Emily Mark-Fitzgerald

Activity: Hosting a visitor typesHosting an academic visitor

Description

#Archivingthe8th was a lunchtime talk as part of an AEL SWAN PGR Seminar series. The talk explored the role of academics in supporting and prompting political debate. Dr Mark-Fitzgerald discussed her work in activism during and after the referendum on the 8th amendment of the Irish constitution (the legislation controlling access to abortion) and the collective voluntarism of trying to document and archive the different campaigns mounted.
Period10 Apr 2019
Visiting fromUniversity College Dublin (Ireland)
Visitor degreeAssociate Professor
Country/TerritoryIreland
Degree of RecognitionRegional