‘Migration Studies in Ireland: An Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference’
Date: March 26-28, 2008
Venue: Robert Emmet Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
Registration Details: http://www.tcd.ie/immigration/conferences.php
Conference Registration Deadline: 20 March
During the past five years a growing number of postgraduate students have
been developing inquiry into the area of migration studies across the
Humanities and Social Sciences. This welcome development is occurring
cross-institutionally, north and south, traversing the fields of sociology,
anthropology, cultural studies, linguistics, geography, education, social
policy, lens-based practice, film and media studies, race, ethnicity and
gender studies, among others.
This timely and inaugural conference on ‘Migration Studies in Ireland’ will
occur annually and rotate location between the following convening partner
institutions: University College Dublin (UCD); National University of
Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM); University College, Cork (UCC); Dublin Institute
of Technology (DIT); University of Limerick (UL); Dublin City University
(DCU); Trinity College Dublin (TCD).
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME:
Wednesday Evening: 26 March, Film Screening
6:30 pm Robert Emmet Theatre, Arts Building, TCD
‘Here To Stay’ (2006, 72 min, Ireland), directed by Alan Grossman and Ŕine
O’Brien, narrates the story of a Filipino nurse and the expression of his
migrant labour activism, in dialogue with civil society representatives,
probing and challenging the inadequacies and market-driven characteristics
of immigration policy in Ireland. Capturing the evolution of political
process over time, alongside the performance of everyday transcultural
relations, the film provides insight into how trade unionism develops in a
rapidly expanding multiracial society.
The film has been screened nationally and internationally at numerous
documentary, ethnographic, human rights and gay film festivals, winning the
2007 Multicultural Media Broadcast Award (MAMA). ‘Here To Stay’ will be
screened on RTE in April.
Dr Alan Grossman, Centre for Transcultural Research and Media Practice, DIT,
will introduce the film and be present for a Q&A following the screening.
Thursday 27 March:
9:00-9:30 Registration and Coffee
9:30-9:45 Welcome Address - Dr Ronit Lentin, TCD
10:00-11:30 Panel I
Housing, Health and Education: Meeting Needs and Assessing Challenges
John Laior: How Does the Irish Education System Accommodate the New
Realities and Challenges Presented by a Culturally Diverse Population? DCU
Brian Portley: Meeting Accommodation Needs: The Choices and Constraints
Experienced by Minority Ethnic Households Living in Urban, Suburban and
Rural Locations in Ireland, UCD
Esther Murphy: Bridging the Gap Between Migration Studies and Disability
Studies: The Case of the Blind Immigrant in Ireland, DCU
Fiona Kelly: Psychosocial and Mental Health Needs and Outcomes Among
Help-Seeking Migrants in Ireland, UCD
11:45-1:15 Panel II
Labour Markets, Governance and Comparative Capitalisms
Camilla Devitt: The Causes of Immigration Variety: A Focus on Institutional
Factors in Receiving Countries, EUI, Florence
Justyna Salamonska: Migrant (Im)mobility on the Irish Labour Market
–Hospitality Sector Case Study, TCD
Sally Daly: Informal Employment Practices within the ‘Farm to Fork’ Sector
in Ireland: The Role of Migrant Labour, DIT
Alicja Bobek: Polish High-Skilled Workers in Ireland and their Migrant
Networks,TCD
1:15-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 Panel III
Media Practices and Public Spheres
Katie Moylan: In the Name of Multiculturalism: Radio Programming and New
Migrant Communities in Dublin, DIT
A.M. Kirwan: Irish Museums in the Construction of a Diverse and Inclusive
Society,
University of Leicester
Darcy Alexandra: Narrating Migration through Digital Storytelling: Migrant
Made Media, Irregular Migration and Communities of Learners, DIT
Izquierdo Iranzo: How is the Immigration Phenomenon Depicted in the Spanish
Media? Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid
3:45-4:45 Panel IV
Human Rights, Public Policy and NGOs
Niamh McCrea: Managing Migrant Rights: NGOs, Philanthropy and Public Policy
in Ireland, UCD
Delia Rambaldini Gooding: The Trafficking of Women into Ireland: Developing
a Model of Best Practices for Servic Provision, UCD
4:45-5:00 Tea/Coffee/Snacks
5:00-6:30 Panel V
Hybridity, Identificiation and Diasporas
Theo Ejorh: The African Imagined Diaspora in Dublin: Identity,
Identification and Experience, UCD
Katalin Palmai Banki: The Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Hungarian
Community Living in Ireland Since WWII, DCU
Diane Sabenacio Nititham: On Hyphenation and Hybridity: Interrogating
Filipinas in Ireland and Diaspora Space, UCD
Kit Nicholls: The Union (of the Atlantic and the Pacific)NYU, New York
6:45–9:00 Adjourn at the Market Bar (Fade St., Dublin 2)
Friday 28 March:
9:00-9:30 Registration and Coffee
9:30–11:00 Panel VI
Transnationalism: Urban and Rural Social Practices
Aine Ryan , Understanding the Importance of Urban Spaces and Places in a
Culturally Diverse Society, DIT
Garrett Maher: Defining Transnationalism: A Geographical Perspective, NUI Galway
Veronica Vierin: Imagining the Cityscape of Turin: ‘Ilegal Citizens’ and
Urban Social Practices, DIT
Carmen Adriana Frese: Trust & Community Bonding Between Romanians in
Ireland, UCD
11:15-12:45 Panel VII
Newcomer Children, Language Policies and Practices
Romana K and Niamh Nestor: Is Home Always Where the Heart Is? A Study of
Polish Migrant Children’s Attitudes Toward Their Languages and Countries,
TCD, UCD
Ms. Stergiani Kostopoulou: Meeting the Language Needs of Immigrant Students
in Post Primary Ireland, TCD
Emer Nowlan: Researching Asian Students in Irish Schools,UCD
Anna Dillon: An Examination of the Language Education Policies and Practices
in Place for Newcomer Children in Irish Primary Schools, DIT
12:45-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:00 Panel VIII
Emigration, Immigration, Return Migration: Responses, Attitudes and Public
Opinion
Irial Glynn: From Out-Migration to In-Migration: Irish and Italian
Attitudes Compared, EUI, Florence
Deirdre Lynch: Framing the Phenomenon of Return: The Re-settlement of
Elderly Irish Emigrants,DIT
Antje Roeder: Immigrant attitudes to Migration, TCD
Rozalia Ligus: Living on the Edges: Either a Polish or Irish Dream,
University of Lower Silecia
3:00-3:15 Tea/Coffee/Snacks
3:15-4:45 Panel IX
Integration, Civic Participation and Migrant Entrepreneurship
Fidele Mutwarasibo: Migrants’ Integration in the Irish Public Sphere:
Migrant Political Entrepreneurs, the Attributes and Strategies, UCD
Lucia Laurincikova: What is the Role of Tailored Enterprise Programmes in
Realising the Entrepreneurial Intentions of Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurs? DIT
Aine O’Neil: The Business of Being Irish in America: Ethnic Entrepreneurs
and Transnational Commuters, NUIM
Gina Iordan: Romanian Integration in Ireland: The Consequences of Employment
Restrictions After Romania’s Accession to the EU, UCC
5:00-5:30 Closing Plenary: Dr Alice Feldman, UCD
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