Dr Emily Ireland
@dremilyireland.bsky.social
Making legal history relevant since ‘92 (and by that I mean 1692)
Lecturer in Law @ University of Liverpool | Co-director of Selden’s Sister | Runner | Singer | Van lady
Lecturer in Law @ University of Liverpool | Co-director of Selden’s Sister | Runner | Singer | Van lady
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HMP Berwyn, the UK's largest prison, was once presented as an advance for the Welsh language.
@robdjones.bsky.social and I argue that it’s been a categorical failure by that measure, posing troubling questions for Welsh language rights more widely: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@robdjones.bsky.social and I argue that it’s been a categorical failure by that measure, posing troubling questions for Welsh language rights more widely: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Rights, Pains and Illusions: The Experiences of Welsh‐Speakers at Wales’ ‘Flagship’ Prison
This article challenges claims of ‘inherent’ bilingualism in Wales’ largest prison, HMP Berwyn. Drawing on semi-structured interviews and extensive documentary research, we find that Welsh-speaking p...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
HMP Berwyn, the UK's largest prison, was once presented as an advance for the Welsh language.
@robdjones.bsky.social and I argue that it’s been a categorical failure by that measure, posing troubling questions for Welsh language rights more widely: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@robdjones.bsky.social and I argue that it’s been a categorical failure by that measure, posing troubling questions for Welsh language rights more widely: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Essay competition below for UG students with an interest in women & legal history! Please feel free to share with interested persons and contacts.
September 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Essay competition below for UG students with an interest in women & legal history! Please feel free to share with interested persons and contacts.
"Bowie was particularly fascinated by [18th Century] crime and punishment" - BREAKING NEWS: Bowie was a legal historian.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
David Bowie's final project was a musical set in London
Shortly before his death, the star wrote dozens of notes for a musical set in 18th Century London.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"Bowie was particularly fascinated by [18th Century] crime and punishment" - BREAKING NEWS: Bowie was a legal historian.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Physical copies of this, written by Adam Hanieh l, myself and @rafeefz.bsky.social seem to be appearing on the shelves.
If you can't find a copy it's still available for preorder from Verso - www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
If you can't find a copy it's still available for preorder from Verso - www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
July 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Physical copies of this, written by Adam Hanieh l, myself and @rafeefz.bsky.social seem to be appearing on the shelves.
If you can't find a copy it's still available for preorder from Verso - www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
If you can't find a copy it's still available for preorder from Verso - www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
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@robdjones.bsky.social and I are guest editing a special issue of @howardjournalcj.bsky.social which explores the rights of prisoners in the UK and elsewhere.
It follows an @slsauk.bsky.social seminar held in Liverpool in 2023, and features a brilliant set of legal academics and criminologists.
It follows an @slsauk.bsky.social seminar held in Liverpool in 2023, and features a brilliant set of legal academics and criminologists.
July 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
@robdjones.bsky.social and I are guest editing a special issue of @howardjournalcj.bsky.social which explores the rights of prisoners in the UK and elsewhere.
It follows an @slsauk.bsky.social seminar held in Liverpool in 2023, and features a brilliant set of legal academics and criminologists.
It follows an @slsauk.bsky.social seminar held in Liverpool in 2023, and features a brilliant set of legal academics and criminologists.
On my way to a workshop on Gender, History, and Law, hypothesising that the discourse on Euro ‘22 has the real answer to Baker’s ‘Why The History of English Law Has Not Been Finished’:
June 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
On my way to a workshop on Gender, History, and Law, hypothesising that the discourse on Euro ‘22 has the real answer to Baker’s ‘Why The History of English Law Has Not Been Finished’: