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Dr Fiona Bateman
Ph.D
Biography
Research Interests
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2012) | '‘Ireland and the Nigeria Biafra War (1967-1970): Local connections to a distant conflict’'
Fiona Bateman (2012) '‘Ireland and the Nigeria Biafra War (1967-1970): Local connections to a distant conflict’'. New Hibernia Review, [Details] |
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| (2008) | 'Defining the Heathen Irish and the Pagan African: Two similar discourses a century apart'
Fiona Bateman (2008) 'Defining the Heathen Irish and the Pagan African: Two similar discourses a century apart'. Social Sciences And Missions, 21 (1):73-96 [ARAN Link] [Details] |
Edited Books
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2011) | Studies in Settler Colonialism: Politics, Identity, Culture.
Fiona Bateman, Lionel Pilkington (Ed.). (2011) Studies in Settler Colonialism: Politics, Identity, Culture Studies in Settler Colonialism: Politics, Identity, Culture. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
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| (2000) | Irish-Australian Studies: Papers Delivered at the Ninth Irish-Australian Conference, Galway, April 1997.
Fiona Bateman, Tadhg Foley (Ed.). (2000) Irish-Australian Studies: Papers Delivered at the Ninth Irish-Australian Conference, Galway, April 1997 Irish-Australian Studies: Papers Delivered at the Ninth Irish-Australian Conference, Galway, April 1997. Sydney: Crossing Press. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2023) | 'Ireland's Missions and Missionaries in the Twentieth Century'
Fiona Bateman (2023) 'Ireland's Missions and Missionaries in the Twentieth Century' In: The Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism, Volume V: Recapturing the Apostolate of the Laity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
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| (2016) | 'Biafra in the Irish Imagination: War and Famine in Banville's An End to Flight and Forristal's Black Man's Country'
Fiona Bateman (2016) 'Biafra in the Irish Imagination: War and Famine in Banville's An End to Flight and Forristal's Black Man's Country' In: Writing the Nigeria-Biafra War. Oxford: Boydell and Brewer. [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'The “battlefield of the schoolroom”: Irish children and Ireland's spiritual empire'
Fiona Bateman (2012) 'The “battlefield of the schoolroom”: Irish children and Ireland's spiritual empire' In: Irish Classrooms and British Empire: Imperial contexts in the origins of modern education. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'Ireland and Biafra: Hunger, History, Politics and Public Opinion'
Fiona Bateman (2012) 'Ireland and Biafra: Hunger, History, Politics and Public Opinion' In: Biafra War, History, and the Politics of Memory. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'Introduction'
Fiona Bateman, Lionel Pilkington (2011) 'Introduction' In: Studies in Settler Colonialism: Culture, Politics, Identity. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
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| (2008) | 'Ireland’s Spiritual Empire: The African Mission Field in the Twentieth Century'
Fiona Bateman (2008) 'Ireland’s Spiritual Empire: The African Mission Field in the Twentieth Century' In: Empires of Religion. :267-287 Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
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| (2006) | 'An Irish Missionary in India: Thomas Gavan Duffy and The Catechist of Kil-Arni'
Fiona Bateman (2006) 'An Irish Missionary in India: Thomas Gavan Duffy and The Catechist of Kil-Arni' In: Ireland and India: Colonies, Culture and Empire. :117-128 Dublin: Irish Academic Press. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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| (1999) | 'English, History and Philosophy'
Tadhg Foley, Fiona Bateman (1999) 'English, History and Philosophy' In: From Queen's Collge to National University: Essays on the Academic History of QCG/UCG/NUI Galway. :384-420 Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details] |
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| (1997) | 'Introduction'
Tadhg Foley, Fiona Bateman (1997) 'Introduction' In: Irish-Australian Studies: Papers Delivered at the Ninth Irish-Australian Conference. :7-9 Sydney, Australia/ Galway: Crossing Press Sydney. [Details] |
Other Journals
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2006) | 'Race and Religion: The Irish Encounter with the Pagan in Africa'
Fiona Bateman (2006) 'Race and Religion: The Irish Encounter with the Pagan in Africa' Foilsiú, 5 (1) :37-55. [Details] |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2023) | Africa in Ireland,
Fiona Bateman (2023) Kidnapped Biafran children and an Ibo colony in Ireland (1970-1972). [Conference Paper], Africa in Ireland, Queen's University Belfast , 28-APR-23 - 29-APR-23. [Details] |
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| (2004) | India and Ireland,
Fiona Bateman (2004) Fourth Galway Conference on Colonialism. [Conference Organising Committee Member], India and Ireland, NUI Galway , 02-JUN-04 - 05-JUN-04. [Details] |
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| (2010) | Education and Empire,
Fiona Bateman & Muireann O Cinneide (2010) 6th Galway Conference on Colonialism. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Education and Empire, NUI Galway , 24-JUN-10 - 26-JUN-10. [Details] |
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| (2007) | Settler Colonialism,
Fiona Bateman (2007) Fifth Galway Conference on Colonialism. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Settler Colonialism, NUI Galway , 27-JUN-07 - 30-JUN-07. [Details] |
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| (2010) | Ireland and Biafra,
Fiona Bateman (2010) Welcome and Introduction. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Ireland and Biafra, Moore Institute NUI Galway , 30-SEP-10 - 01-OCT-10. [Details] |
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| (2019) | Wiles Colloquium ‘Irish Missionaries in the 19th and 20th Centuries, between nation and empire’,
Fiona Bateman (2019) Irish misisonaries in Africa: Between nation(s) and empire(s). [Conference Paper], Wiles Colloquium ‘Irish Missionaries in the 19th and 20th Centuries, between nation and empire’, Queens University Belfast , 12-SEP-19 - 13-SEP-19. [Details] |
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| (2015) | The Clarke Studios Symposium, Trinity College Dublin,
Fiona Bateman (2015) The African Connection: Clarke Studios and Ireland's Foreign Missions. [Invited Lecture], The Clarke Studios Symposium, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin , 06-FEB-15 - 06-FEB-15. [Details] |
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| (2013) | Towards 2016: Old and New Irelands, EFACIS, NUI Galway,
Fiona Bateman (2013) This Unfortunate Affair: Ireland and Biafra 1967-70. [Conference Paper], Towards 2016: Old and New Irelands, EFACIS, NUI Galway, NUI Galway , 05-JUN-13 - 07-JUN-13. [Details] |
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| (2013) | Media, Culture and Empire,
Fiona Bateman (2013) 'This unfortunate affair': The relationship between Ireland and Biafra 1967-70'. [Conference Paper], Media, Culture and Empire, London School of Economics , 24-MAY-13 - 24-MAY-13. [Details] |
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| (2012) | the Catholic Historical Society of Ireland Annual Conference,
Fiona Bateman (2012) The Irish foreign missions in Africa: garden or battlefield?. [Conference Paper], the Catholic Historical Society of Ireland Annual Conference, NUI Maynooth , 02-NOV-12 - 03-NOV-12. [Details] |
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| (2011) | ACIS ‘Global Networks and Local Ties’, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Fiona Bateman (2011) ‘Ireland and the Nigeria Biafra War (1967-1970): Local connections to a distant conflict’. [Conference Paper], ACIS ‘Global Networks and Local Ties’, University of Wisconsin, Madison, University of Wisconsin, Madison , 30-MAR-11 - 02-APR-11. [Details] |
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| (2011) | New Voices in Irish Criticism, ‘Emergent Voices: Tradition and Dissent’, University College Dublin,
Fiona Bateman (2011) ‘our glory-hunting do-gooders’: Dissent and the Irish campaign in support of Biafra. [Conference Paper], New Voices in Irish Criticism, ‘Emergent Voices: Tradition and Dissent’, University College Dublin, UCD , 17-JUN-11 - 18-JUN-11. [Details] |
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| (2010) | Ireland and Biafra’, Moore Institute, NUI Galway,
Fiona Bateman (2010) ‘Ireland and Biafra – An Introduction’. [Conference Paper], Ireland and Biafra’, Moore Institute, NUI Galway, NUI Galway , 30-SEP-10 - 01-OCT-10. [Details] |
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| (2010) | Ireland and Modernity, Queen’s University Belfast,
Fiona Bateman (2010) ‘Ireland and the war in Nigeria (1967-1970): Modernity, Ethics and Tradition’. [Conference Paper], Ireland and Modernity, Queen’s University Belfast, Queens University Belfast , 11-NOV-10 - 13-NOV-10. [Details] |
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| (2010) | Education and Empire, NUI Galway,
Fiona Bateman (2010) The 'battlefield of the schoolroom': Irish children and Ireland's spiritual empire. [Conference Paper], Education and Empire, NUI Galway, NUI Galway , 24-JUN-10 - 26-JUN-10. [Details] |
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| (2009) | International Conference on the Biafra Nigeria Civil War: Our Stories and Lessons Learnt, Marquette University,
Fiona Bateman (2009) ‘Ireland and Biafra: Hunger, History, Politics and Public Opinion’,. [Conference Paper], International Conference on the Biafra Nigeria Civil War: Our Stories and Lessons Learnt, Marquette University, Marquette University , 25-SEP-09 - 26-SEP-09. [Details] |
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| (2006) | Empires of Religion,
Fiona Bateman (2006) Ireland's Spiritual Empire: The Discourse of Irish Catholic Missionaries in the 20th Century. [Conference Paper], Empires of Religion, Global Irish Institute, University College Dublin , 20-JUN-06 - 21-JUN-06. [Details] |
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| (2005) | Ireland and Race (the Seventh Annual Grian Conference),
Fiona Bateman (2005) Race and Religion: The Irish Encounter with the Pagan in Africa. [Conference Paper], Ireland and Race (the Seventh Annual Grian Conference), New York University , 04-MAR-05 - 06-MAR-05. [Details] |
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| (2005) | Orality and Modern Culture (First Galway Conference of Irish Studies),
Fiona Bateman (2005) Subversive Voices: The Silent Women in Irish Film. [Conference Paper], Orality and Modern Culture (First Galway Conference of Irish Studies), NUI Galway , 07-JUN-05 - 10-JUN-06. [Details] |
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| (2004) | India and Ireland (4th Galway Conference on Colonialism),
Fiona Bateman (2004) An Irish Missionary in India: Thomas Gavan Duffy and The Catechist of Kil-Arni. [Conference Paper], India and Ireland (4th Galway Conference on Colonialism), NUI Galway , 02-JUN-04 - 05-JUN-04. [Details] |
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| (1999) | Defining Colonies (3rd Galway Conference on Colonialism),
Fiona Bateman (1999) Defining the Heathen in Ireland and Africa. [Conference Paper], Defining Colonies (3rd Galway Conference on Colonialism), NUI Galway , 17-JUN-99 - 20-JUN-99. [Details] |
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| (1999) | Defining Colonies,
Fiona Bateman (1999) Third Galway Conference on Colonialism. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Defining Colonies, NUI Galway , 17-JUN-99 - 20-JUN-99. [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Texts Contexts Cultures | Moore Institute (PRTLI4-funded project) | |
| 1998 | Government of Ireland Scholarship (PhD) | IRCHSS |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NUI Galway | PhD | English | |
| 1996 | NUI Galway | MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9) | Culture and Colonialism | |
| 1986 | UCD | Bachelor of Social Science | Sociology and Social Administration |
Modules Taught
| Term/Year | Module Title | Module Code | Subject / Desc | |
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| MA | Short Filmmaking for Advocates | FM6115 | ||
| MA | Film, Politics, and Colonialism | FM6119 | ||
| Irish Studies Summer School | Representing Ireland - Literature and Film | SS115 | ||
| 3BA | African Literature | ENG232 | ||
| 2BA | Introduction to Film Studies | ENG213 |
