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British colonial rule was, arguably, a structure of oppression that affected Ireland as a whole -- yet oppression was also meted out unevenly. In other words, even under colonial rule, some of the island’s inhabitants would have been more fully and consistently marginalized than others.
In this lecture series, we will examine different types of oppression, from the early modern period through the twentieth century and into the present. Topics will include the religiously motivated mistreatment of women (e.g. witches and witchcraft trials), the history and culture of Irish travelers, and the representation of ‘minority groups’ in literature, comics, and film (e.g. LGBTQI+ or ‘non-white’ individuals). Throughout, the aim will be not merely to bear witness to injustice, but also to highlight the multiple ways in which victims of oppression asserted their dignity by striving to evade, resist, and even overthrow social structures of domination.
The program is available below.
| 20/09 |
Introduction to the Lecture Series Michael C. Frank, Martin Mühlheim, Shane Walshe, Frances Ilmberger, Anne-Claire |
| 27/09 |
The Genres of Early Modern Women's Writing Marie-Louise Coolahan |
| 04/10 |
Bringing Irish Witchcraft Centre Stage: The Public History of Ireland’s Last Witch Trial in 1711 Andrew Sneddon |
| 11/10 |
Emigration and Immigration: An Irish Perspective Jessica Traynor |
| 18/10 |
Working Class Voices in Literature Paul McVeigh |
| 25/10 |
Irish Travellers: Language Brian Clancy |
| 01/11 |
Irish Travellers: Representations Mícheál Ó hAodha |
| 08/11 |
The Fenian Dynamite Campaign in Literature Michael C. Frank |
| 15/11 |
Framing Bobby Sands and IRA Resistance in Graphic Novels Shane Walshe |
| 22/11 |
The Magdalenes on Page and Screen Frances Ilmberger |
| 29/11 |
Speculative Media Histories: Multiraciality, Racialisation and Resistance in Irish Screen Narratives Zélie Asava |
| 06/12 |
Queer Short Fiction and LGBTQIA+ Resistance Martin Mühlheim |
| 13/12 |
Different Voices in Recent Irish Women’s Fiction Anne-Claire Michoux |
| 20/12 | No Lecture – Final Exam for Students Who Have Booked the Module |
