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The Black Hand of Irish Republicanism: the Fenians and History
A Conference marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the IRB
Belfast, June 20-21 2008
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Call for Papers Date: | 2008-02-01 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2007-07-29 |
| Announcement ID: |
157550 |
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The Irish Republican Brotherhood was a secret, oath-bound organisation which plotted political revolution in Ireland between the 1850s and the War of Independence, 1919-21. Far from being an exclusively Irish entity, Fenianism represented an international phenomenon with a well-organised presence throughout Britain, North America, and the Pacific. As well as orchestrating military operations in several states, Fenians constructed political machines in urban America, participated in political struggles in Ireland, and infiltrated the island’s literary and sporting cultures. This joint University of Ulster and Queen’s University of Belfast conference – marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the IRB – seeks to bring scholars working on Fenianism together to consider the history of the organisation. Papers looking at the IRB in a diasporic, transnational, or imperial context are particularly welcome. Other key themes include memory and commemoration, British counter-intelligence and counter-insurgency, and popular culture, religion, and identity.
Abstracts of 250 words or less should be submitted via email.
For more details please visit this site,
http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/History/NewsandEvents/Conferences/BlackHandofRepublicanism/
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Fearghal McGarry, School of History, Queen's University Belfast,
Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1PA or James McConnel, School of History, University of Ulster, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7JL
Email: irbat150@yahoo.co.uk
Visit the website at http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/History/NewsandEvents/Conferences/BlackHandofRepublicanism/
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