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Conference Theme: 100 years ago, the nascent Irish Free State endured a brutal civil war that centered on the issue of the partition of the nation:鈥� on who would be 鈥渋n鈥� and 鈥渙ut鈥� of 鈥痑 newly independent Ireland.鈥� While the war ostensibly settled the issue by upholding the Anglo-Irish treaty, the real issues of partition, inclusion, and exclusion remain raw and volatile today.鈥�鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
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Our conference provided a venue to explore the relationship between community and inclusion in the past, present, and future of Irish history, literature, and the field of Irish Studies in general.鈥� Participants were invited to explore the themes of "community" and 鈥渋nclusion鈥� in their widest sense, from current personal experiences with shifting perspectives on diversity and inclusion, to the role of 鈥榖elonging鈥� or not in the ancient and medieval Irish past. Further, we invited discussion on inclusivity and Irish Studies within the communities of academia and Public History. 
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With a well-known tradition of LGBTQIA+ pride,鈥痵upport of women- and鈥痬inority-owned businesses, and ongoing creation of inclusive spaces for neurodivergent and differently abled persons, St. Petersburg, FL was the ideal location to gather and discuss these important pathways forward in creating a more inclusive Irish Studies.鈥� The locally-owned and operated鈥疕ollander Hotel鈥� provided a community-centered 鈥渉ome base鈥� to the conference, and all conference events took place on the beautiful water-front University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus. The vibrant downtown community of St. Petersburg played a central role in the theme of the conference, and multiple outings to local museums and beaches were enjoyed by participants.鈥�

Questions regarding this past meeting can be directed to the Irish Studies Initiative team at 四虎影视.The Irish Studies Initiative remains a proud supporter of the American Conference for Irish Studies:

Christine Kinealy is the founding Director of Ireland鈥檚 Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University. A graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, Christine has published extensively on Ireland鈥檚 Great Hunger and, more recently, the Irish Abolition movement. This includes the award-winning This Great Calamity: The Great Hunger in Ireland, and a graphic novel entitled, 鈥楾he Bad Times鈥�, or 鈥楢n Drochshaol鈥�. In 1997, she spoke in the British Houses of Parliament and in the American Congress on the Famine.

Christine is a Director of the African American Irish Diaspora Network. In 2018, she published Frederick Douglass and Ireland: In his own words. In 2020, Black Abolitionists in Ireland was published and a second volume is planned. This research led to the creation of Frederick Douglass Walking Trails in Belfast, Cork and Dublin.

Christine has been named one of the top educators in Irish America. In 2014, she was inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame and, in 2017, received an Emmy for 鈥楾he Great Hunger and the Irish Diaspora鈥� documentary. In 2019, she was one of five historians who walked 100-miles from Roscommon to Dublin, following in the footsteps of tenants sent to Canada in 1847. This route now forms The National Famine Way. (source: https://www.qu.edu/faculty-and-staff/christine-kinealy-phd/)