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I am back at my desk, after a bit of travelling, and find myself =
reviewing recent postings on the Irish Diaspora list.

I was struck by the 'British Isles' interventions. We do not like these =
things to end up in the air, as it were, especially when we have entered =
a complex debate and the material is now at hand to take matters a bit =
further. And we do not want new members of the Ir-D list to think that =
they have blundered into the middle of a family quarrel.

Some people, I know, have been following the Wikipedia entries, which =
now seem to have settled down - though the paragraph beginning

'The term British Isles is controversial in Ireland...'

is still being rewritten, and has become a bit incoherent...

See
British Isles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles

I was struck by the quotation there, note 16, from Ian Hazlett, The =
Reformation in Britain and Ireland - and like him I really do not think =
that there is a consensus, especially as we flit from discourse to =
discourse, domain to domain, and discipline to discipline. There are =
times, of course - in political documents, for example - when talk of =
'these islands' makes sense in a search for agreement. But as soon as =
you move out of 'these islands', and into other discourses, you face =
decisions.

In that Wikipedia article there is a good section on Etymology, which =
lists the Greek and Latin usages. And moves on: 'The earliest known =
use of the phrase Brytish Iles in the English language is dated 1577 in =
a work by John Dee.[29] Today, this name is seen by some as carrying =
imperialist overtones[16] although it is still commonly used....'

The debate in the background at Wikipedia, and elsewhere, goes on and on =
and on...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3ABritish_Isles/name_debate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:British_Isles_Terminology_tas=
k_force

http://www.ukdebate.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=3D15443.0

There is a brave Wikipedia article which attempts to map - literally map =
- the different terms in use...

Terminology of the British Isles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminology_of_the_British_Isles

I suppose I should make the more general point that, in our own attempts =
to 'map' discourses of Irish Diaspora Studies we pick up material from a =
variety of discourses and disciplines, and we cannot tidy up everything, =
and should not tidy up everything. As our rubric says, 'the ethos of =
the list is scholarly' - and also, I hope, kindly.

P.O'S.

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Tourism and the 2010 Ryder Cup: (De)constructing Images of Wales
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Golf, Tourism and the 2010 Ryder Cup: (De)constructing Images of Wales
Journal of Sport & Tourism
Volume 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55 - 73
Authors: John Harris a; Andrew Lepp a

Abstract
The Ryder Cup is the premier team competition in the sport of golf.
Contested on a biennial basis between the best players from the USA and
Europe, it is now one of the biggest sporting events in the world. Wales
hosted the competition for the first time in 2010 when the Celtic Manor
Resort in Newport staged the event. The 2010 Ryder Cup provided an important
opportunity for Wales to promote and position itself in the international
sporting arena and to develop its profile as a tourist destination. Through
reference to various promotional and policy documentation, this research
looks at just how the country was portrayed in the lead up to the event and
what this means for golf, tourism and the (re)presentation of Wales. The
work addresses the role of image in the marketing of Wales as a tourist
destination and considers some of the problems stakeholders face in
developing a distinct and identifiable product.

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Hello all,

Maureen, Good luck with your event! We've also got a Bloomsday celebration
here in central New York, if anyone is in the vicinity. This is the 18th
consecutive presentation of readings from _Ulysses_ sponsored in Syracuse b=
y
the Syracuse James Joyce Club (SJJC); it takes place for the third
consecutive year on the Le Moyne campus, co-sponsored by our Irish
Literature Program.

Invited guests (academic and non-academic) read from Joyce's work 12-2pm,
followed by abridged readings from each chapter of _Ulysses_ from 2-9pm.
Would love to see some of you there!

Bloomsday
Thursday, June 16, noon =96 9 p.m.
W. Carroll Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
Le Moyne College
Syracuse NY (full contact info below)

Best wishes,

Kate C-S
Kate Costello-Sullivan
Associate Professor, English Dept
Director, Irish LIterature Program
Le Moyne College
1419 Salt Springs Road
Syracuse NY 13214
315 445 4215 (teaching, Irish program)
315 445 4470 (Scholarships and Fellowships)
sullivkp[at]lemoyne.edu

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 4:21 AM, Patrick O'Sullivan wrote:

> From: Maureen E Mulvihill [mailto:mulvihill11[at]verizon.net]
>
> Bloomsday, June 16th, is a joyful day in the literary calendar. It will b=
e
> celebrated throughout the world with marathon readings of James Joyce's
> landmark novel:
> Ulysses (NY: Random House, 1934; jacket design / page layouts, Ernst
> Reichl).
>
> While here in beauteous Sarasota, Florida, I saw the opportunity to launc=
h
> a
> first-ever Bloomsday. See links, below, for my flyer on the event and for=
a
> notice by the bookstore sponsoring this little gala.
>
> I'll hope to see some of my Florida colleagues and associates in Sarasota
> this Thursday. The agenda will include a few readings from Ulysses ;
> general
> commentary & discussion ; and in order to hear the sound of Irishmen
> speaking and singing at this time, recordings of Joyce reading from his
> novels and some songs by Joyce's favorite tenor: John McCormack.
>
> In the spirit ~
>
> MEM
>
> Maureen E. Mulvihill, PhD
> Scholar & Writer, Princeton Research Forum, Princeton, NJ.
>
> -
>

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not sure if this is list-worthy or not...

Subject: Just in time for Bloomsday

15/06/2011 - 17:39:59

An Irish software developer believes he has solved James Joyce=92s =
notorious near century-old riddle =96 can you cross Dublin without passing =
a pub?

Rory McCann, 27, claims he has settled decades of debate about the puzzle i=
n Joyce=92s masterpiece Ulysses with a simple equation proving it can, inde=
ed, be done.

Using online maps, the Dubliner worked out an algorithm =96 a computer equa=
tion - which found how to criss-cross the capital, from north to so=
uth and east to west, away from the temptation of any pub.

=93The puzzle was just one of those things I was aware of, like most people=
in Dublin,=94 he said.

=93I started thinking about how you would go about it, the pen and paper ro=
ute which many people have tried, and which gets very tiring very fast, the=
n I decided to try it on the computer.=94

The University College Dublin computer science graduate started by plotting=
out 30 points on either side of the city =96 15 along the northside=92s Ro=
yal Canal and 15 along the southside=92s Grand Canal.

The waterways were traditionally regarded as the city limits around Joyce=
=92s time.

Mr McCann, from Shankill but now living in Smithfield, then developed his a=
lgorithm to try and find a path between a point on the northside to a point=
on the southside while avoiding pubs marked on the online map website Open=
StreetMap.

When he put the riddle-busting route on his website =96 www.kindle-maps.com=
- yesterday a number of people got in contact =
immediately pointing out bars which weren=92t included on the map.

He has corrected it a few times since but is confident he now has the conun=
drum conquered.

Mr McCann began trying to crack the teaser last year but when he couldn=92t=
get it finished for Bloomsday =96 Ireland=92s annual June 16 commemoration=
of Joyce =96 he put it on the backburner until this year=91s event.

He reckons he has spent weeks working on it over the last 12 months.

Ironically, one of the key sections of his route is along the length of the=
Guinness brewery St James=92 Gate =96 but he points out it doesn=92t pass =
the tourist pubs inside.

The computer programmer readily accepts doubts will remain and arguments wi=
ll continue to rage, as to be expected with the apparent resolution of a br=
ain-twister that has baffled brains since the publication of Ulysses in 192=
2.

Particularly likely to come under attack from pedantic Joyce fans is his de=
cision to ignore hotels and restaurants which serve drinks and may even hav=
e their own bar inside.

=93It is a contentious issue,=94 he admits.

=93But they are not pubs. There=92s also the issue of whether any pubs are =
missing from the map.

=93If anyone finds any pubs that are not there they can add them to the str=
eet map and we can see if we can continue to get around Dublin without pass=
ing a pub - or maybe there will be a deal-breaker, and we may find it is im=
possible.

=93But I think it is looking good.=94

Others have long since claimed the answer to the riddle was simple: You can=
cross Dublin not passing any pub by simply going into them.

Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/computer-solves-joyce-pubs-ri=
ddle-509122.html#ixzz1PO5HECFk
--
___________________________
Margaret C. "Peg" Flanagan
M.C. FLANAGAN INC.
(651) 230 1233
flanagan[at]iphouse.com
www.pegflanaganconsulting.com

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"Suspect communities"? Counterterrorism Policy, the Press,
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A comparative study of the representations of 'suspect communities' in
multi-ethnic Britain and of their impact on Muslim communities and Irish
communities
[Funded by the Economic and Social Science Research Council -
RES-062-23-1066]

We would like to invite you to the launch of a Policy Report based on
this research project. The Report will be launched at 4.30pm on Thursday
7th July in Committee Room 9 in the House of Commons. The meeting is
hosted by Keith Vaz, MP, in his role as Chair of the Home Affairs Committee.

About the research
We examined the similarities and differences in the impact of
counter-terrorism measures and of their representation as 'suspect' on
Muslim and Irish communities in Britain from the 1970s to the present.
The research provides a new analysis of Irish experiences and compares
this with current Muslim experiences. The aim was to establish what
useful insights this might afford both Muslim communities and policy
makers who seek ways to implement counter-terrorism policies without
alienating communities. Our research methods included, first, an
analysis of public discourses through an examination of media coverage
and government and police statements at key moments between 1974 and
2007. Second, we investigated the experiences and interpretations of
Irish and Muslim communities using key informant interviews and
discussion groups.

We very much hope you can join us. Should you wish to please register
please contact:
Email: suspectcommunities[at]londonmet.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7133 2927
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/research-units/iset/projects/esrc-suspect-communi
ties.cfm

Further details will be sent to you nearer the date.

Professor Mary J Hickman
Director
A comparative study of the representations of 'suspect communities'
in multi-ethnic Britain and of their impact on Muslim and Irish communities
An ESRC Funded Project

Institute for the Study of European Transformations
Faculty of Applied Social Sciences
166-220 Holloway Rd
London N7 8DB
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/research-units/iset/staff/hickman.cfm

'Census Ethnic Categories and Second-Generation Identities: A Study of the
Irish in England and Wales', Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies,
Volume 37 Issue 1, January 2011
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2011.523005

'New Labour and Community Cohesion in Britain 2001-2010', Translocations,
Volume 6, issue 2, Winter 2010
http://www.translocations.ie/current_issue.html

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The 'Knotted Hands that Set Us High': Labour History and the
Study of Convict Australia
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The Australian journal, Labour History, and the Australian Society for the
Study of Labour History, have themselves a long history of connecting the
worldwide history of labour with the very specific Australian experience.

http://asslh.org.au/

The latest issue of the journal offers a little celebration

Labour History No. 100 - May 2011
Celebrating 100 Issues of Labour History

The journal is now part of the History Cooperative effort at JSTOR. I will
distribute a separate message about that - because many Ir-D members will
find it useful.

I have not been able to blag access to the latest, celebratory issue of
Labour History. But - 'specific Australian experience. - this article looks
interesting and will interest many Ir-D members.

Congratulations to Labour History as it celebrates issue No. 100.

P.O'S.


The 'Knotted Hands that Set Us High': Labour History and the Study of
Convict Australia
David Andrew Roberts

Labour History
No. 100 (May 2011), pp. 33-50
(article consists of 18 pages)

Published by: Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Inc.
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5263/labourhistory.100.0033

Abstract
Although labour and economic perspectives now seem integral to the study of
convict Australia, for much of the twentieth century labour historians
seemed to find the subject distinctly unprofitable and inappropriate. Most
histories tended towards a reductive view of convict work as inherently
brutal and exploitative, while the key questions revolved around the moral
character of the convicts and the possible cultural legacies of the convict
era. Labour history perspectives were more effectively applied to the
subject once the field had become shaped and inspired by the new social and
cultural history, the result being a richer and more multifaceted picture of
the management and experience of convict work, and of the plight of convicts
as working people.

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I do wish that people would date their documents on the web - especially
historians. You might think that historians would know the value of a date.

Anyway.

History Cooperative

I do not know how long this effort has being going on, but it has now
appeared as, in effect, a sub-section of JSTOR.

http://www.historycooperative.org/

'The History Cooperative is a pioneering nonprofit humanities resource
offering top-level online history scholarship.'

Of interest here is the list of journals on the right, under BROWSE. Or go
to this page.

http://www.historycooperative.org/journals.html

Some older issues of SOME of these journals are freely available, as part of
the History Cooperative initiative. I cannot see any particular pattern to
how old the older issues have to be, but many fairly recent issues and
articles are available. Basically, if you get taken to the journal
publisher's web site, tough. If you stay in JSTOR you might be in luck.
You have to poke around.

Thus, I quickly seized...

Louise Blakeney Williams, "Overcoming the "Contagion of Mimicry": The
Cosmopolitan Nationalism and Modernist History of Rabindranath Tagore and W.
B. Yeats," The American Historical Review February 2007

Perlman, Jason, Terence MacSwiney: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Hunger
Strike. New York History 88.3 (2007)

Shannon, Timothy J., The World That Made William Johnson. New York History
89.2 (2008)

Zukowski, Suzanne M., From Peasant to Proletarian: Home Ownership in
Milwaukee's Polonia. Polish American Studies 66.2 (2009)

Vecchio, Diane C., Immigrant and Ethnic History in the United States Survey.
The History Teacher 37.4 (2004)

It is a bit frustrating, because it is not really clear why one item is
freely available, and another is not.

Technical Note
We do not usually give technical advice, but this problem has come up a
number of times already, and people have been interested in my work-around.

Increasingly, even when they give free access, the academic journals try to
control your further use and storage of an article - offering you what is in
effect a web link, or a view of a 'printer friendly' page, with no Save or
Save As facility. Obviously you want something permanent, but you do not
want to print out everything.

You need a PDF Writer, like CUTE PDF - which is a free download
http://www.cutepdf.com/products/cutepdf/writer.asp

CUTE PDF simply sits in your computer and PRETENDS to be a printer. You
click on the document's Print button, chose CUTE PDF as your printer, then
you can save the document as a pdf file on your computer.

P.O'S.

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Brian =D3 Conchubhair. Fin de Si=E8cle na Gaeilge. Indreabh=E1n, =
Conamara Cl=F3
Iar-Chonnachta, 2009. x + 346 pp. $50.00 (paper), ISBN =
978-1-905560-46-2.

Reviewed by Coil=EDn Owens (George Mason University)
Published on H-Albion (June, 2011)
Commissioned by Nicholas M. Wolf

Irish Language Revivalism and Apprehensions about Cultural Decadence

This study of the Gaelic revival--the late nineteenth-century effort to
restore the Irish language to daily oral and written use in
Ireland--undertakes to refute the charge that the movement was =
politically
reactionary. It surveys several aspects of the movement--linguistic,
literary, and, more broadly, cultural--and argues to the contrary: that =
its
leaders were informed by contemporary debates over social Darwinism and
cultural decadence.

Brian =D3 Conchubhair begins by acknowledging the long-established =
overview of
Irish nationalism in the late nineteenth century. He observes that =
during
the period under study (up to 1901), traditional rural ways of life, the
quality of spiritual life, popular religion, and use of the Irish =
language
became identifiable components of the aspiration toward national
sovereignty. Of these components, the language was the most =
distinctively,
even essentially, Irish. The discipline of acquiring and using it daily =
was
seen as contributing to the construction of an ideal Irishness. =
Newspapers
promoting the language advertised Irish-language classes along with =
social,
athletic, and recreational events providing direct competition with the
vulgar commercial entertainment that inculcated a state of mind =
subservient
to imperial political interests: what came to be known as "West =
Britonism."

But =D3 Conchubhair also emphasizes the ways in which this nationalism =
should
be understood as something other than a mere continuation of the Gaelic
revivalism of the mid-century, particularly that of Thomas Davis. Thus, =
he
argues that the discipline of acquiring and using Irish daily was seen =
as
more than contributing to the construction of an ideal Irishness: it was =
an
antidote to the perceived decadence sweeping through European culture =
and a
response to the widespread concerns about "racial decline" heavily =
embedded
in the discourse of the time. In this sense, the language movement in
Ireland was strikingly contemporary, engaging directly with (and feeding =
on)
common anxieties found throughout Europe and the United States.

Within the movement, there were several sites of contention. One was
concerned with which iteration of the language should be adopted--the
classic style of the best writers of the past, or the oral usage still
surviving among the living generation of native speakers. Another =
focused on
the counterclaims of proponents of either the Celtic or the Roman =
typefaces
in books and journals dedicated to the language. A third was engaged in
issues surrounding the proper spelling of the language, which up to then =
had
no accepted standard. A fourth strand of debate (one still familiar to
teachers of the language) was concerned with which of the three =
surviving
oral dialects would be accepted as the new standard, or whether a new
compromised modern dialect would be devised to meet the common challenge =
of
adapting to modern conditions. Finally, there were arguments between the
grammarians over syntactic questions provoked by variants in usage from =
one
dialect to the other.

These internal discussions--acerbic at times--spoke not to the weakness =
but
to the earnestness of the movement. Participants in these debates were
united in their shared apprehensions about the signs of terminal =
decadence
around them, inflated by fin-de-si=E8cle notions of racial and cultural
decline. In sum, Irish revivalists were but partially motivated by an
isolationist ideology. They shared their larger concerns with cultural
theorists outside Ireland who were alarmed by what they perceived as a =
tide
of defeatism, materialism, relativism, and moral decadence. =D3 =
Conchubhair
sees in the appearance of two full-length Irish-language novels =
published in
1900 a particular benchmark in the movement's growing self-confidence. =
He
argues that Fr. Patrick Dinneen's _Cormac Ua Conaill_ and Una N=ED
Fhaircheallaigh's _Gr=E1 agus Cr=E1dh_ in their subtexts exemplified the
anxieties about cultural and moral decadence current at the turn of the
century, a period of heightened political tensions following the
commemorations of the 1798 rebellion and opposition to the Boer War.

This study handsomely complements the recent work of Philip O'Leary =
(_The
Prose Literature of the Gaelic Revival, 1881-1921: Ideology and =
Innovation
_[1994]) and Timothy G. McMahon (_Grand Opportunity: The Gaelic Revival =
and
Irish Society, 1893-1910 _[2008]) on the aspect of Irish cultural =
revivalism
that was focused on the native language, its attendant culture, and its
literature. In surveying the arguments carried on in the Irish-language
journals, =D3 Conchubhair complicates the standard reading of the period =
which
tends to reduce the force of the movement to reactionary nationalism. He
holds that Gaelic revivalism--at least before the twentieth century--was
antiquarian but not necessarily politically nationalist; and that the
discipline of a cultural self-fashioning after native linguistic and
cultural traditions was an essential insurance on the morally vacuous =
but
increasingly competitive material international stage. He argues, =
therefore,
that an exaggerated emphasis on the politically activist elements within =
the
movement amounts to a caricature of the real intelligence, currency, and
vision of the Gaelic revival. We are indebted to this concerted and
descriptive study--written in clear academic Irish--for reminding us =
that in
its original phase, the language movement did not necessarily imply =
either
cultural isolation or political revolution. One has only to look across =
the
Irish Sea to see how, in the successful efforts of the Welsh, the =
history of
Irish revivalism might have taken another course.

Citation: Coil=EDn Owens. Review of =D3 Conchubhair, Brian, _Fin de =
Si=E8cle na
Gaeilge_. H-Albion, H-Net Reviews. June, 2011.
URL: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=3D29844

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States
License.

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A web search will find much media reporting and comment...

Obviously, the period chosen covers important dates in Irish history and in
Irish Diaspora history. So that it will be interesting to see what appears.

P.O'S.

The British Library and Google to make 250,000 books available to all

Major project to digitise up to 40 million pages from 1700-1870, from the
French Revolution to the end of slavery

The British Library and Google today announced a partnership to digitise
250,000 out-of-copyright books from the Library's collections. Opening up
access to one of the greatest collections of books in the world, this
demonstrates the Library's commitment, as stated in its 2020 Vision, to
increase access to anyone who wants to do research.

Selected by the British Library and digitised by Google, both organisations
will work in partnership over the coming years to deliver this content free
through Google Books (http://books.google.co.uk) and the British Library's
website (www.bl.uk). Google will cover all digitisation costs.

This project will digitise a huge range of printed books, pamphlets and
periodicals dated 1700 to 1870, the period that saw the French and
Industrial Revolutions, The Battle of Trafalgar and the Crimean War, the
invention of rail travel and of the telegraph, the beginning of UK income
tax, and the end of slavery. It will include material in a variety of major
European languages, and will focus on books that are not yet freely
available in digital form online.

Full Text at
http://pressandpolicy.bl.uk/Press-Releases/The-British-Library-and-Google-to
-make-250-000-books-available-to-all-4fc.aspx

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11-13 November 2011
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University of Sunderland=20
Ireland and Scotland:
Barriers and Borderland
9th NEICN CONFERENCE=20
=A0
North East Irish Culture Network in Association with the Scottish Irish
Network (SIN) and the Leverhulme Trust
Sunderland, UK
11-13 November 2011
=A0
=A0
CALL FOR PAPERS
Following the success of the previous eight international Irish Studies
conferences, the University of Sunderland, in association with NEICN,
invites papers for an interdisciplinary conference, which will run from =
11th
to 13th November 2011.=20
=A0
The conference organisers hope to represent a wide range of approaches =
to
Irish culture from academics and non-academics alike. Performances,
roundtables, collaborative projects, and other non-traditional =
presentations
are encouraged in addition to conference papers. We welcome both =
individual
submissions and proposals for panels. In connection with the conference
theme we welcome submissions for panels and papers based around the =
often
overlapping and interconnected histories and cultures of Ireland and
Scotland. Possible themes include, (but are not limited to):
=A0
=95 Ireland/Scotland in Theory=A0; Gender and Ireland/Scotland=A0; =
Advertising and
Commodity Culture in Ireland and/or Scotland=A0; immigration and =
emigration=A0;
the Irish/Scottish diasporas=A0; borderlands and border identities.
=A0
Following the interdisciplinary nature of the conference we welcome
proposals from the areas of:
=A0
=95 Literature, Performing Arts, History, Politics, Folklore and =
Mythology,=A0
Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Tourism, Art and Art History, Music,
Dance, Media and Film Studies, Cultural Studies, Celtic Studies and =
Studies
of the Diaspora.=20
=A0
=95 North American and other international scholars, practitioners in =
the
arts, and postgraduate students are all encouraged to submit proposals =
to
the conference organisers.=A0=20
=A0
Each session will include three or four 20-minute presentations each
followed by discussion. A selection of the accepted papers will be
subsequently published in the conference proceedings.
=A0
The University of Sunderland houses the North East Irish Culture =
Network,
established in 2003 to further the study of Irish Literature and Culture
(see www.neicn.com). It has held seven previous conferences.=A0 Previous
speakers include Terry Eagleton, Robert Welch, Luke Gibbons, Ailbhe =
Smith,
Kevin Barry, Siobhan Kilfeather, Shaun Richards, Lance Pettitt, Stephen
Regan, Lord David Puttnam, Andrew Carpenter, John Nash and Willy Maley, =
with
readings from Ciaran Carson Medbh McGuckian, Bernard O=92Donoghue and =
Eilis Ni
Dhuibhne.=A0
=20
The conference will also mark the formal conclusion of the Universities =
of
Sunderland and Durham 2008 - 11 Leverhulme Major Research Project, =
=91Consumer
Culture, Advertising and Literature in Ireland 1848-1921=92 (see
www.ccalireland.com) and will feature lectures and presentations arising
from the project and an exhibition of historical Irish advertising art.
=A0
LENGTH: Papers should not exceed 2,500-3,000 words / 20 minutes=92 =
delivery.
=A0
DEADLINES
Enquiries and submissions (name, affiliation, title of contribution, and
abstract of no more than 200 words) should be submitted by 31st August =
2011
to:
=A0
Mr Colin Younger (NEICN Manager)
E-mail: colin.younger[at]sunderland.ac.uk =A0
=A0
CONFERENCE VENUE
Conference activities will take place at the Chester Road Campus of the
University of Sunderland
=A0
University of Sunderland
Ireland and Scotland:
Barriers and Borderland
9th NEICN CONFERENCE=20
=A0
North East Irish Culture Network in Association with the Scottish Irish
Network (SIN) and the Leverhulme Trust
Sunderland, UK
11-13 November 2011
=A0

Slan agus beannacht
www.neicn.com=20
http://www.ccalireland.com/index.html
=A0
Alison O'Malley-Younger [Dr]
Programme Leader: English and Creative Writing
Programme Leader: MA English
Department of English
University of Sunderland
=A0

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P.O'S.


Forwarded on behalf of
Mike Collins=20
Publications Director=20
Cork University Press


Niamh Hourigan=20
Understanding Limerick: Social Exclusion and Change
is now published in paperback.
=20
Understanding Limerick is an edited collection featuring contributions =
from leading Irish scholars in Sociology, Social Policy, Criminology and =
Urban Geography. Limerick city has some of the most severely =
disadvantaged neighbourhoods in the Republic of Ireland. The city has =
also experienced a range of problems in relation to organized crime. =
This collection shows how social exclusion and poverty-related =
criminality developed in Limerick city. In a special study on fear and =
feuding, Niamh Hourigan examines the distinctive contours of gangland =
feuding and community violence in Limerick. The success of criminal =
justice, child protection and Regeneration responses to these problems =
is evaluated. Contributors with expertise in gender studies, urban =
deprivation, media analysis and housing underline how the social =
exclusion evident in Limerick is linked to broader patterns of =
inequality in Irish society. By piecing together these expert =
perspectives, a picture emerges of a city with tremendous strengths =
which is nevertheless facing significant challenges.
=20
ISBN 978-185918-484-4, =E2=82=AC25, =C2=A320 Softback, 234 x 156 mm, =
316 pages
=20
This book vividly explains how our society, in denying respect to its =
most disadvantaged citizens, creates the conditions for gangsterism and =
criminality. It's inequality stupid! =E2=80=93 Vincent Browne, Irish =
Times
=20
This book is original, innovative, nuanced and important. It is a major =
contribution to our understanding of how social exclusion and inequality =
currently works within late-modern cities. It combines a remarkably =
powerful explanation of what has gone wrong in Limerick with strong =
evidence of how to move forward =E2=80=93 Professor M=C3=A1irt=C3=ADn =
Mac an Ghaill, University of Birmingham
=20
Feuds, drugs, poverty and neglect coexist in Limerick with loving =
families, intimate communities, sporting prowess and pride in place. To =
really know a city requires observation from several vantage points and =
the multiple perspectives provided in this book yield a rich =
understanding of what makes Limerick special =E2=80=93 Professor Ian =
O=E2=80=99Donnell, UCD Institute of Criminology
=20
http://www.corkuniversitypress.com/
=20
Regards
=20
=20
Mike=20
=20
Mike Collins=20
Publications Director=20
Register your interest for the Atlas of the Great Irish Famine=20
http://greatirishfamine.ie/
=20

http://corkuniversitypress.com/Understanding_Limerick:_Social_Exclusion_a=
nd_Change/334/

CONTENTS

Introduction
=20
Social Exclusion and Change in Limerick - Niamh Hourigan
Part One: Contexts
Divided City: the social geography of Post-Celtic Tiger Limerick -Des =
McCafferty
Getting a Fix on Crime in Limerick - Ciar=C3=A1n McCullagh

Part Two: Living with Fear and Feuding in Limerick=20
Introduction -Niamh Hourigan
A History of Social Exclusion in Limerick -Niamh Hourigan
Divided Communities: mapping the social structure of disadvantaged =
neighbourhoods in Limerick - Niamh Hourigan
Organised Crime and Community Violence: understanding =
Limerick=E2=80=99s =E2=80=98regimes of fear=E2=80=99 - Niamh Hourigan
The Sociology of Feuding: Limerick gangland and traveller feuds compared =
- Niamh Hourigan
Lessons from Limerick: policing, child protection, regeneration - Niamh =
Hourigan
Neighbourliness and Community Spirit in Moyross and Southill: life =
narratives - M=C3=A1ire Treasa Nic Eochag=C3=A1in and Frances Minahan

Part Three: Key Research Perspectives
Men on the Margins: masculinities in disadvantaged areas in Limerick =
city - Patricia Kelleher and Pat O=E2=80=99Connor
Social Capital, Health and Inequality: what=E2=80=99s the problem in the =
neighbourhoods? - Eileen Humphreys
Behind the Headlines: media coverage of social exclusion in Limerick =
city =E2=80=93 the case of Moyross - Eoin Devereux, Amanda Haynes and =
Martin J. Power
City, Citizenship, Social Exclusion in Limerick - Cathal =
O=E2=80=99Connell

Understanding Limerick? Conclusions - Niamh Hourigan

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New Book Announcement: "A History of Irish Ballet from 1927 to 1963"

PETER LANG - International Academic Publishers

are pleased to announce a new book by

Victoria O=92Brien
A HISTORY OF IRISH BALLET FROM 1927 TO 1963

Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, =
2011.
XII, 188 pp., num. ill.
Reimagining Ireland. Vol. 8
Edited by Eamon Maher

ISBN 978-3-03911-873-1 pb.
sFr. 56.00 / EUR* 38.00 / EUR** 39.10 / EUR 35.50 / =A3 32.00 / US-$ =
55.95
* includes VAT - only valid for Germany=A0 /=A0 ** includes VAT - only =
valid for
Austria=A0 /=A0 EUR does not include VAT

This work presents a detailed study of the five key ballet organisations
that operated in Ireland between 1927 and 1963: the Abbey Theatre School =
of
Ballet, the Abbey School of Ballet, the Sara Payne School and Company, =
the
Irish Ballet Club and the National Ballet School and Company.

By examining a previously neglected dimension of Irish artistic life, =
this
study aims to provide a greater appreciation of the various roles that
ballet has played in the development of Irish cultural activity. It =
records
the rich interaction between the different dance artists and movements =
and
their collaborators across the entire spectrum of Irish artistic =
endeavour,
including Cecil ffrench Salkeld, F. R. Higgins, Mainie Jellett, Patrick
Kavanagh, J. F. Larchet, Louis le Brocquy, Elizabeth Maconchy, Donagh
MacDonagh, Brinsley MacNamara, Miche=E1l Mac Laimm=F3ir, Norah =
McGuinness, A. J.
Potter, Lennox Robinson, Michael Bowles, Mary Devenport O=92Neill, Anne =
Yeats
and W. B. Yeats.

This book breaks significant new ground for an area in which little
published information exists. The author pieces together research on the
schools and companies from interviews, ballet programmes, playbills,
libretti, scores, memoirs, contemporary press reviews, literary articles =
and
photographs, to form a fascinating narrative of the under-researched =
world
of Irish ballet.


Contents:
Review of Literature =96 The Abbey Theatre School of Ballet =96 The =
Continuation
of The Abbey School of Ballet =96 The Irish Ballet Club =96 The National =
Ballet
School and Company =96 An Assessment of the Five Ballet Histories.

Victoria O=92Brien trained at the Irish National College of Dance and is =
a
graduate of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance and the Laban =
Centre.
Her PhD research focused on the history of early twentieth-century Irish
ballet and was completed at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance =
at
the University of Limerick, where she continues to lecture and holds the
position of Development Officer at the National Dance Archive of =
Ireland.

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First package tourists feature in early slides

MICHAEL PARSONS

Treasure trove: collection of early photographs uncovered in west Cork house
clearance

A BAREFOOT Kerry woman smoking a pipe, some of the first Irish tourists to
view the pyramids of Giza in Egypt and rare glimpses of the Holy Land under
Ottoman imperial rule are among the unusual images in a newly discovered
antique photographic collection in west Cork.

Hundreds of slides and a magic lantern - an early type of slide projector -
have been found during a house clearance.

Most date from the late 19th century and show people and places in Ireland
and in exotic overseas locations, including Jerusalem and Niagara Falls.

The fragile glass slides contain a mix of "amateur" photographs and images
purchased from renowned Victorian suppliers such as Mason of Dame Street,
Dublin, and Newton Co of Fleet Street, London.

The magic lantern was made by Riley Bros of Bradford, who later pioneered
cinema in Britain.

The hoard was discovered among the contents of a house, The Old Manse in
Dunmanway, which was once home to a succession of Methodist clergymen.

Full Text At

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0616/1224299001968.html

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Forwarded on behalf of
Dawn Duncan

CAIS Conference Events

From July 6 to July 9, Concordia's School of Canadian Irish Studies and
Department of Design and Computation Arts will host the 2011 Annual
Conference of the Canadian Association for Irish Studies/ L'association
canadienne d'=E9tudes irlandaises.

We are planning a wide range of panel sessions as well as a series of
cultural events open to the public.

Highlights include:

*July 6: Readings by authors Patrick McCabe (The Butcher Boy, Breakfast =
on
Pluto) and Peter Behrens (The Law of Dreams, book launch for his new =
novel
The O'Briens)

*July 7: Masters concert of Qu=E9b=E9cois and Irish music featuring =
Grand Master
fiddler Pierre Schryer, pianist and step dancer Martine Billette, and =
All
Ireland Champion piper and concertina player Gear=F3id =D3 hAllmhur=E1in

*July 8: Screening of the film Famine and Shipwreck: An Irish Odyssey,
introduced by director Brian McKenna

*July 9: Griffintown: Inside Stories, a round table discussion and =
gallery
exhibition (on July 6-9) about Montreal's Griffintown neighbourhood

*Panel topics include: Irish Identities in 19th-century Montreal * =
Clothing
and Material Culture in Modern Ireland * Irish and Irish-Canadian =
Literature

* Irish Film * The Troubles and Post-Conflict Northern Ireland *
Contemporary Irish Culture * Space and Place in Ulster * Irish Theatre *
Irish Folk Culture * Irish Women in Literature and Society * F=F3ram na
Gaeilge/ Irish Language Round Table * Irish Republicanism and =
Irish/Canadian
Revolutionaries * Memory and Representation in Ireland and Quebec * and =
more
=A0
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch at
irishstu[at]alcor.concordia.ca or 514-848-2424 ext 8711.

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First package tourists feature in early slides

MICHAEL PARSONS

Treasure trove: collection of early photographs uncovered in west Cork =
house
clearance

A BAREFOOT Kerry woman smoking a pipe, some of the first Irish tourists =
to
view the pyramids of Giza in Egypt and rare glimpses of the Holy Land =
under
Ottoman imperial rule are among the unusual images in a newly discovered
antique photographic collection in west Cork.

Hundreds of slides and a magic lantern - an early type of slide =
projector -
have been found during a house clearance.

Most date from the late 19th century and show people and places in =
Ireland
and in exotic overseas locations, including Jerusalem and Niagara Falls.

The fragile glass slides contain a mix of "amateur" photographs and =
images
purchased from renowned Victorian suppliers such as Mason of Dame =
Street,
Dublin, and Newton Co of Fleet Street, London.

The magic lantern was made by Riley Bros of Bradford, who later =
pioneered
cinema in Britain.

The hoard was discovered among the contents of a house, The Old Manse in
Dunmanway, which was once home to a succession of Methodist clergymen.

Full Text At

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0616/1224299001968.html

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University of Huddersfield
School of Human and Health Sciences

The School of Human and Health Sciences, at the University of =
Huddersfield,
is pleased to invite applications for three fee waiver PhD studentships
(=A33485 fees + =A313590 stipend) addressing any of the following broad =
themes:

=95 Citizenship in the twenty-first century
=95 Social identity
=95 The analysis of policy and practice
=95 Decision-making
=95 Research methodology

Criteria:=20
1. You must be a UK citizen.=20
2. You should:=20
=95 have a first degree at upper second class honours (2:1) or above or;

=95 be in your final year and on schedule to achieve a 2:1 or;=20
=95 have a relevant Masters degree (subject to the requirement above)
or;=20
=95 be on target to successfully complete your masters degree in this
academic year.

It is anticipated that study will commence in October 2011. =20
The successful candidates will be expected to undertake up to a maximum =
of 6
hours teaching/ other duties per week as appropriate to their =
experience,
disciplinary background and allocated research centre.=20
For further information about all of the School=92s research activities =
please
refer to the School web pages, which can be found at
http://www2.hud.ac.uk/hhs/research/index.php

If you wish to apply for these studentships, please complete and submit =
the
standard University of Huddersfield postgraduate study application, =
which
can be found via the following link, and section 4 should state =91Human =
and
Health Sciences PhD Studentship=92.
http://www2.hud.ac.uk/research/gradcentre/applications/index.php

Completed applications should be returned to: The Research Office, Level =
10,
Central Services Building, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate,
Huddersfield HD1 3DH, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0) 1484 472356, Fax: =
+44
(0) 1484 472146, Email: research-office[at]hud.ac.uk

Anyone wishing to make informal enquiries should contact: Professor =
James W.
McAuley (Associate Dean, Research and Enterprise), School of Human and
Health Sciences. Tel: +44 (0) 1484 472691, Email: j.w.mcauley[at]hud.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 27th June 2011 and it =
is
anticipated that interviews will be held as soon as possible thereafter.

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Two new Masters programmes at TCD

Two new masters programmes have been developed under the umbrella of Trin=
ity=E2=80=99s Creative Arts, Technologies and Culture Initiative and are =
an outcome of the new partnership between the university and some of Irel=
and=E2=80=99s leading cultural institutions.=20=20

The M.Phil. in Public History and Cultural Heritage will involve the stud=
y of cultural memory and the public status of history in modern society. =
It will examine the political issues surrounding public commemoration an=
d the role of cultural institutions and the media in shaping public perce=
ptions of the past. It will also survey the more concrete questions invol=
ved in the conservation preservation and communication of the physical he=
ritage of past cultures, particularly where interpretation and meaning ar=
e contested.

The M.Phil. in Digital Humanities and Culture will examine this new and d=
ynamic interdisciplinary field of study at the intersections of the human=
ities, computer science and information management. This course qualifies=
for fee reductions through the Graduate Skills Conversion Programme unde=
r the National Development Plan
Both programmes will include internships in partnering cultural instituti=
ons. The graduates of these new programmes, highly skilled and rigorously=
trained, will represent an important pool of expertise for the creative=
industries and cultural sector.

For further information on the courses see:=20
Public History and Cultural Heritage www.histories-humanities.tcd.ie/taug=
htpostgrad.php=20=20
Digital Humanities and Culture www.tcd.ie/English/postgraduate/digitalhum=
anities.php=20=20=20
Deadline: 30 June. Late applications may be considered

National Library of Ireland Bursaries
In support of this initiative, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the G=
aeltacht and the National Library of Ireland are this year offering a lim=
ited number of bursaries to be set against fees. Successful applicants w=
ill be considered for the awards

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Logging into Diaspora - Media and Online Identity Narratives
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In the latest issue of Observatorio, freely available...

Observatorio (OBS*)

VOL 5 ISSUE 2 NOW AVAILABLE
Observatorio (OBS*) e-journal is a quarterly academic publication in the
field of Communication Studies, which accepts and publishes texts written in
Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Italian, French and English. Its
formula of Open Access allows authors to have the maximum of public
exposition of their work, thus we encourage readers and authors to register
and submit their work for upcoming issues.

http://obs.obercom.pt/index.php/obs

Observatorio (OBS*), Vol 5, No 2 (2011)

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Logging into Diaspora - Media and Online Identity Narratives among Romanians
in Ireland

Gloria Macri

Abstract

This article provides an empirical account of the way members of the
Romanian community in Ireland use media (and essentially the online space)
as sources for their collective feelings of diasporic identification and
also to negotiate and articulate these identity narratives. Diasporic
identities are here understood as ongoing processes of understanding
themselves and, at the same time, being defined by others. Identities are
thus constructed at the intersection of the continuously flowing boundaries
between 'Us' and Them'. It is at the boundaries that symbolic space is
negotiated and identities are fiercely debated, constructed and
re-constructed. Some of the existing studies (Nedelcu, 2000; Hiller and
Franz, 2004) confirm that the Internet undeniably meets the basic
informational and communication needs of an ethnic community, thus being an
intrinsic part in the life of many diasporic communities. The study
presented here aims to reach further and explore the complex meaning and the
role of virtual space in the process of articulation of diasporic narratives
of identity.
This ethnographic study focuses on the online discussion forum of the
Romanian Community in Ireland. The forum was chosen as the preferred
research context mainly because it constitutes a lively debate arena; it is
the pulsating heart that keeps the
community alive. The study presents an analysis of data collected over a
six-year period (2004-2010) in the forum archives.

Full Text: PDF

http://obs.obercom.pt/index.php/obs/article/view/443

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How the 2000 UK Terrorism Act May Radicalise the British Tamil
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The source for a mention of the Irish experience is

Fekete, Liz 2001. The Terrorism Act 2000: An Interview with Gareth Peirce,
in: Race & Class, 43, 2, 95-103

P.O'S.

Berghof Peace Support

Sebastian Boll
At Risk of Reaching its Antithesis:
How the 2000 UK Terrorism Act May Radicalise the British
Tamil Diaspora

Abstract
Diaspora communities have acquired mounting interest amongst academics and
politicians alike. This attention, however, has thus far been dominated by
mostly negative perceptions: whilst authorities in host societies -
especially since 9/11 - frequently regard such groups with much suspicion
concerning potential domestic security repercussions, scholars
often emphasise their adverse clout with regard to conflicts in their home
states. Focussing on the latter, this paper challenges such generalised
pessimistic attitudes by highlighting the communities' inherent
heterogeneity and their often-overlooked positive potentials. The
analysis also underlines diasporas' formation as social constructions with
intrinsic tendencies towards evolution. Authorities in host and home
countries can shape their development through framing the political
opportunity structure (POS) available to the communities. The
2000 UK Terrorism Act and its impact on the political activism of the
resident Tamils is presented as an example of precisely this. However,
rather than encouraging constructive contributions from the diaspora, this
paper argues that British anti-terror legislation - through stigmatisation
and criminalisation - may in fact reach its antithesis, with potentially
severe repercussions for conflict resolution in Sri Lanka.

http://www.berghof-peacesupport.org/publications/SL_Diaspora_Papers_Boll.pdf

Editorial Note
The policy papers were produced in the context of the project Diaspora
Dialogues for Development and Peace. We commissioned brief policy and
background papers (mainly) from activists to get their views on how they
perceive their political activism, as opposed to how outsiders view them. To

generate as many policy papers as possible, reflecting diverse viewpoints,
the project invited activists and academics via a "Call for Papers". Since
the majority of the papers were written by activists or by those who are
both activists and academics, the papers cannot be viewed as a neutral
account of the present history. Nonetheless, we believe that these are
unique perspectives that are hardly recognized in the scholarly writing and
should be given space for reflection. The views expressed are those of the
authors and contributors, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or
views of the Berghof Peace Support or any of its constituent agencies. Any
comments or feedback should be addressed to the authors directly

See further

http://www.berghof-peacesupport.org/

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This discursive article will interest a number of IR-D members - it is
critical of 'the reigning narratives' in music and folk studies. Its source
for Irish music is Scott Spencer...

Spencer, Scott. "Early Irish-American Recordings and Atlantic Musical
Migrations." The Irish in the AtlanticWorld. Ed. DavidGleeson. Charleston:
U of South Carolina P, 2010. 53-75.
-. "Wheels of the World: How Recordings of Irish Traditional Music Bridged
the Gap between Homeland and Diaspora." Journal of the Society for American
Music 4.4 (2010): 437-49.

P.O'S.

Sound Recordings and Popular Music Histories: The Remix
David Suisman

Journal of Popular Music Studies
Volume 23, Issue 2, pages 212-220, June 2011

'...I want to highlight some recent work that listens with fresh ears to the
history of sound recording and suggests new figurations for its place in the
study of popular music. Given how much writing on sound reproduction has
appeared in recent years-and much of it has been excellent-it may seem odd
to assert that too little has been made of this subject. Yet recent
scholarship also reveals that important dimensions of sound recording have
remained muffled or heavily compressed. First, several works demonstrate
that the reigning narratives of popular music have overestimated the divide
between commercial recorded music and "folk" culture, and have
underestimated the reach of recordings and their influence...'