Past Events

Perspectives on the July 2024 UK Election
11 September 2024 • 1:00-2:30 pm • History Dept Common Room, on the UNM campus

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Three panelists and a moderator discuss the following: How was the UK election shaped by Celtic Identity? How did the UK election shape Celtic identity? What is the potential impact of the UK election on Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland?

Three Saints and a Sinner
16 February 2024 • 1:00-2:00 pm • History Dept Common Room, on the UNM campus

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Four panelists and a moderator discuss contemporary issues and connections between Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.

Celts, Crown and Colonialism
28 March 2023 • 12:30-1:30 pm • Honors College Forum, on the UNM campus

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Four panelists and a moderator appraised the unique ties between Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and three English/British monarchs— Wales and Edward I, Scotland and James VI and I, and Ireland(s) and Elizabeth II.

The British Empire Revisited
21 October 2022 • 12:30-2:00 pm • History Common Room, 1104 Mesa Vista Hall, on the UNM campus

(Recording available here)

Four panelists and a moderator assessed the contemporary legacy of colonialism in the British Empire, focusing on the Celtic peoples of Scotland, Wales, and (the two) Irelands, and the peoples of the first nation outside the UK to leave the empire – India. Brexit may make a cameo appearance.