Fina Carpena-Méndez (University College Cork,
National University of Ireland), Euro 1,000.
The Migrant Self in Uncertain Times: Latin
Americans in Post-Celtic Tiger Ireland. 'The
project has relevance, clarity of aims and will
be an important contribution for migration
studies'
(Munira Mutran). (Download
application) |
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Patricia Novillo-Corvalán
(Birkbeck College, University of London), Euro 1000.
The Politics of Performing Beckett in Argentina.
'A very promising and ambitious project by a
productive scholar. It will allow a new reading of the
impact of Beckett’s dramatic works during Argentina's
troubled decades, with well chosen sources.'
(Aline Helg). (Download
application) |
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Félix Flores Varona
(independent scholar, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba), Euro
300. The Cuban Translations of Thomas Moore.
'A most interesting proposal and really quite
original. The methodology for translation it
proposes to develop would be really innovative.
Over and beyond the intrinsic merit of the topic
(Moore and Cuba) there is a real methodological
sophistication to this proposal. It is also most
impressively conceptualised.'
(Ronaldo Munck). (Download
application) |
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Patricia
de Aquino Prudente
(University of São Paulo), Euro 200.
Nationalism in William Bulfin's Epistolary and
Journalistic Discourse (1896-1906).'On
the interface between social sciences and
cultural studies, this is a most interesting
proposal.'
(Ronaldo Munck). (Download
application) |
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Margaret
Brehony (National University of Ireland,
Galway), 2008 (Euro 1,000). Irish Migration to
Cuba 1835-1844. 'This
well-designed project investigating a
relatively unknown group of Irish labourers
in Cuba has the potential to contribute
significantly to debates on issues of
colonialism, class and race in connection
with the Irish in Latin America' (Selection
Committee). (Download
application) |
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Garret
Maher (National
University of Ireland, Galway), 2008 (Euro 800).
Brazilians in Gort and Roscommon.'The Brazilian community in Ireland
has been the subject of much comment but
little deep analysis. This project seeks to
provide a scholarly analysis of the topical
question of Brazilian integration in Irish
society, but it also addresses the often
overlooked impact of remittances on their
home communities'
(Selection Committee). (Download
application) |
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Gabriela
McEvoy (University
of California, San Diego), 2008 (Euro 800).
La utopía
irlandesa en el lejano Perú.'This
innovative project focusing on the
collective memory of the Irish in Peru has
important implications for our understanding
of race and class issues in the Irish
Peruvian community'
(Selection Committee)." Aprovecho esta oportunidad para agradecer a los miembros del comité de SILAS por haberme dado la oportunidad de iniciar la investigación de la inmigración irlandesa en el Perú, tema que considero crucial tanto por la escasa bibliografía escrita sobre este grupo de inmigrantes en el Perú como por su contribución en el conocimiento y divulgación de los lazos socio-culturales entre el Perú e Irlanda."
(Download
application) |
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Bertie
Mandelblatt
(Université de Montréal), 2008 (Euro 800).
Between Cork and
Cap Français: Cork Production Histories of
Le boeuf salé d'Irlande, 1650-1789.'Focusing on Cork salt beef
production, this project should provide
significant new insights into the
development of trading links between Cork
and the French Caribbean, and points to
interesting questions on the nature of
contacts between the two areas'
(Selection Committee). (Download
application) |
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Matthew
Brown (University of Bristol, UK), 2007
(EUR 1,000). Daniel O'Leary and José María
Córdoba, 1828-1829. "I am enormously
grateful for this grant which will enable me
to consult local archives in Colombia for my
research. The considerable archival
resources in Colombia mean that there is
plenty of scope for more research on the
Irish there. The generosity of SILAS members
and donors means that I can try to get to
the bottom of some complex and confusing
questions regarding the role of the Irish in
Colombia in the first decades after
Independence" (Download
application) |
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José
Antonio Quintana García
(Universidad de Ciego de Ávila, Cuba), 2007
(EUR 700). James O'Kelly y Cuba: historias
cruzadas (1868-1898). "Estoy muy feliz
con la obtención de la beca, pues me
posibilitará consultar diarios de campaña,
memorias de la guerra, la prensa española y
de los insurrectos, entre otras fuentes que
se hallan en el Archivo Nacional de Cuba y
la Biblioteca Nacional José Martí. Así podré
contribuir, mediante un acercamiento a la
vida y obra de James O'Kelly, a los estudios
del elemento irlandés en la formación de la
nación cubana. Agradezco la generosidad de
los integrantes de SILAS." (Download
application) |
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Andrés
Bisso and Paula Migo (Universidad de La
Plata, Buenos Aires), 2006 (EUR 1,000).
Los procesos de construcción de la identidad
en las asociaciones irlandesas de la
Provincia de Buenos Aires durante el siglo
XX. "We are very glad to have been
selected for a research grant. This will
facilitate our research possibilities in an
underdeveloped field of Argentinean history.
We are sincerely grateful to SILAS for this
opportunity. Thank you very much!" (Download
Application) |
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Igor
Pérez Tostado (Universidad Pablo de
Olavide, Seville), 2006 (EUR 1,000). The
Irish Experience in the Spanish Caribbean
Frontier: migration, identity formation and
political participation in the island of
Hispaniola (c.1640-1660). "I am very
grateful to SILAS members and friends for
their work supporting research related to
the history of Ireland and Latin America. In
my case, this financial assistance will be
very valuable in allowing me to directly
research original sources in the Caribbean
region and complete the information I am
collecting from European repositories. I
hope to repay SILAS's generosity with the
results of the research." (Download
Application) |
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Fiona
Clark (Queen's University Belfast), 2006 (EUR 700). Daniel
O'Sullivan: an Irish military physician in
the Spanish colonial world (late eighteenth
century). "I would like to thank all
those who have been involved in the
provision of this valuable financial
assistance for researchers in Latin American
and Irish history. The funding will enable
me to travel to Mexico to undertake an
extensive period of research in the
archives, investigating an as yet much
unstudied area of trans-Atlantic medical
history. I am very grateful for this
opportunity and look forward to sharing the
end results of project." (Download
Application) |
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Jorge
Chinea (Wayne State University, USA),
2005 (EUR
1,000). Jaime O'Daly: Enlightened
Planter-Administrator in Late Bourbon Puerto
Rico, 1776-1826. (Download Application) |
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Karen Racine
(University of Guelph, Canada), 2005 (EUR 800).
Recruitment in Ireland for the Spanish
American Independence Armies, 1814-1824.
"I am very
grateful for the material and intellectual
support that SILAS had given to my research.
I will be travelling to Dublin in May to
conduct two weeks of research in various
libraries and archives there and look
forward to sharing the results with you when
I am done. I appreciate the generosity of
the many donors who have made this trip
possible, and to SILAS for building such an
energetic and enthusiastic international
community. Thank you." (Download
Application) |
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Ryan
Crewe (Yale University, USA), 2005 (EUR 800).
An Irish 'Emperor of Mexico': The Exile and
Rebellion of William Lamport, Don Guillén
Lombardo, 1611-1659. (Download
Application) |
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Claire
Healy (National University of Ireland,
Galway), 2004 (EUR 600), Irish Migration to
Argentina: Interaction between African,
Indigenous and Irish People in Buenos Aires,
1776-1892. "I am
extremely happy with all the work I have
done here [Buenos Aires]; I think I have found some really
interesting material and I have tonnes of
ideas waiting to get down on paper. I wanted
to thank you again, and the IAHS, and all
the donors, for the grant, it really helped
a lot and I have had a thoroughly successful
trip." (Download Application) |
Jorge
Cernadas Fonsalías (Universidad de Buenos
Aires), 2004 (EUR 400), Relations Between the
Irish Nationalist Movement and the Irish
settlers in Argentina, 1916-1922. "I
really appreciated the opportunity
provided by the IAHS members. I am very
happy to undertake a research on a topic
frequently neglected by academia here in
Argentina, and I hope that with my work I
will be able to contribute with the Irish
Argentine community. Thanks again."
(Download Application) |
Helen
Kelly (Trinity College, Dublin), 2004
(EUR 400), An Historical Analysis of the Irish
Community in Argentina from 1830s to the
Turn of the Century. "I would like
to thank all the members of the IAHS who
kindly contributed to the fund and who have
provided such valuable financial assistance
to recipients. Research into Irish
settlement patterns in Latin America is much
needed and will stimulate debate in
associated academic fields. I am most
grateful for the opportunities afforded me
as a result of IAHS funding, and look
forward to sharing the results of my own
research with the society's members."
(Download Application) |
Maria
Jose Roger and Lorena Kijora (Universidad
Católica Argentina), 2004 (EUR 300), The Irish
Argentines during the Violent Years, 1976-1983.
The Role of the Irish-Argentine Institutions
and Individuals during the Last Military
Dictatorship in Argentina. |
Carla
Horton (Universidad de Buenos Aires),
2004 (EUR 200), 'En Defensa de los Valores
de la Raza Irlandesa.' El Padre Federico
Richards y el Southern Cross ante el Proceso
de Reorganización Nacional, 1976-1978.' |
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