‘There is no point having a token woman’: gender and representation in the ‘new’ Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland continues to lag behind the rest of the UK when it comes to female representation in political life. However, in the elevation of Arlene Foster to First Minister, Northern Ireland joins Scotland in having a female First Minister. Here, Sophie Whiting and Maire Braniff try to explain the low number of female Northern Irish politicians, and argue that it is the duty of the new First Minister to change things for the better

The Marist Brothers' teaching tradition in Australia, 1872-2000

Recent Australian academic attempts to define the 'charism,' or distinguishing spirit, of the Marist Brothers' style of education, have been conducted using sociological methodologies and have resulted in findings which are more religious than educational or pedagogical, in content. The present enquiry is more educational in focus and historical in approach. This enquiry poses a series of questions e.g: Did the Marists who arrived in Australia in 1872 come as the conscious bearers of a distinctive style of teaching? Did they adapt this distinctive style to meet the needs of the Australian society? How faithfully did they cling to their founding inspiration? Have they been successful in preserving this distinctiveness in the face of modern developments in Australian education and in the Catholic Church? Or, is all that remains the name 'Marist'? The historical methodology employed uses both recent academic analyses of the Marist Brothers' Founder's work and also of the archival documentation of the Order's foundation and development in Australia. It also tracks, though not in isolation, the development of the first Marist school in Sydney, St Patrick's, Church Hill; founded in 1872 and still operating, at a new location 'Dundas' in the more recently-formed diocese of Parramatta. This individual school's role in Marist teacher education in early, and more recent times, makes it an appropriate focus. In summary, the thesis concludes that the Marists did come as conscious disciples of St Marcellin Champagnat, their founder; but that the pristine inspiration had already begun to evolve. In Australia the brothers continued to follow his example in adapting to the newer demands of Church and State. After Vatican II and the return of State Aid, however, the pace and scope of development precipitated changes which arguably constitute a break from all but the names 'Marist' and 'Champagnat'

November 16, 2020

Email newsletter sent by the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts. This discussed in this issue: Vertical SECAC conference, Hertog Foundation presents Winter Term Seminar Program, Thomistic Institute: A Symposium on Aquinas\u27 Proofs, Hildebrand Project Reading Groups, Tethered Oscillator Exhibition by Leticia Bajuyo, and a C.S. Lewis Panel

March 29, 2021

Email newsletter sent by the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts. This discussed in this issue: Braniff Salon, BGSA Election, Interdisciplinary Panel, Women in Busniess Leadership, Encore: Hidegard and Bengen and Tuning the Soul to God with Dr. Eidt, Art Exhibits