Angela McCarthy explained
| Angela McCarthy |
| Fields: | Irish and Scottish migrations |
| Workplaces: | University of Otago |
| Alma Mater: | Trinity College Dublin |
| Thesis1 Title: | 'Seas may divide' : Irish migration to New Zealand as portrayed in personal correspondence, 1840–1937 |
| Thesis1 Url: | https://stella.catalogue.tcd.ie/iii/encore/record/C__Rb12459918?lang=eng |
| Thesis1 Year: | 2000 |
Angela Hannah McCarthy is a New Zealand history academic, and as of 2018 is a full professor at the University of Otago.[1]
Academic career
After a PhD titled Seas may divide' : Irish migration to New Zealand as portrayed in personal correspondence, 1840–1937 at Trinity College Dublin, she moved to the University of Otago, rising to full professor.[1] [2] [3] In 2008 McCarthy received $612,000 in Marsden grant funding.[4]
Books
McCarthy is the author of books including:
- McCarthy, Angela. Irish Migrants in New Zealand, 1840-1937: the Desired Haven. Vol. 3. Boydell Press, 2005.
- McCarthy, Angela. Personal narratives of Irish and Scottish migration, 1921-65: For spirit and adventure. Oxford University Press, 2017.
- McCarthy, Angela. Scottishness and Irishness in New Zealand since 1840. Manchester University Press, 2011.
Her edited volumes include:
- McCarthy, Angela, ed. A global clan: Scottish migrant networks and identities since the eighteenth century. Vol. 36. IB Tauris, 2006.
- McCarthy, Angela, and MacKenzie, John, eds. Global Migrations: The Scottish Diaspora since 1600. Edinburgh University Press, 2016.
- Leckie, Jacqueline, McCarthy, Angela, and Wanhalla, Angela, eds. Migrant Cross-Cultural Encounters in Asia and the Pacific. Routledge, 2016.
Notes and References
- Web site: Professor Angela McCarthy. Department of History and Art. History. www.otago.ac.nz.
- Web site: Scottish Blend: The secret history of the man who built the Empire on tea. HeraldScotland.
- Web site: Angela McCarthy: History proves 'refugee crisis' is largely a myth. Professor Angela. McCarthy. 15 May 2017. www.nzherald.co.nz.
- Web site: University of Otago tops Marsden funding. 23 September 2008.
