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Augsburg Now: Two faculty members help prepare for Peace Prize Forum 2000
Two faculty members help prepare for Peace Prize Forum 2000
Joan Griffin, English, and Bob Stacke, music, traveled to Northern Ireland with faculty from five colleges in preparation for the Peace Prize Forum to be held at St. Olaf College in February 2000.
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Films about Ireland/Irish issues/Irish culture/Irish history:
The Boxer. 1997. Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson. A released IRA prisoner tries to rebuild his life after 14 years in prison; helps viewer see the roots of the Troubles. Rated R.
Cal. Helen Mirren. 1998. Film version of the novel by Bernard MacLaverty in which a young man involved with the IRA falls in love with the widow of a man killed by the IRA. Rated R.
Circle of Friends. 1995. Minnie Driver, Chris O'Donnell. Based on the Maeve Binchey novel; a love story of students in Dublin in the 50s. Rated PG-13.
The Crying Game. Stephen Rea. 1992. An IRA volunteer helps capture a British soldier, then befriends him and becomes involved with the soldier's lover. Surprising plot twists. Rated R.
The Field. 1991. Richard Harris. Ireland in the 30s. An Irish peasant loses his land to a wealthy American. Rated PG-13.
In the Name of the Father. 1993 Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson. Based on a true story in which the zealous British arrest a somewhat unsavory young man, along with his family and friends, for an IRA bombing he had nothing to do with. Rated R.
Michael Collins. 1996 Liam Nelson. A biography of the leader of the Irish rebellion against the British. Rated R.
Patriot Games. 1992. Harrison Ford. Film made from the Tom Clancy book in which a CIA analyst intervenes in an Irish terrorist attack and becomes a target himself. Rated R.
The Quiet Man. 1952. John Wayne. A disillusioned boxer returns from America to the land of his birth-lush, green Ireland. Considered one of Wayne's best films.
The Secret of Roan Inish. 1995. A young girl is sent to live with her grandparents on the West Coast of Ireland: beautiful scenery, Celtic music, and an unsentimental but heart-warming story. Rated PG.
Some Mother's Son. 1997. Helen Mirren. Based on the Hunger Strike in the Belfast Maze prison in the early 80s, this film focuses on the mothers of two prisoners-one a pacifist, and one a supporter of her son's decision to die. Rated R.
Waking Ned Divine. 1998. Ian Bannen, David Kelly. A comedy set in rural Ireland featuring a dead lottery ticket holder and an entire village of schemers. Rated PG.
Widow's Peak. 1994. Mia Farrow. Women in an Irish resort village in the 20s; strong acting by Mia Farrow and Joan Plowright. Rated PG.
Books about Ireland/Irish issues/Irish culture
Adams, Gerry
Before the Dawn: An Autobiography
1996
Autobiography of leader of Sinn Fein, the political arm of the IRA.
Boyce, D. George
Irish Nationalism
Standard history, dense with detail.
Conroy, John
Belfast Diary: War as a Way of Life
1989
An American journalist's year in Belfast during the mid-80s, including relevant background and history.
Coogan, Tim Pat
The Troubles: Ireland's Ordeal 1966-1996 and the Search for Peace
1996
Causes and effects of the Troubles by a respected Irish journalist; draws on interviews with people on both sides.
Foster, Roy
Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland
Standard, comprehensive history.
Holliday, Laurel, Editor
Children of 'the Troubles'" Our Lives in the Cross-Fire of Northern Ireland
(Children of Conflict Series, No. 2)
1998
Sixty children, young people, and adults write about their experiences growing up during the Troubles.
Johnson, Paul
Ireland: A History from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day
1980
Brief, readable history by respected British commentator.
Llywelyn, Morgan, Michael Scott (Contributor), Edward Kennedy (Introduction)
Ireland: A Graphic History
1995
Comic book format
McCaffrey, Lawrence J.
The Irish Question: Two Centuries of Conflict Second edition; 1995
Analysis of Irish nationalism; written for American college students and a general audience by a professor of history at Loyola.
McKitrick, David
The Nervous Peace
Compilation of articles from variety of newspapers during stages of peace talks.
Ruane, Joseph, and Jennifer Todd
The Dynamics of Conflict in Northern Ireland: Power, Conflict, and Emancipation
1997
Politics, economy, and culture as well as history.
Shannon, Michael Owen
Northern Ireland Bibliography
1991
Taylor, Peter
Behind the Mask: The IRA and Sinn Fein
1997
Even-handed history and analysis of the IRA by a British journalist who has specialized in the Troubles.
Weitzer, Ronald
Policing Under Fire: Ethnic Conflict and Police-Community Relations in Northern Ireland
1995
Detailed study of policing in Northern Ireland.
Whyte, John
Interpreting Northern Ireland
1996
Award-winning, definitive source on the dividing lines and ideological platforms of the communities in Northern Ireland.
Buscher, Sarah, et. al.
Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams: Making Peace in Northern Ireland
(Women Changing the World)
1999
Joint biography of the founders of Peace people, winners of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize
Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict
Preventing Deadly Conflict
1997
Broad, deep, well-organized, accessible report on strategies and responsibilities.
Darby, John
Northern Ireland: Managing Difference
Minority Rights Group international report
London 1995.
Written by the man who first headed INCORE, Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity, at the University of Ulster.
Hume, John
A New Ireland: Politics, Peace and Reconciliation
1997
John Hume's philosophy and work for non-violent solutions in Northern Ireland.
Maguire, Mairead Corrigan
Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Modern Ireland
Preface by the Dalai Lama and Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
1999
Collection of over 20 essays and letters on Northern Ireland, as well as on other places and times--East Timor, the Holocaust, Yugoslavia; explores connections between her political action and faith.
Mitchell, George
Making Peace
1999
Mitchell's account of the negotiations leading to the Good Friday Agreement.
Cahalan, James M.
Great Hatred, Little Room: The Irish Historical Novel [criticism]
1983
Deane, Seamus
Reading in the Dark [fiction]
A fine story of a young boy growing up in Northern Ireland among family secrets.
Devlin, Ann
Ourselves Alone [drama]
Social and psychological drama depicting three women's perspectives on waiting out the troubles, whether attached to militants, socialists, or victims of oppression.
Friel, Brian
Freedom of the City [drama]
A satire on identity and justice in which a small group of Derry citizens arriving at the Mayor's office are mistakenly identified as terrorists who have taken over the building.]
Friel, Brian
Translations [drama]
The impact on an Irish community and an English soldier when Ireland is remapped with English place names.
Kiely, Benedict
Proxopera: A Tale of Modern Ireland
One of the best novels about Northern Ireland, but unfortunately now out of print.
Kiberd, Declan
Inventing Ireland [criticism]
History and literature and their creation of images of Ireland and the Irish.
Kirkland, Richard
Literature and Culture in Northern Ireland Since 1965: Moments of Danger
[criticism]
1996
Llywelyn, Morgan
1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion.
1998
Popular work of historical fiction.
MacLaverty, Bernard
Cal
Popular novel in which a young man involved with the IRA falls in love with the widow of a man killed by the IRA.
McDonald, Peter
Mistaken Identities: Poetry and Northern Ireland [criticism]
McKinty, Adrian
Orange Rhymes with Everything
1997
A first novel that explores the sense of alienation felt by Protestants in Northern Ireland.
McNamee, Eoin
Resurrection Man. [fiction]
1995
Violent, fast-paced novel whose protagonist is a killer in Belfast; a Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 1995.
O'Brien, Edna
House of Splendid Isolation
1994
A wonderfully-written, multi-layered historical thriller focusing on an IRA terrorist who has taken an elderly woman in the Republic of Ireland hostage in her own home; reader gains insight into both sides of the historical conflict.
Rolston, Bill
Drawing Support: Murals in the North of Ireland
1992; vol. 2, 1995
Photographs of the political wall murals of Northern Ireland, with commentary.
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