Angela Hannah McCarthy is a New Zealand history academic, and as of 2018 is a full professor at the University of Otago.[1]

Angela McCarthy
McCarthy in 2012
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Scientific career
FieldsIrish and Scottish migrations
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago
Thesis

Academic career

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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

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McCarthy is the author of books including:

  • McCarthy, Angela. Irish Migrants in New Zealand, 1840-1937: the Desired Haven. Vol. 3. Boydell Press, 2005.[5]
  • McCarthy, Angela. Personal narratives of Irish and Scottish migration, 1921-65: For spirit and adventure. Oxford University Press, 2017.[6]
  • McCarthy, Angela. Scottishness and Irishness in New Zealand since 1840. Manchester University Press, 2011.[7]

Her edited volumes include:

  • McCarthy, Angela, ed. A global clan: Scottish migrant networks and identities since the eighteenth century. Vol. 36. IB Tauris, 2006.[8]
  • McCarthy, Angela, and MacKenzie, John, eds. Global Migrations: The Scottish Diaspora since 1600. Edinburgh University Press, 2016.[9]
  • Leckie, Jacqueline, McCarthy, Angela, and Wanhalla, Angela, eds. Migrant Cross-Cultural Encounters in Asia and the Pacific. Routledge, 2016.

References

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  1. ^ a b History, Department of History and Art. "Professor Angela McCarthy". www.otago.ac.nz.
  2. ^ "Scottish Blend: The secret history of the man who built the Empire on tea". HeraldScotland.
  3. ^ McCarthy, Professor Angela (15 May 2017). "Angela McCarthy: History proves 'refugee crisis' is largely a myth" – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
  4. ^ "University of Otago tops Marsden funding". 23 September 2008.
  5. ^ Reviews of Irish Migrants in New Zealand:
  6. ^ Reviews of Personal Narratives of Irish and Scottish Migration:
  7. ^ Reviews of Scottishness and Irishness in New Zealand since 1840:
  8. ^ Reviews of A Global Clan:
  9. ^ Reviews of Global Migrations: