by Robin Kirk | Jul 13, 2014 | featured
A great photo of the bonfires that appeared in the Belfast Telegraph, taken from Cave Hill. Related articles Gerry Adams effigy hangs from loyalist bonfire in N. Ireland (PHOTOS) In Pictures: Twelfth of July bonfires across Northern...
by Robin Kirk | Jun 4, 2014 | Robin Kirk
… the more they change even more, I could add to the title of this post. When I’m in Northern Ireland writing or setting up my DukeEngage program, I’m often preoccupied with the past. This year, I’ve been thinking about the 1800s a lot. In...
by Robin Kirk | Jan 31, 2014 | featured, Robin Kirk
The theme of the BorderWork(s) Humanities Lab that I am a part of a Duke is how the idea of a division between people — a border, a wall, an invisible divider (like race or religion) can (among other things) either threaten the security of communities or enhance...
by Robin Kirk | Jul 11, 2012 | Robin Kirk
There is a lot of bad human rights news about — torture centers in Syria, the continuing and cinematic viciousness of Mexico’s drug cartels and the country’s deeply corrupt institutions, North Carolina’s repeal of a key aspect of the Racial...
by Robin Kirk | May 26, 2011 | Robin Kirk
In 1984, Mary Travers was a 23-year-old teacher born and raised in Belfast. Her father, Tom, was a magistrate. That may not seem a dangerous profession, yet the Travers family were Catholics. To the Irish Republican Army (IRA), any Catholics working for the state,...
