Dr Fiona Bateman

Ph.D

 
researcher
 

Biography

Fiona Bateman is Director of the MA in Public Advocacy & Activism, and a lecturer in English. She is a graduate of UCD (B.Soc.Sc.) and of NUI Galway (MA in Culture & Colonialism), where she also completed her PhD – “The Spiritual Empire: Irish Catholic Missionary Discourse in the Twentieth Century”. Her research focuses on Ireland and Africa, the Irish foreign missions, and the Nigeria-Biafra war 1967-70. In a recent publication she told the stories behind the stained glass windows from Clarke Studios in Dublin, designed for churches in various African countries. She teaches some film studies classes as well as modules in literature, including African fiction, and North American writing.

Research Interests

Ireland and Africa
The Irish foreign missions in the 20th century
The Nigeria-Biafra war 1967-70
Ireland and colonialism
Gender and colonialism

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2012) '‘Ireland and the Nigeria Biafra War (1967-1970): Local connections to a distant conflict’'
Fiona Bateman (2012) '‘Ireland and the Nigeria Biafra War (1967-1970): Local connections to a distant conflict’'. New Hibernia Review, [Details]
(2008) 'Defining the Heathen Irish and the Pagan African: Two similar discourses a century apart'
Fiona Bateman (2008) 'Defining the Heathen Irish and the Pagan African: Two similar discourses a century apart'. Social Sciences And Missions, 21 (1):73-96 [ARAN Link] [Details]

Edited Books

  Year Publication
(2011) Studies in Settler Colonialism: Politics, Identity, Culture.
Fiona Bateman, Lionel Pilkington (Ed.). (2011) Studies in Settler Colonialism: Politics, Identity, Culture Studies in Settler Colonialism: Politics, Identity, Culture. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]
(2000) Irish-Australian Studies: Papers Delivered at the Ninth Irish-Australian Conference, Galway, April 1997.
Fiona Bateman, Tadhg Foley (Ed.). (2000) Irish-Australian Studies: Papers Delivered at the Ninth Irish-Australian Conference, Galway, April 1997 Irish-Australian Studies: Papers Delivered at the Ninth Irish-Australian Conference, Galway, April 1997. Sydney: Crossing Press. [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2023) 'Ireland's Missions and Missionaries in the Twentieth Century'
Fiona Bateman (2023) 'Ireland's Missions and Missionaries in the Twentieth Century' In: The Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism, Volume V: Recapturing the Apostolate of the Laity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2016) 'Biafra in the Irish Imagination: War and Famine in Banville's An End to Flight and Forristal's Black Man's Country'
Fiona Bateman (2016) 'Biafra in the Irish Imagination: War and Famine in Banville's An End to Flight and Forristal's Black Man's Country' In: Writing the Nigeria-Biafra War. Oxford: Boydell and Brewer. [Details]
(2012) 'The “battlefield of the schoolroom”: Irish children and Ireland's spiritual empire'
Fiona Bateman (2012) 'The “battlefield of the schoolroom”: Irish children and Ireland's spiritual empire' In: Irish Classrooms and British Empire: Imperial contexts in the origins of modern education. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details]
(2012) 'Ireland and Biafra: Hunger, History, Politics and Public Opinion'
Fiona Bateman (2012) 'Ireland and Biafra: Hunger, History, Politics and Public Opinion' In: Biafra War, History, and the Politics of Memory. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2011) 'Introduction'
Fiona Bateman, Lionel Pilkington (2011) 'Introduction' In: Studies in Settler Colonialism: Culture, Politics, Identity. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]
(2008) 'Ireland’s Spiritual Empire: The African Mission Field in the Twentieth Century'
Fiona Bateman (2008) 'Ireland’s Spiritual Empire: The African Mission Field in the Twentieth Century' In: Empires of Religion. :267-287 Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]
(2006) 'An Irish Missionary in India: Thomas Gavan Duffy and The Catechist of Kil-Arni'
Fiona Bateman (2006) 'An Irish Missionary in India: Thomas Gavan Duffy and The Catechist of Kil-Arni' In: Ireland and India: Colonies, Culture and Empire. :117-128 Dublin: Irish Academic Press. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(1999) 'English, History and Philosophy'
Tadhg Foley, Fiona Bateman (1999) 'English, History and Philosophy' In: From Queen's Collge to National University: Essays on the Academic History of QCG/UCG/NUI Galway. :384-420 Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details]
(1997) 'Introduction'
Tadhg Foley, Fiona Bateman (1997) 'Introduction' In: Irish-Australian Studies: Papers Delivered at the Ninth Irish-Australian Conference. :7-9 Sydney, Australia/ Galway: Crossing Press Sydney. [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
(2006) 'Race and Religion: The Irish Encounter with the Pagan in Africa'
Fiona Bateman (2006) 'Race and Religion: The Irish Encounter with the Pagan in Africa' Foilsiú, 5 (1) :37-55. [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2023) Africa in Ireland,
Fiona Bateman (2023) Kidnapped Biafran children and an Ibo colony in Ireland (1970-1972). [Conference Paper], Africa in Ireland, Queen's University Belfast , 28-APR-23 - 29-APR-23. [Details]
(2004) India and Ireland,
Fiona Bateman (2004) Fourth Galway Conference on Colonialism. [Conference Organising Committee Member], India and Ireland, NUI Galway , 02-JUN-04 - 05-JUN-04. [Details]
(2010) Education and Empire,
Fiona Bateman & Muireann O Cinneide (2010) 6th Galway Conference on Colonialism. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Education and Empire, NUI Galway , 24-JUN-10 - 26-JUN-10. [Details]
(2007) Settler Colonialism,
Fiona Bateman (2007) Fifth Galway Conference on Colonialism. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Settler Colonialism, NUI Galway , 27-JUN-07 - 30-JUN-07. [Details]
(2010) Ireland and Biafra,
Fiona Bateman (2010) Welcome and Introduction. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Ireland and Biafra, Moore Institute NUI Galway , 30-SEP-10 - 01-OCT-10. [Details]
(2019) Wiles Colloquium ‘Irish Missionaries in the 19th and 20th Centuries, between nation and empire’,
Fiona Bateman (2019) Irish misisonaries in Africa: Between nation(s) and empire(s). [Conference Paper], Wiles Colloquium ‘Irish Missionaries in the 19th and 20th Centuries, between nation and empire’, Queens University Belfast , 12-SEP-19 - 13-SEP-19. [Details]
(2015) The Clarke Studios Symposium, Trinity College Dublin,
Fiona Bateman (2015) The African Connection: Clarke Studios and Ireland's Foreign Missions. [Invited Lecture], The Clarke Studios Symposium, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin , 06-FEB-15 - 06-FEB-15. [Details]
(2013) Towards 2016: Old and New Irelands, EFACIS, NUI Galway,
Fiona Bateman (2013) This Unfortunate Affair: Ireland and Biafra 1967-70. [Conference Paper], Towards 2016: Old and New Irelands, EFACIS, NUI Galway, NUI Galway , 05-JUN-13 - 07-JUN-13. [Details]
(2013) Media, Culture and Empire,
Fiona Bateman (2013) 'This unfortunate affair': The relationship between Ireland and Biafra 1967-70'. [Conference Paper], Media, Culture and Empire, London School of Economics , 24-MAY-13 - 24-MAY-13. [Details]
(2012) the Catholic Historical Society of Ireland Annual Conference,
Fiona Bateman (2012) The Irish foreign missions in Africa: garden or battlefield?. [Conference Paper], the Catholic Historical Society of Ireland Annual Conference, NUI Maynooth , 02-NOV-12 - 03-NOV-12. [Details]
(2011) ACIS ‘Global Networks and Local Ties’, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Fiona Bateman (2011) ‘Ireland and the Nigeria Biafra War (1967-1970): Local connections to a distant conflict’. [Conference Paper], ACIS ‘Global Networks and Local Ties’, University of Wisconsin, Madison, University of Wisconsin, Madison , 30-MAR-11 - 02-APR-11. [Details]
(2011) New Voices in Irish Criticism, ‘Emergent Voices: Tradition and Dissent’, University College Dublin,
Fiona Bateman (2011) ‘our glory-hunting do-gooders’: Dissent and the Irish campaign in support of Biafra. [Conference Paper], New Voices in Irish Criticism, ‘Emergent Voices: Tradition and Dissent’, University College Dublin, UCD , 17-JUN-11 - 18-JUN-11. [Details]
(2010) Ireland and Biafra’, Moore Institute, NUI Galway,
Fiona Bateman (2010) ‘Ireland and Biafra – An Introduction’. [Conference Paper], Ireland and Biafra’, Moore Institute, NUI Galway, NUI Galway , 30-SEP-10 - 01-OCT-10. [Details]
(2010) Ireland and Modernity, Queen’s University Belfast,
Fiona Bateman (2010) ‘Ireland and the war in Nigeria (1967-1970): Modernity, Ethics and Tradition’. [Conference Paper], Ireland and Modernity, Queen’s University Belfast, Queens University Belfast , 11-NOV-10 - 13-NOV-10. [Details]
(2010) Education and Empire, NUI Galway,
Fiona Bateman (2010) The 'battlefield of the schoolroom': Irish children and Ireland's spiritual empire. [Conference Paper], Education and Empire, NUI Galway, NUI Galway , 24-JUN-10 - 26-JUN-10. [Details]
(2009) International Conference on the Biafra Nigeria Civil War: Our Stories and Lessons Learnt, Marquette University,
Fiona Bateman (2009) ‘Ireland and Biafra: Hunger, History, Politics and Public Opinion’,. [Conference Paper], International Conference on the Biafra Nigeria Civil War: Our Stories and Lessons Learnt, Marquette University, Marquette University , 25-SEP-09 - 26-SEP-09. [Details]
(2006) Empires of Religion,
Fiona Bateman (2006) Ireland's Spiritual Empire: The Discourse of Irish Catholic Missionaries in the 20th Century. [Conference Paper], Empires of Religion, Global Irish Institute, University College Dublin , 20-JUN-06 - 21-JUN-06. [Details]
(2005) Ireland and Race (the Seventh Annual Grian Conference),
Fiona Bateman (2005) Race and Religion: The Irish Encounter with the Pagan in Africa. [Conference Paper], Ireland and Race (the Seventh Annual Grian Conference), New York University , 04-MAR-05 - 06-MAR-05. [Details]
(2005) Orality and Modern Culture (First Galway Conference of Irish Studies),
Fiona Bateman (2005) Subversive Voices: The Silent Women in Irish Film. [Conference Paper], Orality and Modern Culture (First Galway Conference of Irish Studies), NUI Galway , 07-JUN-05 - 10-JUN-06. [Details]
(2004) India and Ireland (4th Galway Conference on Colonialism),
Fiona Bateman (2004) An Irish Missionary in India: Thomas Gavan Duffy and The Catechist of Kil-Arni. [Conference Paper], India and Ireland (4th Galway Conference on Colonialism), NUI Galway , 02-JUN-04 - 05-JUN-04. [Details]
(1999) Defining Colonies (3rd Galway Conference on Colonialism),
Fiona Bateman (1999) Defining the Heathen in Ireland and Africa. [Conference Paper], Defining Colonies (3rd Galway Conference on Colonialism), NUI Galway , 17-JUN-99 - 20-JUN-99. [Details]
(1999) Defining Colonies,
Fiona Bateman (1999) Third Galway Conference on Colonialism. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Defining Colonies, NUI Galway , 17-JUN-99 - 20-JUN-99. [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2008 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Texts Contexts Cultures Moore Institute (PRTLI4-funded project)
1998 Government of Ireland Scholarship (PhD) IRCHSS

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2003 NUI Galway PhD English
1996 NUI Galway MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9) Culture and Colonialism
1986 UCD Bachelor of Social Science Sociology and Social Administration

Modules Taught

  Term/Year Module Title Module Code Subject / Desc
MA Short Filmmaking for Advocates FM6115
MA Film, Politics, and Colonialism FM6119
Irish Studies Summer School Representing Ireland - Literature and Film SS115
3BA African Literature ENG232
2BA Introduction to Film Studies ENG213