Student Writing

Global Irish Studies is proud to support independent research by undergraduate and graduate students across Georgetown’s schools and campuses. See below for student writing from past GIS Fellows and Irish Studies scholars, and watch for regular updates to this series as we expand our GIS Fellows program.

Marion Cassidy (COL ’23)

Theater as the Future of Empathy in Northern Ireland

Alisha Saxena (MPP ’23)

Does Gender Affect Political Careers? A Glimpse at Local Irish Councils

Nicole Marion (COL ’22)

Women in Rebellion: How Paramilitary Women Experienced the Troubles of Northern Ireland

Siobhán Mitchell (MSGH ’22)

Curbing Ireland’s Sweet Tooth

Maja Ochojska (COL ’23)

Did Ireland really “Repeal the Eighth”? Hurdles and Opportunities in Abortion Access in Ireland

Isabella Turilli (SFS ’22)

Ireland and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Extraordinary Times Call for Ordinary Measures

Ryan Conner (MAGES ’23)

Bloody Sunday, International Human Rights Advocacy, and a Georgetown University Connection

Casey Donahue (MSFS & MAGIC ’22)

Picking an Outfit for an Irish American Statue

Collen Baer (COL ’22)

Bobby Sands in Tehran: Memorialization or Exploitation?

David Bennett (G ’20)

Manuscripts and Messiness

The Composition of Beckett’s Closed Spaces

Megan Rooney (COL ’20)

Belfast and Derry: Cities of Remembrance

“Rediscover Northern Ireland” in D.C.

We are grateful to our financial supporters who have made the GIS Fellows program possible. If you would like to support student research on campus, please contact us to discuss your interest, or make a donation via our giving page.