Call for papers: Coming home? Conflict and return migration in twentieth-century Europe. 1-3 April 2009, University of Southampton. The question of return has long been thought to be central to an exilic discourse and yet relatively little is known about how return migration is actually experienced and subsequently remembered by exiles and also by migrants… Continue reading “Coming home? Conflict and return migration”. Southampton, April 2009
Author: Noreen Bowden
Bronwen Walter, Inaugural lecture: 9 Sept, 2008
Professor Bronwen Walter, Professor of Irish Diaspora Studies at Anglia Ruskin University, will give her inaugural lecture on 9 September. The lecture is entitled “Close to home: Irish/English entanglementsâ€?. Professor Walter says, How Irish are the English? The English have had an ambivalent relationship with the Irish for centuries. Constructions of the Irish as the… Continue reading Bronwen Walter, Inaugural lecture: 9 Sept, 2008
Musical drama focuses on Scots-Irish journey
A musical drama spectacular focusing on the emigration of the Scots-Irish to America will be on stage this autumn. On Eagle’s Wing explores 4 centuries of the Scots-Irish journey from the Scottish Lowlands to the New World. Composed by John Anderson, the show was previously recorded for broadcast in the US. It is also available… Continue reading Musical drama focuses on Scots-Irish journey
Morrison praises commitment of Taoiseach to undocumented
Former US congressman Bruce Morrison has praised Taoiseach Brian Cowan’s commitment to and understanding of undocumented immigrants in the US. He went so far as to say, “I’m very heartened by his analysis, which I think is spot on.” Mr Morrison, a hero to many in the Irish-American community because of his work in securing… Continue reading Morrison praises commitment of Taoiseach to undocumented
“Evidence of Irish diaspora everywhere” in Montserrat, says journalist
There’s a brief but interesting description of Montserrat, sometimes known as “the Emerald Isle of the Carribbeanâ€? in an extract of “More Thrills than Skills: A Half-life in Journalismâ€?, the memoirs of Scottish war correspondent Paul Harris. The extract is appearing on allmediascotland.com. In 1632, the English governor, Sir Thomas Warner, ordered the tiresome dissident… Continue reading “Evidence of Irish diaspora everywhere” in Montserrat, says journalist
Irish-American family’s return to Ireland focus of RTE kids’ show
RTE has commissioned a new interactive children’s series that will focus on the life of an Irish-American teenager who moves to Ireland with her family. “Aisling’s Diary” will be aired on weekdays on RTE 2, and will also be available online. According to a report on the IFTN website, Aisling is an Irish-dancing obsessed teen… Continue reading Irish-American family’s return to Ireland focus of RTE kids’ show