Tag Archives: Sociology

Coming to the End/Beginning

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Anise Vanse - Queen's University Belfast

In my last couple of blogs I reflected on politics and identity in Northern Ireland.  My thoughts on those subjects are developing, but as the end of my time in Northern Ireland draws near,  I’ll pivot toward personal reflections on … Continue reading →

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And Away I went

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Joseph Graziano - NUI Galway

Robert Louis Stevenson said “I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake.  The great affair is to move.”  Those are words I have tried to live by in the second part of my Mitchell adventure. … Continue reading →

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June 2009 Reflection

Posted on June 1, 2009 by jcanto09

The main interest in life and in work is to become someone else that you were not in the beginning. Michel Foucault This has been a Foucauldian type of year for me. I came across the writing of Michel Foucault … Continue reading →

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March 2009 Reflection

Posted on March 1, 2009 by jcanto09

Taking Ryan’s advice in Journal # 2, I’ve started doing some more walking in an effort to find all the cul-de-sacs of University College Dublin (UCD). Health-benefits aside, being a peripatetic student can lead to some interesting discoveries. One such … Continue reading →

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January 2009 Reflection

Posted on January 1, 2009 by jcanto09

December was a month of pilgrimages for me: one to Rome and two others to Bushmills, Northern Ireland, and Middleton, Cork County. Before the pilgrimages began, I wrapped up some work at UCD where I am learning more and more … Continue reading →

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November 2008 Reflection

Posted on November 1, 2008 by jcanto09

After only two months in Ireland, I’m happy to say that I am a bit more Irish now. The realization came to me about a month ago while sitting in St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral during an Irish-spoken Mass, wearing my Kerry … Continue reading →

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