Roisín Higgins
Biographic Data
| ID | 5137682 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roisín Higgins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roisín |
| FAMILY NAME | Higgins |
| SIGNATURE | HIGGINS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Ireland, Maynooth |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8025-5884 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Encountering modern Irish history
Ireland’s historical coordinates are shifting, prompting a re-examination of national narratives and of the assumptions and anxieties that have kept them in place. Increasingly, stories that disturb rather than coalesce with grand narratives are the focus of historical study, revealing the structural violence used to maintain societal order. This article argues that tending to bigger questions about power and smaller ones about human experience c…
Remembering 1916
The year 1916 witnessed two events that would profoundly shape both politics and commemoration in Ireland over the course of the following century. Although the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme were important historical events in their own right, their significance also lay in how they came to be understood as iconic moments in the emergence of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach drawing on his…
The Nation Reading Rooms
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The Nation Reading Rooms
Remembering 1916
The year 1916 witnessed two events that would profoundly shape both politics and commemoration in Ireland over the course of the following century. Although the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme were important historical events in their own right, their significance also lay in how they came to be understood as iconic moments in the emergence of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach drawing on his…
Encountering modern Irish history
Ireland’s historical coordinates are shifting, prompting a re-examination of national narratives and of the assumptions and anxieties that have kept them in place. Increasingly, stories that disturb rather than coalesce with grand narratives are the focus of historical study, revealing the structural violence used to maintain societal order. This article argues that tending to bigger questions about power and smaller ones about human experience c…
Irish (2 works) · Irish and British Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · 1916 (1 work) · 1st Battle of the (France : 1916) fast (OCoLC)fst01125774 (1 work) · Active listening (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Battle (1 work)