Emeritus Ap. Bernadette Whelan
Biography
Professor Whelan is currently the head of the Department of History. In 2005-6 she was an Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fellow. She has published extensively in the area of Irish diplomatic history and on the history of women. Her teaching interests lie in twentieth century US and Irish history.Research Interests
Irish foreign policy, American-Irish diplomacy, Irish women's history,Professional Activities
Award
- 2012 - Enterprise Ireland FP7 Support Project Grant
- 2005 - Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Science
- 2005 - Wellcome Institute !V Symposium Award
- 2002 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Research Grant
- 2001 - Dwight D Eisenhower travel Grant
- 2000 - University of Limerick Research Seed Fund
- 2000 - Research Grant
- 1999 - Research Grant
- 1996 - University of Limerick Research Seed Fund
- 1996 - University of Limerick Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship
- 1995 - Mobility Grant
- - .HEA: North-South Collaboration Programme
- - .IRCHSS Senior Research Fellow
- - .IRCHSS (Thematic Project Programme)
- - .College of Humanities Research Board
- - Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Fellowship Prog
- - IRCHSS Graduate Research Education Programme
Committee
- 2003 Royal Irish Academy. Publications sub-committee,
- 1998 Women's History Project, *
- 1990 Women's History Association of Ireland, *
- 1899 Publications Committee, Royal Irish Academy,
- 1899 2003 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, *
- 1899 Irish American Cultural Institute, United States, *
- 1899 2003 and 2002. Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences, *
Association
- 1999 Member, Irish Historical Studies
- 1999 Member, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
- 1995 Ordinary member, Irish Economic and Social History Society
- 1990 President, 1995-to date, Women's History Association of Ireland
- 1990 Ordinary member, Irish-American Cultural Institute
- 1990 Ordinary member, Irish Studies in International Affairs
Education
- 1989 National University of Ireland - PhD
- 1983 University College Cork - MA
- 1980 University College Cork - BA
Employment
- 1984 University of Limerick - Senior Lecturer in History,
Outreach
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2012/23 Scattery Island Heritage Group.
2012/13 The Gathering and Reaching Out Committee. Limerick City Council, Shannon Development, Limerick Civic Trust
2012 American consuls in Ireland: the limerick link', Castleconnell Historical Society, Limerick, 14 Feb2011 Irish Women, emigration and America' Ormond Historical Society, Nenagh. Co Tipperary, 5 December
2011 The US consular service in Ireland: The Limerick Office' Limerick City Library Seminar Series, Limerick, 23 October
Other
- Associate Fellow, Department of History, University of Warwick, UK 2014-17.
Peer Reviewed Journals
''Women on the move: A review of the historiography of Irish emigration to the US, 1750-1900'
Bernadette Whelan (2015) ''Women on the move: A review of the historiography of Irish emigration to the US, 1750-1900'. Routledge Womens History Review
American influences on Irish advertising and consumerism 1900-60: fashioning Irishwomen'
Bernadette Whelan (2014) American influences on Irish advertising and consumerism 1900-60: fashioning Irishwomen' . London Journal of Historical Research in Marketing
'Introduction to irish Marketing History'
Bernadette Whelan (2014) 'Introduction to irish Marketing History'. London Journal of Historical Research in Marketing
Poets in exile: The Piatts in the Queenstown consulate, 1882-93'
Bernadette Whelan (2013) Poets in exile: The Piatts in the Queenstown consulate, 1882-93'. St. Paul, MN, US New Hibernia Review :81-98
The early years of the US consular service: A case study of William Knox, the first American official appointed to Ireland, 1790-2
Bernadette Whelan (2012) The early years of the US consular service: A case study of William Knox, the first American official appointed to Ireland, 1790-2. New York The Recorder: The Journal Of The American Irish Historical Society :52-81
Wilson, war and peace' (review article)
Bernadette Whelan (2010) Wilson, war and peace' (review article). War In History :526-534
Poacher Turned Game-keeper': Defeating the Irish Republican Army in the United States, 1922-3,'
Bernadette Whelan (2007) Poacher Turned Game-keeper': Defeating the Irish Republican Army in the United States, 1922-3,' . New York The Recorder: The Journal Of The American Irish Historical Society :35-56
Introduction'
Whelan, B; O'Dowd, M (2006) Introduction'. Womens History Review :507-509
Ireland, the Marshall Plan and NATO
Whelan, B (2005) Ireland, the Marshall Plan and NATO. Journal Of Cold War Studies :68-94
The new world and the old in The Journal (a publication of the Australian-Irish Heritage Association/Centre for Irish Studies, Murdoch University, Australia)
Whelan, B (2003) The new world and the old in The Journal (a publication of the Australian-Irish Heritage Association/Centre for Irish Studies, Murdoch University, Australia). The Journal Of The Australian-Irish Heritage Associatio :8-24
What does America mean to you: An oral history project
Whelan, B (2003) What does America mean to you: An oral history project. North Munster Antiquarian Journal :85-104
Marshall Plan publicity and propaganda in Italy and Ireland, 1947-1951
Whelan, B (2003) Marshall Plan publicity and propaganda in Italy and Ireland, 1947-1951. Historical Journal Of Film Radio And Television :311-328
The New World and the Old: American Marshall Planners in Ireland, 1945-57
Whelan, B (2001) The New World and the Old: American Marshall Planners in Ireland, 1945-57. Irish Studies In International Affairs :179-189
Ireland and J. William Fulbright: Educational visions
Whelan, B (1997) Ireland and J. William Fulbright: Educational visions. Eire/Ireland Journal Of The Irish American Cultural Ins :153-176
An essay on Ireland and J.William Fulbright's educational vision
Whelan, B (1996) An essay on Ireland and J.William Fulbright's educational vision. Eire-Ireland :153-175
Ireland and the Third World: A historical perspective
Whelan, B; Holmes, M; Rees, N (1994) Ireland and the Third World: A historical perspective. Irish Studies In International Affairs :107-119
Ireland's voting pattern at the United Nations
Whelan, B; Kennedy, M; Rees, N (1993) Ireland's voting pattern at the United Nations. Trocaire Development Review :72-85
Ireland and the Marshall Plan
Whelan, B (1992) Ireland and the Marshall Plan. Irish Economic And Social History Of Ireland :49-70
THE EUROPEAN-RECOVERY-PROGRAM (THE MARSHALL-PLAN) AND IRELAND - SUMMARY AND ASSESSMENT
WHELAN, B (1989) THE EUROPEAN-RECOVERY-PROGRAM (THE MARSHALL-PLAN) AND IRELAND - SUMMARY AND ASSESSMENT. Eire-Ireland :78-84
The European Recovery Programme (the Marshall Plan) and Ireland: summary and assessment
Whelan, B (1989) The European Recovery Programme (the Marshall Plan) and Ireland: summary and assessment. Eire-Ireland :78-84
Books
Reading the Irishwoman: Studies in Cultural Encounters and Exchange, 1714-1960
Bernadette Whelan, Mary O'Dowd, Gerardine Meaney (2013) Reading the Irishwoman: Studies in Cultural Encounters and Exchange, 1714-1960. Liverpool : Liverpool University Press
American government in Ireland, a history of the US consular Service 1790-1913
Bernadette Whelan (2010) American government in Ireland, a history of the US consular Service 1790-1913. Manchester : Manchester University Press
United States foreign policy and Ireland. From empire to independence, 1913029
Whelan, B (2006) United States foreign policy and Ireland. From empire to independence, 1913029. Dublin and Portland, Or : Fourt Courts Press
Women and Paid Work, 15--=193-
Whelan, B (Ed) (2000) Women and Paid Work, 15--=193-. Dublin : Four Courts Press
The poor relation. Irish foreign policy and the third world.
Whelan, B; Holmes, M; Rees, N (2000) The poor relation. Irish foreign policy and the third world.. Dublin. : Trocaire/Gill and MacMillan
Ireland and the Marshall Plan, 1947-57
Whelan, B (2000) Ireland and the Marshall Plan, 1947-57. Dublin, Ireland : Four Courts Press
Book Chapters
The Marshall Plan and Business: a retrospective
Francesa Fauri and Till Geiger (eds), (2011) The Marshall Plan and Business: a retrospective . Ireland : PEI Peter Lang Ireland, productivity and the Marshall Plan' in Francesa Fauri and Till Geiger (eds), The Marshall Plan and Business: a retrospective (PEI Peter Lang, 2011), pp. 19-39
the impact of the 1916 rising among the nations
in Ruán O'Donnell (ed.) (2008) the impact of the 1916 rising among the nations. Ireland : Irish Academic Press, 2008 The Wilson administration and the 1916 Rising'
Ireland and the Marshall Plan
Whelan, B (2008) Ireland and the Marshall Plan. London : Ashgate Ireland and Anglo-Irish Relations since 1800:critical essays :409-420
The Wilson Administration and the 1916 Risin
Whelan, B (2008) The Wilson Administration and the 1916 Risin. Dublin/Portland : Irish Academic Press the Impact of the 1916 Rising. Among the Nations :91-119
The consuls who helped sink a fleet: Union consuls, intelligence and the American civil war
Whelan, B (2006) The consuls who helped sink a fleet: Union consuls, intelligence and the American civil war. Intelligence, statecraft and international power :94-106
Women and war in early modern Ireland
Whelan, B (2005) Women and war in early modern Ireland. Victims or Viragos Studies in medieval and early modern women :120-142
The messages and methods of the Marshall Plan in Ireland and Italy
Whelan, B (2004) The messages and methods of the Marshall Plan in Ireland and Italy. Ireland, Europe and the Marshall Plan. :131-154
Non-Combatants and the moral context of warfare in seventeenth century Ireland
Whelan, B (2001) Non-Combatants and the moral context of warfare in seventeenth century Ireland. Warfare in Early Modern Europe. :317-343
Integration or isolation: Ireland and the invitation to join the Marshall Plan
Whelan, B (2000) Integration or isolation: Ireland and the invitation to join the Marshall Plan. Essays on Irish Foreign Policy in the Twentieth Century :203-221
Women and the struggle for independence in Ireland and India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Whelan, B (1997) Women and the struggle for independence in Ireland and India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In Ireland and India: Connections, Comparisons and Contrasts :69-72
Edited Books
Other Journals
Just like US: Ireland and the Marshall Plan
Whelan, B (2008) Just like US: Ireland and the Marshall Plan. History Ireland :18-25
Conference Publications
ACIS/Irish Studies Annual Conference
Bernadette Whelan (2009) ACIS/Irish Studies Annual Conference.
Best practice in higher level humanities research methodology: oral history (workshop)'
Co Organiser (2009) Best practice in higher level humanities research methodology: oral history (workshop)'.
7th Conference of the European Federation of Association and Centres of Irish Studies. Ireland in/and Europe: Cross-Currents and Exchanges
Bernadette Whelan (2009) 7th Conference of the European Federation of Association and Centres of Irish Studies. Ireland in/and Europe: Cross-Currents and Exchanges.
R.I. Best Memorial Lecture, National Library, Library
Bernadette Whelan (2009) R.I. Best Memorial Lecture, National Library, Library.
Irish Conference of Historians
Bernadette Whelan (2009) Irish Conference of Historians.
Image and Reality:women in 19th and 20th century Ireland
Bernadette Whelan (2008) Image and Reality:women in 19th and 20th century Ireland.
Irish Economic and Social History Annual Conference: Disasters
Bernadette Whelan (2008) Irish Economic and Social History Annual Conference: Disasters.
Centre for Historical Research History Seminar Series
Bernadette Whelan (2008) Centre for Historical Research History Seminar Series.
Centre for Historical Research
Bernadette Whelan (2008) Centre for Historical Research.
Irish Economic and Social History Annual Conference
Bernadette Whelan (2008) Irish Economic and Social History Annual Conference.
Ireland and the Atlantic World Conference, organised by Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World (CLAW) at the , 2 March. (Plenary and Invited speaker)
Dr Bernadette Whelan (2007) Ireland and the Atlantic World Conference, organised by Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World (CLAW) at the , 2 March. (Plenary and Invited speaker).
The Marshall Pland and Industry
Bernadette Whelan (2007) The Marshall Pland and Industry.
TCD Contemporary History Seminar Series
Bernadette Whelan (2007) TCD Contemporary History Seminar Series.
Women in public and cultural life in twentieth century Ireland
Dr. B. Whelan with Professor O'Dowd and Professor Meaney (2006) Women in public and cultural life in twentieth century Ireland. :*-*
Limerick City Library Lecture Series
Dr. B. Whelan (2006) Limerick City Library Lecture Series. :*-*
Women in Irish Culture and History
Dr B. Whelan (2006) Women in Irish Culture and History. :*-*
Irish Universities Association Humanities and Social Sciences Conferences
Dr B. Whelan (2006) Irish Universities Association Humanities and Social Sciences Conferences. :*-*
Women and the past: sources, approaches
Dr B Whelan (2005) Women and the past: sources, approaches . :*-*
Women and the past: sources, approaches
Dr B Whelan (2005) Women and the past: sources, approaches . :*-*
Irish Conference of Historians on 'Intelligence, statecraft and international power' here at TCD
Whelan. B. (2005) Irish Conference of Historians on 'Intelligence, statecraft and international power' here at TCD. :*-*
History of Travellers in Ireland: sources and representations
Dr C.Breathnach/Dr B Whelan (2005) History of Travellers in Ireland: sources and representations. :*-*
Studies on Medieval and Early Modern Women 4: Victims or Viragos?
Whelan, B (2005) Studies on Medieval and Early Modern Women 4: Victims or Viragos?. :120-141
History of Psychiatry
Dr O Walsh/Dr B Whelan (2005) History of Psychiatry. :*-*
Clingdael Institute in co-operation with the Netherlands¿ Atlantic Commission
Bernadette Whelan. 1997 (1997) Clingdael Institute in co-operation with the Netherlands¿ Atlantic Commission. :*-*
Conference Contributions
Workshop: Emergence and transmisison of European cultural identity'
Bernadette Whelan (2014) Workshop: Emergence and transmisison of European cultural identity'.
Research Workshop: Youth organisations and the transmission of European Cultural Heritage, 1918-2018'
Bernadette Whelan (2014) Research Workshop: Youth organisations and the transmission of European Cultural Heritage, 1918-2018'.
Research Workshop: Title of project: Youth organisations and the transmission of European Cultural Heritage, 1918-2018'
Bernadette Whelan (2014) Research Workshop: Title of project: Youth organisations and the transmission of European Cultural Heritage, 1918-2018'.
A Unique Relationship': Celebrating Ninety Years of Ireland - United States Relations / A seminar on the First Decades of Irish Diplomacy in America'
Bernadette Whelan (2014) A Unique Relationship': Celebrating Ninety Years of Ireland - United States Relations / A seminar on the First Decades of Irish Diplomacy in America' .
Women's History Association of Ireland Annual Research Conference
Bernadette Whelan (2013) Women's History Association of Ireland Annual Research Conference.
American Conference of Irish Studies
Bernadette Whelan (2013) American Conference of Irish Studies.
The Ambassadors of Literature
Bernadette Whelan (2013) The Ambassadors of Literature.
The Parnell Summer School
Bernadette Whelan (2013) The Parnell Summer School.
Transnational Studies Association
Bernadette Whelan (2012) Transnational Studies Association.
The Irish revolution and the Diaspora
Bernadette Whelan (2012) The Irish revolution and the Diaspora.
American Conference for Irish Studies
Bernadette Whelan (2012) American Conference for Irish Studies.
Transnational Studies Association
Bernadette Whelan (2011) Transnational Studies Association.
Inventing and Reinventing the Irish woman
Bernadette Whelan (2008) Inventing and Reinventing the Irish woman.
Inventing and Reinventing the Irish woman
Bernadette Whelan (2008) Inventing and Reinventing the Irish woman.
Published Reports
Editorials
Special issue: Family, private life and sexuality - Introduction
O'Dowd, M; Whelan, B (2006) Special issue: Family, private life and sexuality - Introduction. Womens History Review :507-509
Book Reviews
The AEF Way of War:The American Army and Combat in World War I
Whelan, B (2010) The AEF Way of War:The American Army and Combat in World War I. London : Sage Publications Ltd :526-534
The Great War and America: Civil-Military Relations during World War I
Whelan, B (2010) The Great War and America: Civil-Military Relations during World War I. London : Sage Publications Ltd :526-534
The Will to Believe:Woodrow Wilson, World War I and America's Strategy for Peace and Security
Whelan, B (2010) The Will to Believe:Woodrow Wilson, World War I and America's Strategy for Peace and Security. London : Sage Publications Ltd :526-534
Ireland and the Cold War: Diplomacy and recognition, 1949-63.
Whelan, B (2007) Ireland and the Cold War: Diplomacy and recognition, 1949-63.. Washington : Amer Historical Review :929-930
Other Publications
Biography of David Gray' in The Emerald Curtain
Bernadette Whelan (2012) Biography of David Gray' in The Emerald Curtain. Dublin : Royal Irish Academy :305-307
The Great War and America: Civil-Military Relations during World War I
Whelan, B (2010) The Great War and America: Civil-Military Relations during World War I. London : Sage Publications Ltd :526-534
The Will to Believe:Woodrow Wilson, World War I and America's Strategy for Peace and Security
Whelan, B (2010) The Will to Believe:Woodrow Wilson, World War I and America's Strategy for Peace and Security. London : Sage Publications Ltd :526-534
The AEF Way of War:The American Army and Combat in World War I
Whelan, B (2010) The AEF Way of War:The American Army and Combat in World War I. London : Sage Publications Ltd :526-534
Ireland and the Cold War: Diplomacy and recognition, 1949-63.
Whelan, B (2007) Ireland and the Cold War: Diplomacy and recognition, 1949-63.. Washington : Amer Historical Review :929-930
Special issue: Family, private life and sexuality - Introduction
O'Dowd, M; Whelan, B (2006) Special issue: Family, private life and sexuality - Introduction. Womens History Review :507-509
Women's History Review, volume 15, no. 4, September 2006,
Whelan, B; O'Dowd, M (Guest Eds) (2006) Women's History Review, volume 15, no. 4, September 2006,. American Journal Of Physiology
The emigrant experience and concepts of America
Whelan, B (2005) The emigrant experience and concepts of America. American Journal Of Pharmaceutical Education
Elizabeth O'Hara, in Field Day Anthology of Irish writing
Whelan, B (2002) Elizabeth O'Hara, in Field Day Anthology of Irish writing.
Letter to Women's Meeting Cork, 1689, in Field Day Anthology of Irish writing
Whelan, B (2002) Letter to Women's Meeting Cork, 1689, in Field Day Anthology of Irish writing.
Women and Paid Work, 1500 to 1939
Whelan, B (2000) Women and Paid Work, 1500 to 1939.
Clio's Daughters: Essays on Irish Women's History 1845 to 1939
Whelan, B (1997) Clio's Daughters: Essays on Irish Women's History 1845 to 1939.
Selling the Marshall Plan in Ireland
Whelan, B (1997) Selling the Marshall Plan in Ireland.
Europe and the wider world
Whelan, B (1997) Europe and the wider world.
The last of the great wars: essays on the war of the three kings in Ireland, 1688-91
Whelan, B (1995) The last of the great wars: essays on the war of the three kings in Ireland, 1688-91.
Women, politics and warfare in the late seventeenth century
Whelan, B (1995) Women, politics and warfare in the late seventeenth century.