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Biography
Fiona Bateman is Director of the MA in Public Advocacy and Activism, and a lecturer in English and Film. She is a graduate of UCD (B.Soc.Sc.) and of NUI Galway (now University of Galway) (MA in Culture and Colonialism), where she also completed her PhD, "The Spiritual Empire: Irish Catholic Missionary Discourse in the Twentieth Century". Her research focuses on Ireland and Africa, the Irish foreign missions, and the Nigeria-Biafra war 1967-70. Her publications address a wide range of missionary-related topics, including a book chapter about the stained glass windows from Clarke Studios in Dublin, which were designed for churches in various African countries. She teaches some film studies classes as well as modules in literature, including African fiction and North American literature.
Research Interests
Ireland and Africa; The Irish foreign missions in the 20th century; The Nigeria-Biafra war 1967-70; Ireland and colonialism; Gender and colonialism
Teaching Interests
Film and politics; Film and colonialism; Irish film; Film and activism; African literature; American Literature; Advocacy and activism.
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D
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Irelands Missions and Missionaries in the Twentieth Century
Bateman, F., 1 Oct 2023, The Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism, Volume V: Recapturing the Apostolate of the Laity. Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Ireland’s Missions and Missionaries in the Twentieth Century
Bateman, F., 1 Jan 2023, The Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism, Volume V: Recapturing the Apostolate of the Laity, 1914-2021. Oxford University Press, Vol. V. p. 249-269 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Kidnapped Biafran children and an Ibo colony in Ireland (1970-1972)
Bateman, F., 1 Jan 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference (Published) › Paper
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Irish misisonaries in Africa: Between nation(s) and empire(s)
Bateman, F., 1 Jan 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference (Published) › Paper
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Clarke Studios and the Irish Foreign Missions: Windows with A Very Irish Look in Africa
Bateman, F., 1 Oct 2018, Harry Clarke and Artistic Visions of the New Irish State. Irish Academic PressResearch output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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The Clarke Studios Symposium, Trinity College Dublin
Bateman, F. (Invited Lecture)
6 Feb 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Ireland and Biafra
Bateman, F. (Conference Organising Committee Chairperson)
30 Sep 2010 → 1 Oct 2010Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Education and Empire
Bateman, F. (Conference Organising Committee Chairperson)
24 Jun 2010 → 26 Jun 2010Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Settler Colonialism
Bateman, F. (Conference Organising Committee Member)
27 Jun 2007 → 30 Jun 2007Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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India and Ireland
Bateman, F. (Conference Organising Committee Member)
2 Jun 2004 → 5 Jun 2004Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
Prizes
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Postdoctoral Fellowship, Texts Contexts Cultures
Bateman, F. (Recipient), Sep 2008
Prize: Honorary award