Nationalism and Separatism in Finland and Ireland, c. 1886-1922

22 October 2014
This seminar, featuring Dr Andrew Newby (Helsinki), takes place under the Rethinking Modern Europe Seminar Series at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) at the University of London. It is also run in cooperation with the European Institute, and is related to a panel discussion on history and nationalism in Spain and Catalonia on the following day.

Seminar

Andrew Newby (Helsinki)

'The Analogy Between Finland and Ireland is Almost Perfect': Nationalism and Separatism on Opposite Sides of Europe, c. 1886-1922

Chair: Mary Hilson (UCL)

Speaker

Andrew Newby is Adjunct Professor (Docent) in European Area and Cultural Studies in the Renvall Institute for Area and Cultural Studies, University of Helsinki. He is currently working on the project "Race, Hope and Charity: Reactions to Famine in Finland and Ireland, c. 1845-1870", at the University of Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies. He is especially interested in the ways in which urban and rural history intersect, especially in political and social contexts.

Context

The event is run in cooperation with the European Institute. It is also related to a panel discussion on history and nationalism in Spain and Catalonia in a comparative context on the following day, 23 October 2014, at UCL.

This seminar is part of the Rethinking Modern Europe Seminar Series at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), University of London. The series aims to promote debates on how to integrate regional, national, comparative and transnational approaches to history. Conveners are: Dr Dejan Djokic (Goldsmiths), Dr Celia Donert (Liverpool), Dr Alex Drace-Francis (Amsterdam), Dr Christian Goeschel (Manchester), Dr Mary Hilson (UCL), Dr Simon Jackson (Birmingham), Professor Axel Körner (UCL), Professor Stephen Lovell (KCL), Professor Lucy Riall (EUI).