We’ve had a request for the video “Over Here”, which was produced by Emigrant Advice some time ago. The Crosscare Migrant Project (formerly Emigrant Advice) no longer has a copy. If you or your organisation has a copy, perhaps you might let me know at noreen@ean.ie.
Category: publications and research
Migration Studies in Ireland: Trinity, March 2008
‘Migration Studies in Ireland: An Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference’ will be held in Trinity College, Dublin on March 27-28, 2008. Organisers have issued a call for papers from postgrad students working on questions of migration, race, rights, public policy, inter/transculturalism and the use of audio and visual media in social research. They welcome input from… Continue reading Migration Studies in Ireland: Trinity, March 2008
UCD institute to focus on Diaspora
University College Dublin has announced that the new John Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies will focus on changing the way Ireland and the Disapora are understood. UCD officials say the institute will build on Irish diaspora scholarship to achieve a new level of public dialogue within the global Irish community on the meaning Irishness… Continue reading UCD institute to focus on Diaspora
Depression among emigrants rooted in Ireland, say researchers
The origins of depression among many Irish emigrants in Britain are located in Ireland or in difficult life circumstances, rather than the experience of migration, according to recently published research. The researchers behind “Explanations of depression among Irish migrants in Britain” said they had hypothesised that the explanations for psychological distress may have been related… Continue reading Depression among emigrants rooted in Ireland, say researchers
Book highlights Irish contribution to US slang
Snazzy, slugger, balony, lollygag: all of these words entered the American vernacular thanks to the Irish speakers who migrated to the US in the last century, according to a ground-breaking new work. Jack Cassidy has recently published “How the Irish Invented Slang: the Secret Language of the Crossroad”. The book has received substantial attention in… Continue reading Book highlights Irish contribution to US slang
Atlantic Arc to encourage research cooperation
A new research network will examine the migration of Ulster-Scots, Scots and Irish to Canada and the US. The Atlantic Arc has been founded by a group of academics, including several from the University of Ulster, who visited recently as part of a cross-border delegation to New Brunswick aimed at developing academic, cultural and economic… Continue reading Atlantic Arc to encourage research cooperation