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Mary J. Hickman

メアリー・ジェイ・ヒックマン

Mearii J. Hickman

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
Ireland
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
research fellow, professor, sociologist, Irish studies scholar
Affiliations
St Mary's University, Twickenham, London Metropolitan University (Institute for the Study of European Transformations), New York University (Visiting Professor), Columbia University (Visiting Professor), Victoria University, Australia (Visiting Professor)
Memberships
Irish Government Task Force on Policy Regarding Emigrants (2001–2002)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Thinking Identities: Ethnicity, Racism and Culture

Sociology / Humanities

A collection of research bringing together a diverse range of groups—Welsh, Irish, Jewish, Arab, White, African and Indian—to examine ethnicity, racism and culture.

ethnicityracecultureidentity

Feminist Review; Issue 50: The Irish Issue (edited)

1995 Scholarly journal special issue

Editor of Feminist Review issue 50 (The Irish Issue), containing essays on the experiences of Irish women, the positioning of Irish people in British society, and analyses of constructions of whiteness.

feminismIrish studiesmigrationcritique of whiteness

Bibliography

  • Thinking Identities: Ethnicity, Racism and Culture
  • Feminist Review; Issue 50: The Irish Issue (editor)
  • Deconstructing Whiteness: Irish Women in Britain (article)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
analyticalinterdisciplinaryevidence-driven academic style
Recurring Motifs
diasporamigration and settlementconstruction of identitycritique of race and ethnicity

Legacy

Mary J. Hickman is an important scholar in Irish diaspora and migration studies. She is known for analyses of the social positioning of Irish people in Britain and constructions of whiteness, and has contributed significantly to the literature on diaspora through articles and edited volumes.

Trivia

  • Year of birth is not publicly listed; Wikipedia categorizes her as 'Year of birth missing (living people)'.
  • Academic affiliated with London Metropolitan University and St Mary's University, Twickenham; researcher in sociology and Irish studies.
  • Registered in authority databases such as ISNI, VIAF, WorldCat, Library of Congress, and BnF.