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Michael Coffey

Graduate of University of Notre Dame, BA English; MA Anglo-Irish Literature, Leeds University. Author of Samuel Beckett Is Closed and several essays and reviews in the Journal of Beckett Studies, The Beckett Cirlce, Estudias Irlandeses, among others.

Susan Rosenkranz

Susan Rosenkranz earned her PhD in History from Florida International University, after spending more than two decades in the world of media, working for networks including CBS and HBO. Before returning to academia, she wrote, directed, and produced “Circus of

Kathleen Fitzsimmons

Kathleen is a third generation, Colorado born historian and educator. Her Irish ancestors lived in Leadville, where she currently resides. She received a masters degree in mining towns of the American west from Prescott University. She has published an historical

Patrick Soch

Independent scholar located in Northwest, Montana. Research interests include indigenous critical thought, Lakota history and cultural traditions, post-colonial theory, and critical theory. I am interested in the intersection of culture and politics in the context of modern Ireland.

Patrick Soch

Independent scholar located in Northwest, Montana. Research interests include indigenous critical thought, Lakota history and cultural traditions, post-colonial theory, and critical theory. I am interested in the intersection of culture and politics in the context of modern Ireland.

Jane Kennedy

Jane Kennedy lives in St. Paul, MN. Her interest in exploring Irish famines is linked to her family’s emigration in the 1880s from County Mayo, Ireland. She has a B.A. in English and Journalism from St. Catherine University and an

Patricia Hughes

Patricia Hughes BA (Hons) MA is an independent scholar who lives in the UK. After a first degree in German from Leeds University she became a language teacher and read for an MA in Politics. For two years she was

Greg Koos

Greg Koos is the Executive Director Emeritus of the McLean County Museum of History, a nationally accredited museum, in Bloomington, Illinois. He served in that museum from 1977 to 2016, 2019-20 His conference presentations and published writing includes histories of