[Events] FW: CHR Catherine O'Connor

Wed Nov 25 11:53:54 GMT 2009

Centre for Historical Research 

University of Limerick & Mary Immaculate College

Director: Professor Anthony McElligott, B.A., Ph.D., FRHistS 

Deputy Director: Dr Liam Chambers, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. 

Research Seminar 2009-2010

Autumn Semester

Thursday, 26 November 2009

Dr Catherine O'Connor (University of Limerick)

'"We were always full and plenty thank god": Interpreting conflicting
narratives of 1950s Ireland'

Dr Catherine O'Connor specialises in gender and oral history. She is a
post-doctoral Research Assistant on the IVRLA project 'Changing Ireland:
Migration and Cultural Heritage' at UCD. She is also engaged in the
conduct and digitisation of interviews for the University of Limerick
Oral History Project, initiated in September 2008. Dr O'Connor was
previously a post-doctoral researcher on the IRCHSS project 'Inventing
and Re-Inventing the Irish Woman, External Influences on Gender
Construction, 1760-2005' at UL (2007-08). Her most recent publications
include '"The smell of her apron": issues of gender and religious
identity in the oral testimonies of Church of Ireland women in Ferns
1945-'65' in Cronin, N., Crosson, S. and Eastlake, J. (eds.) Anail and
Bheil Bheo Orality and Modern Irish Culture (Newcastle upon Tyne, 2009),
pp.127-136;  'Mixed marriage, "a grave injury to our church" : an
account of the 1957 Fethard-on-Sea Boycott' in The History of the
Family, vol.13, no.4 (2008), pp. 395-401 and 'The Church of Ireland
Diocese of Ferns, 1945-'65' in Busteed, M., Neal, F. and Tonge, J.(eds.)
Irish Protestant Identities (Manchester, 2008), pp.113-125.  

The Seminar will take place at 5.30 p.m. in Room SG1 (Summerville House)
at Mary Immaculate College.

ALL WELCOME

For further information contact Dr Liam Chambers, Department of History,
Mary Immaculate College, +353-61-204534; Email Liam.Chambers at mic.ul.ie
or Professor Anthony McElligott: Department of History, University of
Limerick, Limerick Tel. +353-61-213524  Fax +353-61-202569; Email: 
Anthony.McElligott at ul.ie

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