Uncovering Cuban-Irish historical links

As part of the research for my MA thesis, I will need to conduct research in archives and collections abroad. I will travel to Ireland and the United Kingdom from the end of June to mid-September, 2019. The information I will retrieve is key to properly developing my research questions, which focus on the Irish diaspora in Cuba during the 19th century. My thesis will look into how the Irish in Cuba were able to navigate multiple empires, religious militancy, languages, identities, racial attitudes, social status, and gender. Tentatively, my thesis will be titled: “Irish migrants to 19th century Cuba: The Faloon, Wright, and McNinney Families as Case Studies”. My methodology will draw from postcolonial theory, cultural studies, Irish diaspora studies, transnational networks and social history. All these interdisciplinary methods have rarely been applied to Irish migration history in Cuba. TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Jane McGaughey

Student:

Partner:

Trinity College Dublin

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Concordia University

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