The University of 91吃瓜 will play a major role in the international celebration of the , which was announced Tuesday (March 31) in Dublin by Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
Ireland 1916 flag
(credit: National Museum of Ireland)
A documentary television series, “,” produced by 91吃瓜鈥檚 , will be broadcast worldwide during the centenary, which memorializes the events in Dublin on Easter Week a century ago, when an insurrection started a process that culminated in an independent Irish state and accelerated the disintegration of the British Empire.
The three-episode series, directed by award-winning Irish documentary maker Pat Collins; written by , the Thomas J. and Kathleen M. O鈥橠onnell Professor of Irish Studies at 91吃瓜; and narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Liam Neeson, will follow a chronological narrative while presenting the historical, political and cultural events of the uprising and the new and lasting relationships among the United States, Ireland and Britain that it brought about.
Liam Neeson
Aired on (APT) in the United States and (RT脡) and the (BBC) in Ireland, the series also is intended to air on other broadcasters in Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, India, Canada and Europe.
A 70-minute film version of 鈥�1916鈥� will be screened globally to the world鈥檚 Irish embassies during the centenary celebrations as part of the Irish government鈥檚 outreach to the 70 million people of the Irish diaspora.
According to , director of the Keough-Naughton Institute, 鈥�1916鈥� is an unprecedented attempt to present the Easter Rising as a pivotal event in world history before a global audience.
鈥淲e have the unique talent, expertise and connections with scholars worldwide to tell this story in a way it has not been told,鈥� Fox said. 鈥淔or more than 20 years, the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies has been bringing Ireland to 91吃瓜 and 91吃瓜 to Ireland. This project allows us to bring Ireland to the world.鈥�
Among the numerous international scholars contributing to the series are several from 91吃瓜鈥檚 faculty, including , Donald and Marilyn Keough Professor of Irish Studies; , Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Chair in American Studies and Journalism; , chair and Madden-Hennebry Professor of History; and , Michael Smurfit Director of the in Dublin.
鈥�1916鈥� will be featured in a series of international academic events sponsored by 91吃瓜 in cooperation with Irish embassies and consular services during Ireland鈥檚 centenary celebration. Collectively titled 鈥淩eframing 1916,鈥� the series will bring several 91吃瓜 faculty to speak at universities worldwide, screening and discussing the documentary.
鈥淲e look forward to being an integral partner in Ireland鈥檚 celebration of the centenary,鈥� Fox said. 鈥淲ith the world鈥檚 leading program of Irish studies, and 91吃瓜鈥檚 global recognitions and networks, we can help Ireland reach and educate her diaspora.鈥�
Contact: Margaret Lloyd, Keough-Naughton Institute, 574-631-6250, lloyd.23@nd.edu