurrection implied in her declaration of a powerful and ongoing sexual...'

SFS 1 (1) pp. 77-81 Intellect Limited 2011
Short Film Studies
Volume 1 Number 1
C 2010 Intellect Ltd Article. English language. doi: 10.1386/sfs.1.1.77_1

SUGGESTED CITATION
Parpart, L. (2011), 'Crying over the mother: reading (and feeling) Ken
Wardrop's contradictory construction of maternal femininity', Short Film
Studies 1: 1, pp. 77-81, doi: 10.1386/sfs.1.1.77_1

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From: Ruth Barton
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Subject: Re: [IR-D] New Journal, Short Film Studies
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:53:50 +0000

Dear Paddy

A number of us have written up articles on another Irish short film,
Sunday (John Lawlor, 1988) for a forthcoming issue. The editor of the
journal, Richard Raskin, has already covered this film in his:
The Art of the Short Fiction Film. A Shot by Shot Study of Nine Modern
Classics. Jefferson, N.C. and London: McFarland Publications, 2002;

Best

Ruth



On 11 Nov 2010, at 11:05, Patrick O'Sullivan wrote:

> Short films function in film studies much like short stories in
> literary
> studies. So, this new journal has noticed something.
>
> The web site says that the journal will be released next year. But
> there is
> already a free sample issue available.
>

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I drew attention to this book a few months ago.

Ir-D members might like to be aware of Natalie Zacek's book launch.

P.o'S.

-----Original Message-----
Subject: ANN: Book Launch, Settler Society in the English Leeward =
Islands

You are warmly invited to attend the following seminar and book launch =
on
Wednesday 17th November, jointly convened by the Institute for the Study
of the Americas and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies:

Natalie Zacek, University of Manchester
Settler Society in the English Leeward Islands, 1670-1776, Cambridge
University Press, 2010
Wednesday 17 November, 17:00 - 19:00
Venue: Room G27 (Senate House, Ground Floor) Malet St, London WC1E 7HU

Abstract and bio below:

Abstract:

Settler Society in the English Leeward Islands, 1670=1B-1776 is the =
first
study of the history of the federated colony of the Leeward Islands
=1BAntigua, Montserrat, Nevis, and St Kitts that covers all four islands =
in
the period from their independence from Barbados in 1670 up to
the outbreak of the American Revolution, which reshaped the Caribbean.
Natalie A. Zacek emphasizes the extent to which the planters of these
islands attempted to establish recognizably English societies in =
tropical
islands based on plantation agriculture and African slavery. By =
examining
conflicts relating to ethnicity and religion, controversies regarding =
sex
and social order, and a series of virulent battles over the limits of
local and imperial authority, this book depicts these West Indian =
colonists
as skilled improvisers who adapted to an unfamiliar environment, and as
individuals as committed as other American colonists to the norms and =
values
of English society, politics, and culture.

Natalie Zacek is Lecturer in American Studies at the University of
Manchester. She received her PhD from Johns Hopkins University, and has
published essays on aspects of the social, cultural, and gender history =
of
the English West Indies in Slavery and Abolition, the Journal
of Peasant Studies, Wadabagei and History Compass, as well as a number =
of
edited volumes. She has received funding awards from the National =
Endowment
for the Humanities, the British Academy, the Virginia Historical =
Society,
and the Earhart Foundation, and is currently working on a history of
horseracing in 19th century America.

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Another of Ken Wardrop's shorts, 'Useless Dog', can be found here:

http://www.independentexposure.com/filmmaker/1502/Ken_Wardrop.html

It's a funny and touching little movie, but be warned it contains
scenes of an inter-species sexual nature:-)

Best

Liam

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

P.O'S.

Many members on the list will be interested in the latest development of =
the
Justice for Magdalenes (JFM) campaign to bring about an apology and =
distinct
redress scheme for survivors. =A0On Tuesday last, the Irish Human Rights
Commission (IHRC) published a comprehensive assessment of JFM's =
application
for a inquiry to investigate human rights violations of young girls and
women in the Magdalene institutions. =A0The IHRC also published a strong
recommendation that the State institute a statutory inquiry into these
violations. =A0The IHRC assessment can be found at www.ihrc.ie.

The Irish government have referred the assessment to the Attorney =
General's
office for his review. =A0There was an adjournment debate in the D=E1il =
on
Tuesday evening, and the Minister for Justice's remarks were, =
unfortunately,
disappointing in that they tried to undermine the IHRC's process rather =
than
address the very real issues at hand. =A0For those interested, here is =
the
link to the debate:
http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=3D2010-11-09.395.0

These events were widely report by media:

Irish TImes=A0--Wednesday, Nov. 10
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1110/1224283024879.html

Irish Examiner--Features Analysis--Wednesday, Nov. 1o
http://irishexaminer.com/ireland/fight-for-justice-continues-136025.html

Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/09/AR2010110=
902
284.html

National Public Radio (NPR), Morning Edition. 11/10/10
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3D131185126

US Catholic, In Conversation with American Catholics
http://www.uscatholic.org/news/2010/11/commission-says-women-held-irish-l=
aun
dries-should-be-compensated

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Forwarded on behalf of Sharon Howard...

Subject: Old Bailey Proceedings Online: online survey
From: Sharon Howard
Date: November 10, 2010 2:25:24 PM EST

The Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org) has recently
received some funding for a short project to carry out a user analysis and
make enhancements to the site, particularly (but not solely) with academic
researchers and teachers in mind.

As part of this, we've posted a short online survey (it should not take more
than around 10 minutes to complete). Whether you use the site regularly or
are only an occasional visitor, we would very much like to know about your
experiences and views on ways in which it could be improved.

The survey is at:
http://crimpleb.group.shef.ac.uk/limesurvey/index.php?sid=25523&lang=en

There's a bit more information about the project here:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/hri/projects/projectpages/crimecommunity.html

Thanks in advance for your help - all your responses will be gratefully
received (and completely anonymised and confidential). Even if we don't take
up suggestions for this particular project, they may help us in making more
long-term decisions.

(If you know any non-list members who use Old Bailey Online and might be
interested in this, please feel free to pass the information on to them.)

Sharon Howard

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You can find the Introduction, with is Connemara connections, on the
publisher's web site.

Link to publisher, a review, and an extract pasted in below.

P.O'S.

Potato
A History of the Propitious Esculent

John Reader

The potato-humble, lumpy, bland, familiar-is a decidedly unglamorous staple
of the dinner table. Or is it? John Reader's narrative on the role of the
potato in world history suggests we may be underestimating this remarkable
tuber. From domestication in Peru 8,000 years ago to its status today as the
world's fourth largest food crop, the potato has played a starring-or at
least supporting-role in many chapters of human history. In this witty and
engaging book, Reader opens our eyes to the power of the potato.

Whether embraced as the solution to hunger or wielded as a weapon of
exploitation, blamed for famine and death or recognized for spurring
progress, the potato has often changed the course of human events. Reader
focuses on sixteenth-century South America, where the indigenous potato
enabled Spanish conquerors to feed thousands of conscripted native people;
eighteenth-century Europe, where the nutrition-packed potato brought about a
population explosion; and today's global world, where the potato is an
essential food source but also the world's most chemically-dependent crop.
Where potatoes have been adopted as a staple food, social change has always
followed. It may be "just" a humble vegetable, John Reader shows, yet the
history of the potato has been anything but dull.

John Reader is a writer and photojournalist who holds an honorary research
fellowship in the Department of Anthropology at University College London.
He lives in Surrey, UK.

Yale University Press 2009
336 p., 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
17 b/w illus.

SOURCE
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300141092


REVIEW
'Does Reader overstate the potato's role in complex historical trends?
Undoubtedly. Yet his central conceit about the plant's influence stands. He
explores a prime example - the Irish Potato Famine - sensitively, applying
political, agronomic and social analysis to vivify the tragic years of 1845
to 1849.

He also notes that wherever the potato has been introduced (which is to say
practically every where), there has been a correlative population increase,
without much improvement in well-being. While the potato is good at keeping
people alive, Reader writes, it does not lift many of them out of poverty.'

Full Text of Review at
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/books/review/Dicum-t.html


Extract from Chapter 1 at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/potato.htm

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Athletic Sports and the Commodification of Scottish Identity:
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Manly Games, Athletic Sports and the Commodification of Scottish Identity:
Caledonian Gatherings in New Zealand to 1915
Tanja Bueltmann

Citation Information. Scottish Historical Review. Volume 89, Page 224-247
DOI 10.3366/shr.2010.0206, ISSN 0036-9241, Available Online October 2010 .

This article explores the development of Caledonian Gatherings in New
Zealand from their first emergence in the 1860s until 1915. As one of the
defining features of Scottish immigrant community life in the Diaspora, the
Gatherings are a global phenomenon. In New Zealand, their development is
intrinsically bound to that of Scottish associations, with Caledonian Games
being, in fact, the crucial motor for the associations' rise. The assessment
of Caledonian Gatherings hence provides the key to understandig the Scots'
associational culture in New Zealand. At the same time, however, the
Gatherings were not an exclusive Scottish event, the article documenting
their wider community relevance. Outside of the tighter circle of Scots
intent on the promotion of Caledonian sports, the Gatherings soon became a
favourite holiday pastime throughout New Zealand. From the late 1880s,
greater emphasis was placed on the athletic components of the programme.
This is suggestive of the the tensions between Scottish traditionalists keen
on maintaining the Games' authentic character, and those seeking to promote
them as amateur or professional athletic gatherings. By scrutinising the
ways in which 'Caledonia' was commodified, and developed as a successful
brand, the article explores the Gatherings' dual purpose. Though born out of
an ethnic tradition-hence serving as a site of memory-the article argues
that Caledonian Gatherings were a central means for the Scots involved in
their organisation to claim respectability in civic life.

tanja bueltmann is Lecturer in International History at Northumbria
University. The author expresses appreciation to the following audiences for
their thoughtful suggestions after hearing or reading earlier versions of
the ideas presented: Professor Don MacRaild of Northumbria University; Dr
Brad Patterson of Massey University (Wellington, NZ); Dr Ewen Cameron of
Edinburgh University; and colleagues at the Scottish History Seminar at
Edinburgh University.

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Would it be possible to circulate this CFP on your list?
Regards,
Anelise H. Shrout

According to one origin story of the modern state, nations emerged in=20
the 'long eighteenth century' as a product of the 'Age of Revolutions'=20
-- when outdated imperial forms became inadequate to the challenges of=20
modernity, and inevitably surrendered to the leaner and more politically=20
effective nation state. Within this framework, political actions and=20
loyalties are often treated as binary, and the allegiances of eighteenth=20
century individuals are largely limited to one of two possible systems:=20
the nation-state or the empire.

In a special issue of /Early American Studies,/ entitled /Forming=20
Nations, Reforming Empires: Atlantic Politics in the 'Long Eighteenth=20
Century'/ to be published in the winter of 2013, we will explore the=20
complex landscape of loyalties and disloyalties that developed in the=20
'Age of Revolutions,' and argue that individuals' allegiances were not=20
simply limited to the nation-state or the empire. Through the stories of=20
individuals who negotiated alternative affinities -- political,=20
religious and economic -- we tell a different story about the 'long=20
eighteenth century,' one in which polities did not smoothly transition=20
from empires to nations, in which revolutions were not always the main=20
event, and in which allegiances were given concurrently to empires,=20
nations, religious bodies and even ideas.

We hope this issue of /Early American Studies/ will explore the=20
following themes:
=B7Eighteenth-century states' anxieties about defining and limiting=20
alternative networks while simultaneously strengthening or reformulating=20
their own hold over putative subjects.
=B7Claims to sovereignty, which may have included manipulation of the=20
historical record or religion.
=B7The literal and metaphorical inscription of polities on subject=20
bodies---redefining what could be considered subject to the state or=20
empire and when.
=B7Polities that existed outside of or within national and imperial forms=
;=20
groups that participated politically in the 'Age of Revolutions,' and to=20
which individuals were loyal, but who either had no physical space on=20
which to map their polity or who were subsumed within other political=20
units.

We are soliciting essays of 10 to 15 pages that focus on individuals'=20
affinities, groups and networks, and will bring a new perspective to the=20
ways in which nations and empires coexisted and came into conflict=20
during the 'long eighteenth century.'Please submit an abstract of no=20
more than 500 words to atlanticconf2010[at]nyu.edu=20
by January 31, 2011.Decisions will be=20
made by March 1, 2011 and we will ask for completed essays no later than=20
November 1, 2011.

Anelise H. Shrout
Jerusha Westbury
New York University

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Integrating Ireland's Muslims: Attitudes of Muslim and Irish Elites towards
Value Compatibility and the Mainstreaming of Islam
Author: Alice C. Ciciora

Abstract
This article examines the views of Irish and Irish-Muslim elites about the
compatibility of Islamic and Western values and how these elites feel Islam
should (or should not) be integrated into the existing church-state systems.
Ireland is a theoretically revealing case to examine because Ireland lacks
an officially endowed religion, and yet the Catholic Church remains a
dominant force in Irish society. The results of 16 interviews with Irish and
Muslim elites demonstrate that both sets of elites have significant support
for the perspective that Islamic and Western values are compatible, even
while among the Muslim community there is strong support for the opinion
that compatibility of values is dependent on the situation and among the
Irish elite there is a small, but nonetheless important, presence of support
for the belief that Islamic and Western values are incompatible and that
Islam should not be mainstreamed. The findings also show that Ireland lacks
a clear integration strategy but there exists a desire to protect the rights
of individuals to practice their own faith.

Published in: Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Volume 30, Issue 2 June
2010 , pages 199 - 216
Publication Frequency: 4 issues per year

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THE POOR INQUIRY AND IRISH SOCIETY - A CONSENSUS THEORY OF TRUTH
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Research Article
THE POOR INQUIRY AND IRISH SOCIETY =96 A CONSENSUS THEORY OF TRUTH
Niall =D3 Cios=E1ina 1
a1 THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST

Abstract
The most detailed contemporary ethnographic representation of early
nineteenth-century Ireland can be found in the reports produced by the =
Poor
Inquiry of 1833=966. Despite their richness, however, these reports =
remained
marginal to contemporary policy discussions and public debate. This is
normally, and correctly, attributed to the unpopularity and =
impracticability
of the specific recommendations of the Inquiry. This paper argues that =
the
marginalisation of the reports was also due to their discursive =
originality.
It focuses on the voluminous oral evidence which was collected and =
published
by the Inquiry. This evidence was taken in public from large groups
representing all social classes, and much of it was printed verbatim. =
This
method was unique among state reports of the nineteenth century in the
United Kingdom, and unusual in social discourse more generally. It =
emerged
from an equally unusual conception of truth as social consensus, a =
theory
which the Inquiry adopted in order to overcome what it saw as the =
socially
fragmented nature of representation in Ireland.

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society (Sixth Series)
THE POOR INQUIRY AND IRISH SOCIETY =96 A CONSENSUS THEORY OF TRUTH
Transactions of the Royal Historical Society (Sixth Series) (2010), 20:
127-139 Cambridge University Press doi: 10.1017/S0080440110000083 (About
doi) Published online by Cambridge University Press 05 Nov 2010

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That dangerous serpent: Garibaldi and Ireland 1860-1870
Author: Anne O'Connora

Abstract
This article analyses the reaction to Garibaldi in Ireland during the
Risorgimento, a reaction which, in its negativity, generally contrasted with
the Italian's heroic depiction elsewhere. Attitudes towards Garibaldi
reflected existing religious divisions in Ireland, with Protestants
supporting him and Catholics condemning his actions in Italy. The study
examines ballads, pamphlets and newspapers to illustrate the pro-papal
fervour felt in Ireland and the strength of anti-Garibaldi feelings. The
decision of Irishmen to form a battalion to fight in defence of the Papal
States in 1860 reveals that, ultimately, denigration of Garibaldi became a
badge of Irish nationalism. The study highlights the position of Britain in
understanding the relationship between Ireland and Italy in these years,
pointing out Irish nationalists' bafflement over Britain's support for
Italian unification while it denied similar rights to Irish subjects. The
article demonstrates how, in this context, domestic and tactical
considerations coloured responses to Garibaldi in Ireland, with Irish issues
projected onto the Italian situation, thus leading to entrenched and extreme
attitudes towards the Italian soldier.

Keywords: Garibaldi; Ireland; Paul Cullen; Papal Brigade; Irish nationalism;
Catholic nationalism; Papal States

Affiliation: a National University of Ireland, Galway

Published in: Modern Italy, Volume 15, Issue 4 November 2010 , pages 401 -
415
Publication Frequency: 4 issues per year

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AND IRISH MODERNITY IN THE 1960S
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Research Article
DUBLIN'S NORTH INNER CITY, PRESERVATIONISM, AND IRISH MODERNITY IN THE
1960S*
ERIKA HANNA

a1 c1
a1 Hertford College, University of Oxford

ABSTRACT
This article examines changes to Dublin's built environment in the 1960s
through a study of the north inner city. It first discusses Dublin
Corporation policy in the area and then studies three efforts to resist
these changes, by the Irish Georgian Society, Uinseann MacEoin, and the
Dublin Housing Action Committee. It argues that, due to the deficit of urban
regulation emanating from central government, these groups could use
preservation as a way to articulate a variety of discontents. The three
campaigns all had very different conceptions of what was worth preserving in
the urban environment, resisted Corporation policy in very different ways,
and ultimately came into conflict. This urban activism raised issues about
the nature of the city in the Irish cultural imagination, the effects of
urban modernization, and the role of voluntary bodies in shaping the urban
environment. Through addressing these themes this article makes a
fundamental contribution to the historiography of the 1960s in Ireland by
assessing the complexities of Irish modernity and the continued impact of a
multiplicity of pasts on Irish politics and culture.

Correspondence:
c1 Hertford College Oxford OX1 3BW erika.hanna[at]history.ox.ac.uk

The Historical Journal
DUBLIN'S NORTH INNER CITY, PRESERVATIONISM, AND IRISH MODERNITY IN THE
1960SThe Historical Journal (2010), 53: 1015-1035 Cambridge University Press
Published online by Cambridge University Press 03 Nov 2010

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McAleese praises prisoners council for 'good it has done'
PATSY McGARRY

IT =93WOULD be impossible to ever truly or fully quantify the good that =
the
Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas (ICPO) has done=94, President Mary
McAleese said yesterday. She was speaking at a conference in Dublin held =
to
mark the council=92s 25th anniversary. It was set up by Ireland=92s =
Catholic
bishops in 1985.

=93I think today of Anne Maguire stepping into then prime minister Tony
Blair=92s office to receive a public apology for the wrong that robbed =
her,
her husband and family of precious years of family life. It was thanks =
to
the council=92s insistent advocacy among others that the truth =
eventually
emerged,=94 she said.

=93What is more, the awful injustice visited upon the Maguire family, =
the
Birmingham Six and the Guildford Four, which the council championed when =
it
was singularly unpopular to do so, should teach us something about the
potential for human frailty and fallibility of processes, particularly =
where
they are under enormous pressure,=94 she said.

She continued that at any given time =93there are probably around 1,000 =
Irish
men and women in prisons abroad=94. The council=92s ethic, =93that =
commandment to
love even the most marginalised, is fundamental to the work of ICPO =
whose
services are offered to all Irish prisoners regardless of creed or =
crime,=94
she said.

As a founder member of the council she said: =93I get to attend many
anniversary events as President but this is one of the few where I can =
say I
was there when it started those 25 too short years ago.=94

SOURCE
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1110/1224283024893.html

Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas (ICPO)=20
http://www.catholicbishops.ie/prisoners-overseas


ICPO London 25 year anniversary concert

Altan - An Irish Hooley
=20
Charity gig by Altan, Ireland=92s biggest name in traditional music to
celebrate the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas (ICPO) 25 yr =
anniversary.

Friday 3rd December 8.00pm till late.
Preceded by the Irish Chaplaincy in Britain (ICB) AGM 6.00pm.

=A320.00 per ticket. Contact Declan Ganly on 020 7482 5528 or
declan.ganly[at]irishchaplaincy.org.uk or buy on-line at
www.irishchaplaincy.org.uk

McNamara Suite, London Irish Centre
50-52 Camden Square, London
NW1 9XB
www.irishchaplaincy.org.uk
Reg. Charity No. 280742

ICB, Journeying in Hope with Our Irish Emigrants

This fundraising concert will support our work with vulnerable Irish
prisoners and their families.

http://www.catholicbishops.ie/prisoners-overseas/2088