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Tuesday 22nd August, 2023 at 6:30pm (AEST), 9:30am (IST)
Rodney Sullivan and Robin Sullivan, University of Queensland
A Hundred Thousand Welcomes: Opening Windows on Irish Queensland.
ABSTRACT
In 2018 the Board of the Queensland Irish Association appointed Rodney and Robin Sullivan as Honorary Historians, and commissioned a history to mark its 125th anniversary in 2023. When they asked President Jeff Spender what sort of book he had in mind he replied, ‘a comprehensive history, warts and all.’ They endeavoured to fulfill this request without incurring legal consequences, investigating themes that threaded their way through the history of the Club and Irish Queensland. These included sectarianism, commemoration, and gender. Club premises were a further preoccupation. This paper surveys their presence in A Hundred Thousand Welcomes, and the vistas they offer on Irish Queensland.
SPEAKERS
Robin Sullivan is an Honorary Research Associate Professor in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at The University of Queensland. She was formerly Queensland Commissioner for Children and Young People and a Director-General in the Queensland public service. Her publications include articles on labour history, education and family issues. She has co-authored articles on the Irish in Queensland. Robin holds a BA and BEd from The University of Queensland and a MEd from James Cook University. She has honorary doctorates from the Queensland University of Technology and Central Queensland University. In 2001, she was awarded a Centenary Medal.
Rodney Sullivan is an Honorary Research Associate Professor in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at The University of Queensland. He was formerly an Associate Professor in the Department of History & Politics at James Cook University, Townsville. He has published in the fields of Australian and Philippine-American history, and, since 2013, on the Irish in Queensland. He has contributed to the Australian Dictionary of Biography and the Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Rodney holds an MA in History from The University of Queensland and an MEd and PhD in History from James Cook University.
LOCATION (Online Only)
This free public seminar will be streamed via Zoom only. The Zoom room will be open 10 minutes before the scheduled start to give everyone time to connect. Please keep your microphone on mute for the duration of the talk. There will be time for questions at the end of the seminar. Please RSVP to Dianne.hall@vu.edu.au if you would like the zoom link.
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