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IRISH WRITERS IN THE AMERICAN PRESS, 1882-1964

Glucksman Ireland House NYU One Washington Mews, New York City

Irish Writers in the Irish American Press (University of Massachusetts Press, 2018) spans the period from Oscar Wilde’s 1882 American lecture tour to the months following JFK’s assassination and covers the century in which Irish American identity was shaped by immigration, religion, politics, and economic advancement. Through a close engagement with Irish American periodicals, Dr. Stephen Butler offers a more nuanced…

Ernie O’Malley Lecture: The Treasonous Irish

Glucksman Ireland House NYU One Washington Mews, New York City

The Treasonous Irish: Vigilantes, Conspiracies and the Mainstream Press, 1917-1918 In this nineteenth annual Ernie O’Malley lecture, Mick Mulcrone, Emeritus Associate Professor at University of Portland, delivers "The Treasonous Irish: Vigilantes, Conspiracies and the Mainstream Press, 1917-1918". During World War I, editions of five Irish-American newspapers were barred from the mail by the United States Post Office. Two newspapers and…