Dr James Bright

PhD from @MIH_Edin on loyalist prisoners and the 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland. Editor at @TroublesWriting

[H-Diplo, with the Jervis Forum @HDiplo]

Roundtable XXVI-27: Stuart Ward’s Untied Kingdom: A Global History of the End of Britain
“Ward’s analysis evokes the fundamental constitutional uncertainty that underpins and motivates so much of unionism’s political behaviour” –James Bright
https://t.co/mpo1YZcPFV

[British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS) @BAIrishStudies]

📢 BAIS Elections 📢 please share far and wide!
This autumn, we will be running elections for members of the Executive Council of the British Association for Irish Studies. This includes the position of president, secretary, as well as a range of ordinary council members (1/)

[Dr James Bright @JOBright1995]

@EyjarSkeggi @ProfJMitchell Congrats Mathew!

[Writing the 'Troubles' @TroublesWriting]

We're back! With our first post of 2024, @DrTonyDrummond explores the experiences of gay men in Northern Ireland during the 'Troubles' conflict.

https://t.co/Q11sUVFO4o

[British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS) @BAIrishStudies]

Announcing the BAIS Digital Exhibition 2024! We invite doctoral students and early career researchers to submit contributions to the inaugural BAIS digital exhibition of research 2024, deadline 1 March 2024. See our website for full details:

https://t.co/Z2RXyDlHMN

[Modern Irish History @MIH_Edin]

A reminder about this event on Thursday! All welcome

[Dr James Bright @JOBright1995]

@tormey_history Thank you Thomas!

[Dr James Bright @JOBright1995]

From Jimmy Boyle to Solzhenitsyn - just what books did UVF prisoners read? Very excited to present my research in Edinburgh next week - email me at [email protected] for the Zoom link!

[Modern Irish History @MIH_Edin]

Our final event of the semester will take place next Tuesday 30th May at 5pm. We are delighted to welcome our own @JOBright1995 to present his paper 'Captive Readers: The Loyalist Long Kesh Library'.

[Modern Irish History @MIH_Edin]

Many thanks to everyone who came along to our final seminar yesterday evening, where @JOBright1995 presented a truly excellent paper based on his PhD research. That's a wrap on the series for this year, thanks to all of our speakers and those who have attended!

[Modern Irish History @MIH_Edin]

Our final seminar of the semester is this evening! Come along at 5pm to hear @JOBright1995 share his very interesting research

[Writing the 'Troubles' @TroublesWriting]

Our very own @JOBright1995 is speaking at the @MIH_Edin seminar tomorrow. This event is online. Contact [email protected] for more details.

[Dr James Bright @JOBright1995]

This is tonight at 5pm - all welcome, and email me at [email protected] if you want to come along virtually! Excited to hear Jack explore British left-wing reactions to Ulster loyalism.

[Modern Irish History @MIH_Edin]

Next Tuesday we are delighted to welcome @jhep94 from @UniofOxford to present his paper ‘“They cannot act as a class as long as their privileges survive”: British radical perceptions of the loyalist working class during the Northern Ireland conflict, c.1969 – 1994’.

[Writing the 'Troubles' @TroublesWriting]

As St Patrick's Day approaches, Belfast's announcement of a 'punk choir' for its parade has Dr Jim Donaghey (Ulster University) considering how nostalgia, and a simple 'cross-community' narrative, has dominated depictions of Northern Ireland's punk scene.

https://t.co/QjFe5U12Zi

[Dr James Bright @JOBright1995]

@swjk89 @ParrConnal @LMcAtackney Well done Struan, look forward to hearing more of your research!

[Tiffany Thompson (she/her) @tiff__thompson]

For your Monday morning reading… Such a joy to work with Tommy and Roseanna @TroublesWriting Thank you both so much!!

[Writing the 'Troubles' @TroublesWriting]

In our first article for 2023, @tiff__thompson looks at Bernadette Devlin vs. Reginald Maudling, and what we can learn from a gender-based analysis of their clash in the Commons that followed Bloody Sunday.

https://t.co/RH6MuwhqdR

[Modern Irish History @MIH_Edin]

This is tomorrow! Email [email protected] to join our mailing list of come along in person to Seminar Room 1 of the Chrystal Macmillan building at 5pm.