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MIGRANT CROSS-CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE

24-26 November 2014, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Historical and contemporary global migration involves a range of
cross-cultural encounters, but how are these interactions discussed,
debated, and defined? This three-day multidisciplinary conference seeks to
examine past and present migrant encounters with other peoples in a diverse
range of locations. Papers from various disciplinary angles are welcome from
a variety of themes and from any historical period or region.

Themes may include but are not limited to:

* Race, ethnicity and citizenship
* War, migration and cross-cultural contact
* Labour, migration and cross-cultural encounters
* Empire, contact and mobility
* Gender, migration, and cross-cultural encounters

Our keynote speakers are:

* Professor Ann Curthoys, University of Sydney, Australia
* Professor Regina Ganter, Griffith University, Australia
* Professor Brenda S. A. Yeoh, NationalUniversity of Singapore

If you wish to participate, please provide:

* a title
* a 250-word abstract of your paper
* brief biographical information (including institutional
affiliation and contact details).

All proposals will be assessed after the deadline of Friday 11 July 2014. If
you require an earlier acceptance please advise us.

Proposals or requests for further information should be sent to:
migrants[at]otago.ac.nz

The conference is sponsored by four key multidisciplinary research hubs in
the Division of Humanities at the University of Otago:

* Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies
* Centre for Research on Colonial Culture

* Asian Migrations Research Theme

* Comparative and Cross-Cultural Studies Research Theme


For further information see the website at:
https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/migrants/





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Subject: Closing date for proposals for the 34th Annual Harvard Celtic
Colloquium has now been extended
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Please note that the closing date for proposals for the 34th Annual Harvard
Celtic Colloquium has now been extended to May 12, 2014. See below and
attached for the original call for papers. Thanks to all who have submitted
proposals thus far.

Best wishes,

the 2014 Harvard Celtic Colloquium organizing committee



_____________________________________________________





Call for Papers:





The Harvard Celtic Department cordially invites proposals for papers on
topics which relate directly to Celtic studies (Celtic languages and
literatures; cultural, historical, or social science topics; theoretical
perspectives; etc.) for the 34th Annual Celtic Colloquium, taking place at
Harvard University, October 10-12, 2014. Papers concerning interdisciplinary
research with a Celtic focus are also invited. Attendance is free.





Presentations should be no longer than twenty minutes. There will be a short
discussion period after each paper. Papers given at the Colloquium may later
be submitted for consideration by the editorial committee for publication in
the Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium.





Potential presenters should send a 200-250 word abstract in English suitable
for reproduction, plus a brief biographical sketch. Submissions should be
sent by e-mail to hcc[at]fas.harvard.edu, faxed,
or posted to the departmental address; we encourage submissions in the form
of RTF or Word Document email attachments.







Further information is available on our website:
http://www.hcc.fas.harvard.edu.





Closing date for proposals: extended to May 12, 2014





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Dear All,

The next session of the Modern Irish History Seminar will take place today,
Wednesday 30 April, at 5pm in Sidney
Sussex College, Cambridge. Professor Keith Jeffery will speak on 'The
decade of centenaries: a Belfast view'.

Best wishes,
Sean.

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CFP: Workshop "People & Things on the Move: Migration and Material Culture"

Date: May 13-15, 2015

Location: University of Chicago

Theme: Exploring the relationship between migration and material culture in
the modern world (the 18th century to the present

Submission Deadline: June 15, 2014

Contact: and

We seek papers for a workshop to be held May 13-15, 2015
dedicated to exploring the relationship between migration and material
culture in the modern world (the 18th century to the present), sponsored by
the University of Chicago's Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society. We
welcome paper proposals from both academics (including advanced graduate
students) and practitioners-historians, anthropologists, archaeologists,
public historians, librarians, archivists, and museum curators-who are
working on the intersection between migration and material culture in any
region of the world. We hope that selected papers will be published as a
special issue or forum for the American Historical Review.

Both migration and material culture have profoundly shaped
societies and cultures across the globe in the modern era. This workshop
will define migration broadly, to include intra-state, international and
intra-imperial migration, as well as "forced" and "voluntary" migrations.
Our use of material culture is also inclusive, embracing the objects that
furnish domestic interiors, architecture, tools, books, toys, clothing,
modes of transportation, musical instruments, dance, and even food. The
precise relationships between migration and material culture have varied
dramatically across time, space, and political and social context. Our goal
is to analyze and thereby be able to explain the diversity of these
relationships and experiences.

Possible questions that papers might address include:

* What objects have migrants carried with them, and what can these
objects tell us about processes and experiences of migration?
* How has migration been linked to cultural transfer in the realm of
material culture?
* How have gender and generation been implicated in this dynamic?
* How has migration shaped the production as well as the consumption
of particular objects?
* How has migration and return migration been linked to the
transformation of material culture in sending countries?
* How has the circulation of material objects and consumer goods
shaped imperial projects in the 19th and 20th centuries?
* How has material culture been linked to the imagination &
consolidation of diasporic communities and minority cultures?
* What role has material culture played in the politics of migration,
including ideas about "assimilation" and pluralism?
* What can material culture tell us about the emotional and social
experiences of migration?
* How is material culture linked to individual or collective memory of
migration?
* What is the role of material culture in forced migration or
population transfers? What happens to the objects left behind in the
aftermath of refugee movements?

These are only some of the potential topics that the workshop may address.

The three-day workshop will be held at the University of Chicago and
will include both open sessions and working-sessions limited to the
participants. We will also be visiting one or more
museum/gallery/installation in the Chicago area. We particularly encourage
proposals that engage the public history/historical sites of the city.

Please note that we will require participants to:

* submit their full papers one month in advance of the conference,
* provide written comments on a set of related papers the week before
the workshop
* be present for the entire workshop

We ask that you both refrain from submitting proposals for work already
published or committed elsewhere and that you agree to publish in the AHR
forum should your paper be selected and the forum accepted by the journal.

We will cover travel and lodging.

Interested participants should send a 500 word abstract, an article or
chapter (ms. or published on a related topic) and C.V. to
tzahra[at]uchicago.edu and lausland[at]uchicago.edu by June 15, 2014.

Tara Zahra
Professor of History
University of Chicago
1126 East 59th Street, Mailbox 85
Chicago, IL 60637

Office: (773) 834-2599



>





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Murray State University

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This may be of interest to the list. Another example of the Irish =
government reaching out to the Diaspora.=20

Press Release

Minister Deenihan invites all people of Irish heritage worldwide to =
participate in a minute of silent reflection to remember the victims of =
the Great Irish Famine.

Today, 2 May, 2014, Jimmy Deenihan, T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage =
and the Gaeltacht and Chair of the National Famine Commemoration =
Committee, invited all people of Irish heritage around the globe to join =
with the people of Ireland and observe a minute of silent reflection on =
Sunday, 11th May, as a gesture of respect for our ancestors who =
perished, suffered and emigrated during the Great Irish Famine. =20

Unquestionably, the failure of the potato crop during the 1840s was a =
transforming event in Ireland, which changed the demographic and =
cultural landscape forever. It was inevitable that any major potato =
failure would trigger a human and economic crisis of catastrophic =
proportions and, indeed, there is nothing else in the history of the =
Irish people that can be likened to the Great Famine, either for its =
immediate impact, or its legacy of emigration, cultural loss and decline =
of the Irish language. =20

Minister Deenihan said:

=E2=80=9CAs Chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee, I =
warmly welcome the tireless efforts of the many communities and =
organisations abroad to commemorate the victims of the Great Famine and =
to enlighten new generations about the terrible plight of the Irish =
people who suffered and perished or emigrated during this tragic period =
in our nation's history. =20

I now call on you to join with the people of Ireland in observing a =
minute of silent reflection on Sunday, 11th May, in honour of all those =
who suffered loss of life, loss of home and loss of family during this =
time. We also honour the extraordinary achievements of the Diaspora =
=E2=80=93 all those whose instinct for survival and will to live brought =
them to new and distant places where their determination to survive in =
the most difficult of circumstances inspired them to leave their mark in =
the new societies in which they settled. =20

We must always strive to ensure that the devastating events of the =
famine are never forgotten and that the extraordinary contributions of =
those who emigrated and of their many descendents abroad are justly =
celebrated. We have come such a long way since that desolate time, but =
it is important that we do not forget our past and the experiences that =
have shaped us as a people. Today, we extend the same genuine =
compassion and generosity to those who are suffering from hunger, =
disease and poverty in the modern world. This spirit of empathy has =
transcended the generations to become embedded in the Irish psyche =
=E2=80=93 it defines us as a people. This is the only way that we can =
truly honour the victims of the pas.=E2=80=9D=20

The 2014 National Famine Commemoration is taking place on Sunday, 11th =
May in Strokestown Park House, County Roscommon, with an overseas =
commemoration also planned for New Orleans between 7th and 9th November =
of this year. Minister Deenihan has already invited over 4,000 schools =
nationwide to observe a minute of silent reflection at noon on Friday, =
9th May as a gesture of respect for those who died or suffered loss =
during the famine. He has also invited cultural and sporting =
organisations in Ireland to observe a minute's silence at public events =
taking place on Sunday, 11th May in honour of the famine victims. This =
minute of silent reflection in schools and at public and sporting =
events, large and small, will inspire people of all ages to reflect on =
this tragic period in our nation's history. =20

Ends =20

Media queries:

Press and Information Office

Tel: 087 6737338 / (01) 631 3807 / 3838 / 3848 (direct)

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Subject: [IR-D] FW: Minister Deenihan invites all people of Irish heritage worldwide to participate in a minute of silent reflection to remember the victims of the Great Irish Famine

This may be of interest to the list. Another example of the Irish government reaching out to the Diaspora.

Press Release

Minister Deenihan invites all people of Irish heritage worldwide to participate in a minute of silent reflection to remember the victims of the Great Irish Famine.

Today, 2 May, 2014, Jimmy Deenihan, T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee, invited all people of Irish heritage around the globe to join with the people of Ireland and observe a minute of silent reflection on Sunday, 11th May, as a gesture of respect for our ancestors who perished, suffered and emigrated during the Great Irish Famine.

Unquestionably, the failure of the potato crop during the 1840s was a transforming event in Ireland, which changed the demographic and cultural landscape forever. It was inevitable that any major potato failure would trigger a human and economic crisis of catastrophic proportions and, indeed, there is nothing else in the history of the Irish people that can be likened to the Great Famine, either for its immediate impact, or its legacy of emigration, cultural loss and decline of the Irish language.

Minister Deenihan said:

As Chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee, I warmly welcome the tireless efforts of the many communities and organisations abroad to commemorate the victims of the Great Famine and to enlighten new generations about the terrible plight of the Irish people who suffered and perished or emigrated during this tragic period in our nation's history.

I now call on you to join with the people of Ireland in observing a minute of silent reflection on Sunday, 11th May, in honour of all those who suffered loss of life, loss of home and loss of family during this time. We also honour the extraordinary achievements of the Diaspora  all those whose instinct for survival and will to live brought them to new and distant places where their determination to survive in the most difficult of circumstances inspired them to leave their mark in the new societies in which they settled.

We must always strive to ensure that the devastating events of the famine are never forgotten and that the extraordinary contributions of those who emigrated and of their many descendents abroad are justly celebrated. We have come such a long way since that desolate time, but it is important that we do not forget our past and the experiences that have shaped us as a people. Today, we extend the same genuine compassion and generosity to those who are suffering from hunger, disease and poverty in the modern world. This spirit of empathy has transcended the generations to become embedded in the Irish psyche  it defines us as a people. This is the only way that we can truly honour the victims of the pas.

The 2014 National Famine Commemoration is taking place on Sunday, 11th May in Strokestown Park House, County Roscommon, with an overseas commemoration also planned for New Orleans between 7th and 9th November of this year. Minister Deenihan has already invited over 4,000 schools nationwide to observe a minute of silent reflection at noon on Friday, 9th May as a gesture of respect for those who died or suffered loss during the famine. He has also invited cultural and sporting organisations in Ireland to observe a minute's silence at public events taking place on Sunday, 11th May in honour of the famine victims. This minute of silent reflection in schools and at public and sporting events, large and small, will inspire people of all ages to reflect on this tragic period in our nation's history.

Ends

Media queries:

Press and Information Office

Tel: 087 6737338 / (01) 631 3807 / 3838 / 3848 (direct)

E-Mail: press.office[at]ahg.gov.ie

Web site: www.ahg.gov.ie

Twitter: [at]DeptAHG

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Many on the list will be aware of the Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies
published by the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies at the
University of Aberdeen.



There are a great many articles of interest to the list freely available at:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/riiss/publications/journal-of-irish-and-scottish-studi
es-113.php





William H. Mulligan, Jr.

Professor of History

Moderator, Irish Diaspora Discussion List [IR-D[at]jiscmail.ac.uk]

Murray State University

Murray KY 42071-3341 USA

office phone 1-270-809-6571

dept phone 1-270-809-2231

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The link to the Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies is long and may be
"broken" into two lines.



If experience a problem paste the full link into your browser - the link
ends with .php



http://www.abdn.ac.uk/riiss/publications/journal-of-irish-and-scottish-studi

es-113.php



Alternatively, go to: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/riiss/ and click on
publications.



Sorry for any inconvenience.



William H. Mulligan, Jr.

Professor of History

Moderator, Irish Diaspora Discussion List [IR-D[at]jiscmail.ac.uk]

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Subject: Cambridge Irish History seminar
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Dear All,

The Seminar in Modern Irish History will meet on Weds 7 May at 5pm at =
Sidney Sussex, Cambridge.=20

Guy Beiner (Oxford) will present a paper entitled 'Forgetful Remembrance =
of the Turnout of 1798 in Ulster'.

Best wishes,
Sean.=

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Thanks to Patricia O=E2=80=99Connor for sharing this. Authors, editors, =
and publishers =E2=80=93 please share news of new publication with the =
list.=20

=20

=20

Dear Bill

=20

I would be grateful if you could let members of the Diaspora List know =
about this recent publication.

=20

Many thanks

=20

Patricia O'Connor

=20

Migrations: Ireland in a global world


Edited by =
Mary Gilmartin and =
Allen White


=
http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=3D9780=
719085512

=20

This edited collection explores Ireland=E2=80=99s complex relationship =
with migration in novel and innovative ways. The contributors =E2=80=93 =
leading scholars of migration from the disciplines of anthropology, =
geography, history, media studies, sociology, sociolinguistics and =
women=E2=80=99s studies =E2=80=93 draw on new research to provide =
insights into emigration from and immigration to Ireland, both past and =
present. The chapters, which range from the nineteenth to the =
twenty-first century, cover topics as diverse as migrant women and =
children in Ireland, the role of the Irish Catholic in migration =
networks, and recent Irish migration to Australia. They are organised =
around three cross-cutting themes: networks, belonging and =
intersections. They focus on the migratory process rather than on =
migration as a uni-directional movement of people. Though centred on =
Ireland, the collection has broader implications for the ways in which =
migration is conceptualised. The collection will appeal to scholars of =
migration and Irish studies, and to readers with backgrounds in a range =
of social science and humanities disciplines, including geography and =
sociology.

=20

=20

=20

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Fanning, Charles. "George McManus and Irish America." has been called to our
attention.



It is published on line by the English Department, University of Florida at:
http://www.english.ufl.edu/imagetext/archives/v7_2/fanning/?print



Bill Mulligan

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Dear All,

The Seminar in Modern Irish History will meet on Weds 14 May at 5pm at =
Sidney Sussex, Cambridge.=20

Prof Catherine Nash (Queen Mary) will present a paper entitled =91Blood =
of the Travellers: the genetic figuring of Irish Traveller origins and =
ethnicity=92.=20

All welcome.=20

Sean.=20

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M=EDche=E1l =D3 hAodha has called the following to our attention.=20

=20

Remembering not to remember

=91It was as if the collective unconscious of the old people had made a
communal decision in the privacy of their souls=92=20

The past is never dead. It=92s not even past.=94 =96 William Faulkner, =
Requiem for
a Nun

I had a teacher at National School long ago. She was a brilliant =
teacher.
This was the era of prefabs and caravans when the schools weren=92t big =
enough
and the classes were overflowing with kids. Sometimes she had to teach =
more
than one class together and we had to literally climb over desks and =
chairs
to get out of the room.=20

And yet anytime I meet someone today who was at school with me fad=F3, =
fad=F3 =96
(many don=92t live here in Ireland anymore =96 the school was in the =
west of
Ireland) they all say that this teacher was the best of them all. She =
kept
discipline without us even realizing it and although, like the rest of =
us
there, she wasn=92t from the Gaeltacht she gave every boy in that class =
a love
of Irish and a positive attitude towards a language which many only
associated with a dead and forgotten time.=20

The rest of the article is at:=20

=20

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/treibh/remembering-not-to-remember-1.17=
841
52

=20

Bill

=20

William H. Mulligan, Jr.=20

Professor of History

Moderator, Irish Diaspora Discussion List [IR-D[at]jiscmail.ac.uk]=20

Murray State University=20

Murray KY 42071-3341 USA

office phone 1-270-809-6571

dept phone 1-270-809-2231

fax 1-270-809-6587

=20

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I am soliciting the opinion of list members about language on the list.



The list has functioned in English during its existence, as far as I can
determine. Should we post notes in Irish?



Second question - since I do not have Irish to any meaningful degree -- is
there a volunteer to review posts in Irish?



I do not want a debate on Irish, so send responses to me at
bill.mulligan[at]murray-ky.net.



Thanks.



Bill



William H. Mulligan, Jr.

Professor of History

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Apologies to the list.

I managed to mistype my own email address -- it should be
billmulligan[at]murray-ky.net


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1-270-809-6587 (fax)

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From its founding, All Hallows College was a significant institution in the
Irish Catholic Diaspora. The Irish Times reports it will be closing due to
declining enrollment.



All Hallows College to close due to falling student numbers

College hoped to auction Jackie Kennedy letters but withdrew them after
contact from family

It was formally announced this afternoon that
All Hallows College in Dublin is to close. In
a statement, the college said it was making the announcement "with huge
regret and deep sadness".



The full story is at:
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/all-hallo
ws-college-to-close-due-to-falling-student-numbers-1.1806583



Bill



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Sad! Their archives hold thousands of invaluable 19th-century Irish
missionaries' (and bishops') letters from the US, Britain, all over the
world, really. I wonder what will happen to them?
Kerby=20

On 5/23/14 2:32 PM, "Bill Mulligan" wrote:

>From its founding, All Hallows College was a significant institution in
>the
>Irish Catholic Diaspora. The Irish Times reports it will be closing due
>to
>declining enrollment.
>
>=20
>
>All Hallows College to close due to falling student numbers
>
>College hoped to auction Jackie Kennedy letters but withdrew them after
>contact from family
>
>It was formally announced this afternoon that
>Ha
>llows%20College&article=3Dtrue> All Hallows College in Dublin is to close.
>In
>a statement, the college said it was making the announcement "with huge
>regret and deep sadness".
>
>=20
>
>The full story is at:
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Subject: New Waves & Different Lights: Approaches to Derek Mahon -
Conference at Durham University,
18-19 September 2014New Waves & Different Lights: Approaches to
Derek Mahon
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New Waves & Different Lights: Approaches to Derek Mahon

In the last ten years, Derek Mahon has produced three new volumes of poetry=
(Harbour Lights, Life on Earth, An Autumn Wind), as well as a New Collecte=
d Poems, and collected editions of his translations and his work for the th=
eatre. This conference will consider his more recent work, as well as the n=
ew perspectives it opens on his celebrated earlier poetry.

The conference is organised by the Department of English Studies at Durham =
University, UK, and will take place at John=92s College, Durham University,=
18-19 September 2014. The confirmed plenary speakers are Neil Corcoran (Un=
iversity of Liverpool) and Hugh Haughton (University of York).

Papers are welcome on such subjects as Mahon=92s process of self-revision; =
Mahon=92s approach to poetic form, and the ways in which it has changed dur=
ing the course of his career; and how Mahon=92s work may be situated in int=
ernational and postcolonial contexts, as well as in Ireland=92s changing po=
litical and cultural landscape. Other areas of interest might include Mahon=
and the practice of translation; his dramatic works; his ekphrastic writin=
g; his engagement with eco-poetics; and his influences and influence on oth=
er writers.

Papers should be 20 minutes long. Please submit an abstract of up to 300 wo=
rds to paul.batchelor at durham.ac.uk by 30 June 2014.

For more information, please visit the conference website at http://www.mah=
onconference2014.wordpress.com or follow us on Twitter: [at]MahonConf2014

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From: Bill Mulligan
Subject: Award Winning Books
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Two books that will be of interest to the list won awards from the American
Conference for Irish Studies.



James S. Donnelly, Sr., Prize for Books on History and Social Sciences

William Jenkins, Between Raid and Rebellion: The Irish in Buffalo and
Toronto, 1867-1916 (Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press)



Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Books


Benjamin Bankhurst, Ulster Presbyterians and the Scots Irish Diaspora,
1750-1764 (Palgrave/Macmillan)



Congratulations to the authors.





Bill



William H. Mulligan, Jr.

Professor of History

Moderator, Irish Diaspora Discussion List [IR-D[at]jiscmail.ac.uk]

Murray State University

Murray KY 42071-3341 USA

office phone 1-270-809-6571

dept phone 1-270-809-2231

fax 1-270-809-6587

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From: Bill Mulligan
Subject: Article: 'The shouts of vanished crowds': Literacy, Orality,
and Popular Politics in the Campaign to Repeal the Act of Union
in Ireland, 1840-48
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The following has come to our attention.



'The shouts of vanished crowds': Literacy, Orality, and Popular Politics in
the Campaign to Repeal the Act of Union in Ireland, 1840-48
by Huston Gilmore. 19: INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN THE LONG NINETEENTH
CENTURY NO 18 (2014): ORALITY AND LITERACY


Abstract


The movement to repeal the Act of Union that gathered steam in Ireland in
the 1840s relied on the creation of a politicized reading public in a
society in which a majority of the population was illiterate, and newspapers
were expensive to purchase. This article seeks to examine the manner in
which nationalist activists of the pre-Famine period relied on a developing
and vibrant literary culture, which interacted on a day-to-day basis through
the dissemination of newspapers in dedicated reading rooms in an
increasingly literate and anglicized society. It seeks to draw attention to
the interaction of literacy and orality, and the reliance of both the Loyal
National Repeal Association and 'Young Ireland' on both a democratization of
communication, and the establishment of 'Repeal reading rooms', which, it
argues, were as close to a nationwide network of constitutional nationalist
organizational infrastructure as had yet existed in Ireland.


http://www.19.bbk.ac.uk/index.php/19/article/view/692/976





William H. Mulligan, Jr.

Professor of History

Moderator, Irish Diaspora Discussion List [IR-D[at]jiscmail.ac.uk]

Murray State University

Murray KY 42071-3341 USA

office phone 1-270-809-6571

dept phone 1-270-809-2231

fax 1-270-809-6587