Modern Irish History seminars
The Modern Irish History research seminars take place throughout the academic year and are open to all.
Time and location
As a result of COVID-19 the Modern Irish History Seminar will take place online on Tuesdays at 5pm. If you are interested in attending please email j.o.bright@sms.ed.ac.uk
Events schedule
Semester 2 2021/22
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
|
Tue 1 Feb |
Sean Donnelly (Teesside University) | 'Revolution and nationalism in Treatyite political thought' |
| Tue 8 Mar |
Kathy Davies (Sheffield Hallam University) |
'The Manchester Guardian and Anglo-Irish peacemaking 1919-1922' |
| Tue 29 Mar |
Dr Margaret Ward (Queen's University Belfast) |
'British feminism and their views on the Treaty and the Civil War' |
| Tue 3 May |
Dr Bill Kissane (London School of Economics and Political Science) |
'Civil War as the Graveyard of Revolution on the European Periphery, 1917-1923' |
Semester 1 2021/22
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 28 Sept |
Dr Róisín Healy (NUI Galway) |
'The Partition of Ireland: Polish Precedents and Parallels' |
| Tuesday 19 Oct |
Dr Margaret O’Callaghan (Queen's University Belfast) |
'James Craig and the new Irish border: 1919-1925' |
| Tuesday 9 Nov |
Professor Graham Walker (Queen's University Belfast) |
'Northern Ireland 1921-72: A Protestant State?' |
| Tuesday 7 Dec |
University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Roundtable: Anna Lively, Niamh Coffey, James Bright, Dexter Govan |
1921 Centenary |
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