Dr James Bright

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Dr James Bright

Dr James Bright

@JOBright1995

PhD from @MIH_Edin on loyalist prisoners and the 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland. Editor at @TroublesWriting

London Katılım Ocak 2019
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H-Diplo, with the Jervis Forum
H-Diplo, with the Jervis Forum@HDiplo·
Roundtable XXVI-27: Stuart Ward’s Untied Kingdom: A Global History of the End of Britain “Ward’s analysis evokes the fundamental constitutional uncertainty that underpins and motivates so much of unionism’s political behaviour” –James Bright hdiplo.org/to/RT26-27
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British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS)
British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS)@BAIrishStudies·
📢 BAIS Elections 📢 please share far and wide! This autumn, we will be running elections for members of the Executive Council of the British Association for Irish Studies. This includes the position of president, secretary, as well as a range of ordinary council members (1/)
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Dr Mathew Nicolson
Dr Mathew Nicolson@EyjarSkeggi·
Many thanks to @ProfJMitchell and Professor Annie Tindley for a stimulating and enjoyable viva this morning. Looking forward to seeing what comes next (but first, a very long sleep!)
James Mitchell@ProfJMitchell

Congratulations to Dr Mathew Nicolson @EyjarSkeggi after this morning’s viva on study of Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles. Excellent doctoral thesis, great discussion and no corrections. One of the very best. Great to examine with Prof Annie Tindley from @historyNCL

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Modern Irish History
Modern Irish History@MIH_Edin·
Many thanks to everyone who came along to our final seminar yesterday evening, where @JOBright1995 presented a truly excellent paper based on his PhD research. That's a wrap on the series for this year, thanks to all of our speakers and those who have attended!
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Dr James Bright
Dr James Bright@JOBright1995·
This is tonight at 5pm - all welcome, and email me at jbright@exseed.ed.ac.uk if you want to come along virtually! Excited to hear Jack explore British left-wing reactions to Ulster loyalism.
Modern Irish History@MIH_Edin

Next Tuesday we are delighted to welcome @jhep94 from @UniofOxford to present his paper ‘“They cannot act as a class as long as their privileges survive”: British radical perceptions of the loyalist working class during the Northern Ireland conflict, c.1969 – 1994’.

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Writing the 'Troubles'
Writing the 'Troubles'@TroublesWriting·
As St Patrick's Day approaches, Belfast's announcement of a 'punk choir' for its parade has Dr Jim Donaghey (Ulster University) considering how nostalgia, and a simple 'cross-community' narrative, has dominated depictions of Northern Ireland's punk scene. writingthetroublesweb.wordpress.com/2023/03/13/the…
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Struan Kennedy
Struan Kennedy @swjk89·
With sincere thanks to both @ParrConnal for consistent and excellent support throughout the project, and @LMcAtackney for her diligent assessment and fascinating discussion, I'm happy to say that today I successfully defend my PhD thesis!
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Tiffany Thompson (she/her)
Tiffany Thompson (she/her)@tiff__thompson·
For your Monday morning reading… Such a joy to work with Tommy and Roseanna @TroublesWriting Thank you both so much!!
Writing the 'Troubles'@TroublesWriting

In our first article for 2023, @tiff__thompson looks at Bernadette Devlin vs. Reginald Maudling, and what we can learn from a gender-based analysis of their clash in the Commons that followed Bloody Sunday. writingthetroublesweb.wordpress.com/2023/02/06/the…

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Modern Irish History
Modern Irish History@MIH_Edin·
This is tomorrow! Email jbright@exseed.ed.ac.uk to join our mailing list of come along in person to Seminar Room 1 of the Chrystal Macmillan building at 5pm.
Modern Irish History@MIH_Edin

A reminder that @LMcAtackney will be joining us next Tuesday at 5pm in Seminar Room 1 of the Chrystal Macmillan building. Join us in person or online for the first of our seminars in 2023!

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