Dr Emma J McAlister
@emmajmca.bsky.social
Scholar and Museum Professional based in Belfast.
Researches colonialism and Eurocentrism in relation to religion and ritual in museums and Irish cultural industries.
Researches colonialism and Eurocentrism in relation to religion and ritual in museums and Irish cultural industries.
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“France mourns its stolen crown jewels as their uncomfortable colonial past returns to view”
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France mourns its stolen crown jewels as their uncomfortable colonial past returns to view
The theft of the Louvre's crown jewels has increased calls for the museum to be more transparent about the colonial origins of the treasures it displays.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“France mourns its stolen crown jewels as their uncomfortable colonial past returns to view”
apnews.com/article/jewe...
apnews.com/article/jewe...
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Did medieval nuns care for their appearance? Rings, brooches, combs, manicure sets all found on the site of Barking Abbey.
November 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Did medieval nuns care for their appearance? Rings, brooches, combs, manicure sets all found on the site of Barking Abbey.
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📚New book!!! So happy to share that ‘Why Historic Places Matter Emotionally’ has just been published by Cambridge University Press.
Outlines a conceptual framework for ‘emotion’ comprised of responses, attachments, and communities built from evidence from places across England and Scotland.
Outlines a conceptual framework for ‘emotion’ comprised of responses, attachments, and communities built from evidence from places across England and Scotland.
Why Historic Places Matter Emotionally
Cambridge Core - Archaeology: General Interest - Why Historic Places Matter Emotionally
www.cambridge.org
October 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
📚New book!!! So happy to share that ‘Why Historic Places Matter Emotionally’ has just been published by Cambridge University Press.
Outlines a conceptual framework for ‘emotion’ comprised of responses, attachments, and communities built from evidence from places across England and Scotland.
Outlines a conceptual framework for ‘emotion’ comprised of responses, attachments, and communities built from evidence from places across England and Scotland.
Fascinating research! Looking forward to reading 🙂
Looking forward to being in conversation with @niamhroisin.bsky.social on my new book Money and Irish Catholicism: An Intimate History, 1850-1921 in Maynooth next week - all welcome!
Thursday November 6 18:00-19:00 Iontas Building, First Floor, Room 1.33.
Thursday November 6 18:00-19:00 Iontas Building, First Floor, Room 1.33.
October 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Fascinating research! Looking forward to reading 🙂
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It's #AugustCraftMonth!
'Bird' (2018) by Bruce Marks is on display in 'Art of the Possible'.
With 'Bird', Marks has stripped back the form of a bird to its essentials, where it retains its undeniable bird-like quality. The bright red opening of the glass sculpture mimics the gaping beak of a bird.
'Bird' (2018) by Bruce Marks is on display in 'Art of the Possible'.
With 'Bird', Marks has stripped back the form of a bird to its essentials, where it retains its undeniable bird-like quality. The bright red opening of the glass sculpture mimics the gaping beak of a bird.
October 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Another fabulous RUA exhibition at the @ulstermuseum.org an absolute highlight of the cultural calender ✨️
October 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Another fabulous RUA exhibition at the @ulstermuseum.org an absolute highlight of the cultural calender ✨️
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If you missed Ian d'Alton's talk yesterday about '1932: Seeing the same world differently: Irish Catholics and Protestants a decade after independence', it's now available online at youtu.be/9oxWs0PTA1Y
Irish Studies Seminar: Ian d'Alton
YouTube video by QUB Irish Studies
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
If you missed Ian d'Alton's talk yesterday about '1932: Seeing the same world differently: Irish Catholics and Protestants a decade after independence', it's now available online at youtu.be/9oxWs0PTA1Y
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Saw this pic in Emma’s post below, and it’s always lovely to see my dress (designed by James Davis Seaver) in the museum, and now it’s in this new exhibit. But I also love that the woman in the pic is checking out my frock in the touchscreen too. She’s got good taste!
October 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Saw this pic in Emma’s post below, and it’s always lovely to see my dress (designed by James Davis Seaver) in the museum, and now it’s in this new exhibit. But I also love that the woman in the pic is checking out my frock in the touchscreen too. She’s got good taste!
A fun and emotional evening returning and seeing my team for the opening of @nmireland.bsky.social Changing Ireland exhibition - the exhibition showcases around 300 objects connected to Ireland's history from 1900-2020. Exciting to see years of hard work come to life!
October 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A fun and emotional evening returning and seeing my team for the opening of @nmireland.bsky.social Changing Ireland exhibition - the exhibition showcases around 300 objects connected to Ireland's history from 1900-2020. Exciting to see years of hard work come to life!
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Useful thoughts on kneecap and anti-colonialism, esp generational diff in attitudes to Ireland’s past (and present). Of the difficult issues that prevent deeper examination: who benefited from colonialism and the role whiteness has always played in denial of the colonial? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why Kneecap have become poster boys for Irish anti-colonialism
'They represent the new symbols and soundtrack of Irish anti-colonial resistance for a generation that aren't actually evoking violent nationalism'
www.rte.ie
September 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Useful thoughts on kneecap and anti-colonialism, esp generational diff in attitudes to Ireland’s past (and present). Of the difficult issues that prevent deeper examination: who benefited from colonialism and the role whiteness has always played in denial of the colonial? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Bumping this up again. Deadline for applications is October 3rd.
🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Specified Purpose, Department of History and the Arts and Humanities Institute | University Vacancies Ireland
universityvacancies.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Bumping this up again. Deadline for applications is October 3rd.
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Most recently, we ran a workshop with participants at the @qubhistory.bsky.social Centre for Public History annual conference. Here are some of the results. Thanks @emmajmca.bsky.social, @alexjioannou.bsky.social and others for sharing your work.
September 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Most recently, we ran a workshop with participants at the @qubhistory.bsky.social Centre for Public History annual conference. Here are some of the results. Thanks @emmajmca.bsky.social, @alexjioannou.bsky.social and others for sharing your work.
Looking forward to my holiday read! @mauricejcasey.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Looking forward to my holiday read! @mauricejcasey.com
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As part of our Network Northern Ireland 2025 event @mauricejcasey.com will be hosting our latest History Open Mic Night w/ special guests at The Pavillion pub in Belfast. Open to all.
September 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
As part of our Network Northern Ireland 2025 event @mauricejcasey.com will be hosting our latest History Open Mic Night w/ special guests at The Pavillion pub in Belfast. Open to all.
Thanks so much @publichistoryqub.bsky.social for such a stimulating and thought-provoking conference. Although I reflected on personal experiences, I spoke to employment practices that have negativity affected so many hard working and passionate museum professionals and academics.
Short term and casual contracts increase anxiety, reduce productivity and undermine institutional memory. Great discussion about precarity in public history with @mauricejcasey.com and Emma McAlister. Day one of ‘Public History in an Age of Anxiety’ conference
September 12, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Thanks so much @publichistoryqub.bsky.social for such a stimulating and thought-provoking conference. Although I reflected on personal experiences, I spoke to employment practices that have negativity affected so many hard working and passionate museum professionals and academics.
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A very powerful article from Marchella Ward in the Public Humanities journal (open access)
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
How the Past Became a Weapon of Genocide in Palestine | Public Humanities | Cambridge Core
How the Past Became a Weapon of Genocide in Palestine - Volume 1
www.cambridge.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
A very powerful article from Marchella Ward in the Public Humanities journal (open access)
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Specified Purpose, Department of History and the Arts and Humanities Institute | University Vacancies Ireland
universityvacancies.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...
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Our first Irish Studies seminar of the new year will be our very own Dom Bryan on 22 Sept speaking on 'Authenticity, history and everyday nationalism: comparing Irish pubs to McDonald's restaurants'. In-person and online - all welcome. Register at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
September 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Our first Irish Studies seminar of the new year will be our very own Dom Bryan on 22 Sept speaking on 'Authenticity, history and everyday nationalism: comparing Irish pubs to McDonald's restaurants'. In-person and online - all welcome. Register at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
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I am giving away one *free copy* of my new book "Governing the Past: 'Never Again' and the Transitional Justice Project". Simply repost to enter the draw. I will randomly select the lucky reader on Friday 5 September. The book can be shipped within the UK or internationally!
August 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I am giving away one *free copy* of my new book "Governing the Past: 'Never Again' and the Transitional Justice Project". Simply repost to enter the draw. I will randomly select the lucky reader on Friday 5 September. The book can be shipped within the UK or internationally!
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"The ideas exchange with Palestinian educators comes as they consider the monumental challenge of rebuilding and sustaining an education system under the pressures of ongoing conflict". Important work for Palestine from @QUBelfast and @StMarys_Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews...
www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews...
Queen’s Delegation travel to Cairo to support Palestinian Educators
A delegation from Queen’s University Belfast travelled to Cairo this week to meet with Palestinian educators from Gaza for a series of discussions focused on rebuilding and shaping the future of educa...
www.qub.ac.uk
August 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"The ideas exchange with Palestinian educators comes as they consider the monumental challenge of rebuilding and sustaining an education system under the pressures of ongoing conflict". Important work for Palestine from @QUBelfast and @StMarys_Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews...
www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews...
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Coming soon from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Coming soon from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
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New episode of Amplify Archaeology Podcast!
In this episode I visit the @nmireland.bsky.social, where Maeve Sikora & Matthew Seaver discuss the wonderful Words on the Wave exhibition and the incredible Irish manuscripts from the Abbey of St Gall
#Ireland #Archaeology 🏺 #AncientBlueSky #SpéirGhorm
In this episode I visit the @nmireland.bsky.social, where Maeve Sikora & Matthew Seaver discuss the wonderful Words on the Wave exhibition and the incredible Irish manuscripts from the Abbey of St Gall
#Ireland #Archaeology 🏺 #AncientBlueSky #SpéirGhorm
July 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
New episode of Amplify Archaeology Podcast!
In this episode I visit the @nmireland.bsky.social, where Maeve Sikora & Matthew Seaver discuss the wonderful Words on the Wave exhibition and the incredible Irish manuscripts from the Abbey of St Gall
#Ireland #Archaeology 🏺 #AncientBlueSky #SpéirGhorm
In this episode I visit the @nmireland.bsky.social, where Maeve Sikora & Matthew Seaver discuss the wonderful Words on the Wave exhibition and the incredible Irish manuscripts from the Abbey of St Gall
#Ireland #Archaeology 🏺 #AncientBlueSky #SpéirGhorm