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Irish Elites

ssnci — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:37:35 +0000

Registration is now open for our 2011 conference Irish Elites.

http://www.liv.ac.uk/irish/events/SSNCI/index.htm

SSNCI 2011 Conference – Irish Elites in the Nineteenth Century

ssnci — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:47:05 +0000

First Call for Papers -

SSNCI 2011 – CFP[1]

17^th International Conference of the SSNCI

Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool

30 June – 01 July, 2011

This conference seeks to redefine the concepts of elites and elitism in nineteenth-century Ireland. Issues such as social stratification and the distribution of power in Irish society have often been overlooked by nineteenth-century scholars, or discussed narrowly in relation to political history. Power, wealth, and influence were distributed in myriad ways in the nineteenth century, and often through localised elites or social networks. County clubs, old school networks, and voluntary and charitable organisations appeared throughout the century, vying for the attention of the established elite and the rising middle classes alongside political parties, freemasonry and sports and social clubs. Aspirational behaviour was evident at many levels of society and affected Irish men and women of all religious backgrounds. Conference papers will address the theme of elitism in Ireland with the widest possible interpretation of the term, and with a focus on the local, practical applications of power and influence.

More information available at the conference website: http://irishelites.wordpress.com/

Convenors: Ciaran O’Neill (Hertford College, Oxford) and James H. Murphy (DePaul University, Chicago)

The convenors welcome both individual proposals and suggestions for panels on additional themes. Please send your proposals as attachments to ssnci2011@gmail.com by 31 January 2011.

SSNCI Conference on Philanthropy: 17-18 June 2010

ssnci — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:29:28 +0000

University College Cork, June 17th and 18th, 2010

The Sixteenth Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland will take place at University College Cork in 2010.

This conference will address the theme of ‘philanthropy’, broadly defined, and examine the manner in which philanthropic endeavour underpinned State initiatives for the poor and vulnerable, but also provided opportunities for special interest groups in Ireland.

Charitable and voluntary organisations provided a wide range of services for the disadvantaged, the sick, and those in need of temporary assistance. But the poor were not helpless: philanthropic history shows a high level of active engagement with a range of charities, and evidence that individuals employed a sophisticated knowledge of charitable ambitions to secure advantages for themselves.

Organisers: Dr Larry Geary and Dr Oonagh Walsh, Dept. of History, University College Cork, Ireland.

Contact the organisers: Larry Geary at l.geary@ucc.ie, and Oonagh Walsh at o.walsh@ucc.ie

Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Ireland Programme

Please also note that selected proceedings from this conference will be published.