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Friday, July 20th, 2007A new website has been launched that focuses on topics related to migration and religion. Diaspora.fi, subtitled “Religions in a Globalised World”, is an information channel for new publications, funding, conferences and other events. Site administrator Tuomas Martikainen of Finland says the areas of interest include religion in diaspora, religion and international migration, globalisation and the study of religion in local settings.
Visit the site at diaspora.fi.
Journal looks at global role of Irish sport
Monday, June 18th, 2007Irish sport in a global context is the focus of a special issue of the international journal “Sport in Society”. The issue, “Sport and the Irish Diaspora”, is guest edited by Dr Paul Darby and Dr David Hassan from the University of Ulster’s Sport and Exercise Science Research Institute.
The collection is the first attempt to examine the socio-economic, political and cultural significance of sport for Irish immigrant communities around the world. It looks at such topics as the role of hurling in the formation of an Irish identity in Argentina, historic links between the GAA and Irish nationalism in New York, and the role of Gaelic games for recent Irish immigrants in mainland Europe.
The special issue will also be published as a book by Routledge later this year.
Galway migrants’ views sought
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007Galway City’s Writer-in-Residence programme is seeking the experiences of immigrants and returning migrants for a publication it will produce later in the year.
An ad placed in yesterday’s Galway First newspaper notes, “Galway means “Town of the Foreigners”. The ad says they are looking for “your experiences, good, bad, funny or sad. Or just something strange that you may have encountered, or a story about something strange that happened to you, or perhaps to somebody that you know. We welcome stories in any language, but please do not make them any longer than 500 words.” They note they will guarantee anonymity if desired.
Poet Michael O’Loughlin is the writer in residence this year. Contact him by email.
Calling returning emigrant children
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007Children and Irish return migration form the subject of a new research project being conducted in the Department of Geography, University College Cork, by researcher Dr. Caitríona Ní Laoire. The project focuses on the experiences of children and young people who have moved to Ireland in recent years with their return migrant parent(s).
Previous research on return migration conducted by Caitríona and her colleagues found that many return migrants moved back to Ireland partly in order to bring up their children there. This new research aims to explore this phenomenon from the perspectives of the children themselves. Caitríona hopes to talk to return migrant parents and their children, using participative research methods such as photography, drawing and diaries with the children and young people. She is also conducting interviews with adults who moved to Ireland with their families when they were younger.
She would be delighted to have the cooperation of Éan members who might be able to help her to make contact with families who have returned to Ireland.
For further information on how you might be able to help, please contact Dr. Caitríona Ní Laoire at the Department of Geography, UCC,Cork, 021-4903656, c.nilaoire@ucc.ie.
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Irish Diaspora site showcases academic work
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007Anyone interested in the Irish world abroad from an academic standpoint should be aware of the Irish Diaspora Studies scholarly network’s website at irishdiaspora.net. It’s run by Patrick O’Sullivan of the Irish Diaspora Research Unit at the University of Bradford.
It’s a valuable resources, with book reviews, academic notices, and links to other resources – as well as papers on topics such as “Teaching the Irish Diaspora”, “The Irish in South America”, “Literature of the Irish Diaspora”, “Irish Military History”, and much more.
Visit irishdiaspora.net
Migration Policy Institute names its global top 10
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006The Migration Policy Institute’s “Migration Information Source” has named the “Top 10 Migration Issues of 2006″. The top issue was a shift in many government’s policies from multiculturalism to assimilation; next came the UN’s High-Level dialogue on International Migration and Development, the first time UN ever hosted a multilateral discussion on the topic.
Coming in third was US immigration reform; the Source says, “Better luck next year”. It notes, “The United States has not come much closer to President Bush’s vision of immigration reform although events in 2006 may have changed the political climate in which immigration will be debated next year.”
See the rest of the Top 10 at the Migration Information Source website.
Earlier this year, the Source produced a special issue on The Second Generation - well worth a look. It examines the experience of second-generation adult immigrants in the US.
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