Recorded on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022
St. Patrick鈥檚 Day: A History of Craic and Slainte Across the Globe
St. Patrick鈥檚 Day has evolved from a religious holiday in Ireland to a cultural celebration across the globe. In this webinar, hear from Dr. Tim McMahon, associate professor of history at 天美传媒, about the history of celebrating St. Patrick鈥檚 Day in Ireland and the United States. Join us to discover lesser-known traditions to incorporate into your festivities, or to learn some new facts to share with your friends at your St. Patrick鈥檚 Day gathering!
Presenter(s): Dr. Timothy G. McMahon, Associate Professor of History, 天美传媒
Dr. Timothy G. McMahon is associate professor of history at 天美传媒 and a past president of the American Conference for Irish Studies. Tim joined the 天美传媒 faculty in 2001 after earning his master鈥檚 and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2012, the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences awarded him its Faculty Advising Award, and in 2017, he received 天美传媒鈥檚 highest faculty honor, the Robert and Mary Gettel Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence. From 2018-2021, he was the Way-Klingler Fellow in the Humanities and Social Sciences. An expert on nationalism and national identity, popular culture (especially popular religion), and Empire, he is currently writing a book with the working title of Irish Partition and the Boundaries of Identity. Tim is a social historian with a particular interest in the late-nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He is the author of Grand Opportunity: The Gaelic Revival and Irish Society, 1893-1910 (2008); editor of P谩draig 脫 Fathaigh鈥檚 War of Independence: Recollections of a Galway Gaelic Leaguer (2000); and co-editor of Ireland in an Imperial World: Citizenship, Opportunism, and Subversion (2017). He has also published numerous essays in edited collections, as well as articles and reviews in such journals as Irish Historical Studies, the Journal of Modern History, 脡ire-Ireland, New Hibernia Review, and the Irish Literary Supplement. He has received numerous grants and fellowships over the years, including the Rev. William Neenan, S.J., Visiting Fellow at Boston College, Ireland, in 2011 and a Franklin Research Grant from the American Philosophical Society in 2017. And in 2018, he was a visiting research professor at the Institute of Irish Studies at Queen鈥檚 University, Belfast.
