Category Ireland
The Kilkenny Union Workhouse: A Place for Colonial Memory
The city of Kilkenny is known to possesses a rich medieval history, yet the streets of the larger city are scarred by the injustices which occurred whilst under the colonial rule of Britain. One place not included in the heritage tourism of the city is the former workhouse which is now the site of a […]
Official Maps and Community Mapping
Community Mapping and Spatial Justice As part of our M.A. in Spatial Justice, Maynooth geographers have worked with various civil society stakeholders and this has pushed the teaching and research of Maynooth geographers in novel directions, both in terms of topics and methodology. One of our most important contexts for learning has been in partnership […]
SJD8 #15: Staying with the Local: Acting with Resilience
This is the final blog in the series ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #15), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022 in partnership with Maynooth Geography and Common Ground. Common Ground has been working since 1999 as a local arts organisation in the complex, constantly changing inner-city areas across Dublin 8 […]
SJD8 #14: ‘Who is it For?’ Art, Life, and Politics in Dublin 8 and Beyond: A Conversation with artist Kate O’Shea (Part 2)
This is the fourteenth in a series of blogs on ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #14), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022. This is the second part of ‘A Conversation with artist Kate O’Shea’ (Figure 1), in which MA Spatial Justice, MA and PG Diploma Geography students at Maynooth University […]
SJD8 #13: Art and Spatial Justice in Dublin 8: A Conversation with Artist Kate O’Shea (Part 1)
This is the thirteenth in a series of blogs on ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #13), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022. As mentioned in the first blog of this series (SJD8 #1: ‘Sustainable Communities and the Publicly Engaged University’), Maynooth Geographers regularly engage with artists in a number of […]
SJD8 #11: Geographies of Violence Against Women and Creating Safe Spaces in Inchicore
This is the eleventh in a series of blogs on ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #11), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022. In the world today, many women experience different types of violence, such as sexual assault, physical violence, and emotional violence. Violence against women (VAW) often starts in a […]
SJD8 #10: Soccer and the Making of Place in Inchicore
This is the tenth in a series of blogs on ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #10), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022. Sports are undeniably a huge part of Irish culture. Many communities are thriving through sports, as it brings people together, from different places and different backgrounds. This essay […]
SJD8 #9: Activism and Housing In/Justice in Dublin 8
This is the ninth in a series of blogs on ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #9), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022. Introduction Kitchin and Hubbard (1999: 5) discuss how different approaches in human geography are committed to exposing ‘the socio-spatial processes that (re)-produce inequalities between people and places; challenge […]
SJD8 #8: A Radical Historical Geography of Inchicore: Capital, Commemoration, and Nationalism
This is the eighth in a series of blogs on ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #8), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022 Introduction The place of early Irish radicalism at the turn of the twentieth century is an integral component to our understanding of the foundation of the state. Elements […]
SJD8 #7: Mapping 1911 New Kilmainham Ward/Inchicore: A Representation of Social Granularity in Dublin 8
This is the seventh in a series of blogs on ‘Spatial Justice in Dublin 8’ (SJD8 #7), as a contribution to Maynooth University Social Justice Week 2022. Overview This blog is an effort to map the social granularity of Dublin 8, in particular the New Kilmainham Ward (NKW) in 1911, with a specific focus on […]
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