Iarfhlaith Watson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3659343 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Iarfhlaith Watson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Iarfhlaith |
| FAMILY NAME | Watson |
| SIGNATURE | WATSON I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Dublin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Columbus wasn't Italian? DNA, media framing, and the politics of ethnic reclassification
In October 2024 a Spanish television documentary and subsequent press coverage claimed DNA evidence resolved Christopher Columbus’s origins. This article asks how English-language newspapers framed these claims and what boundary work they enabled. Using reflexive thematic analysis of 101 articles from Nexis Advance UK, we find that coverage (1) treated DNA as definitive, minimizing uncertainty; (2) translated genetic claims into claims about nati…
Holocaust Representations in German Museums and Information Centers: The Perpetrator-Centric Narrative
This article explores Holocaust representations in three prominent German museums and information centers – the Topography of Terror, the Jewish Museum, and the information center under the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe – identifying a key gap in their narratives, which is termed the ‘perpetrator-centric narrative.’ This narrative primarily emphasizes Germany’s role in the Holocaust, often overshadowing or even omitting the roles of oth…
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Holocaust Representations in German Museums and Information Centers: The Perpetrator-Centric Narrative
This article explores Holocaust representations in three prominent German museums and information centers – the Topography of Terror, the Jewish Museum, and the information center under the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe – identifying a key gap in their narratives, which is termed the ‘perpetrator-centric narrative.’ This narrative primarily emphasizes Germany’s role in the Holocaust, often overshadowing or even omitting the roles of oth…
Columbus wasn't Italian? DNA, media framing, and the politics of ethnic reclassification
In October 2024 a Spanish television documentary and subsequent press coverage claimed DNA evidence resolved Christopher Columbus’s origins. This article asks how English-language newspapers framed these claims and what boundary work they enabled. Using reflexive thematic analysis of 101 articles from Nexis Advance UK, we find that coverage (1) treated DNA as definitive, minimizing uncertainty; (2) translated genetic claims into claims about nati…
Narrative (2 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Ethnic group (1 works) · Forensic and Genetic Research (1 works) · German (1 works) · History (1 works) · History (1 works) · Law (1 works) · Law (1 works)