Scáth (Shadow)

Casey, A

Scáth (Shadow)

Casey, A

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Publisher:: Rabbit journal, RMIT University
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Rabbit: a journal of nonfiction poetry, 2023, 37, (Collaborations), pp. 195-209
Issue Date:: 2023-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Casey, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-2722
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-23T06:05:43Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-23T06:05:43Z
dc.date.issued	2023-03-01
dc.identifier.citation	Rabbit: a journal of nonfiction poetry, 2023, 37, (Collaborations), pp. 195-209
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174883
dc.description.abstract	Eliza O’Brien was just 18 months old when her family emigrated from Ireland to Australia in 1853. The family of nine were escaping the immediate aftermath of the Great Irish Famine (1845-1850), a humanitarian crisis which resulted in a halving of the population of my homeland, Ireland – from eight million to four million people – and whose resonations survive to the present day. Irish famine immigrants were Australia’s earliest refugees – who experienced extreme hardships, discrimination and destitution in both their country of origin and their country of envisaged refuge as a result of colonial policies and practices in both countries. Eliza’s mother died in the ship’s infirmary as they docked in Sydney; this was one of a series of misfortunes which resulted in Eliza being arrested in a Sydney brothel at age fifteen. Interned in 1867 at Newcastle Industrial School for Girls in New South Wales, Eliza would be incarcerated intermittently from then for the remainder of her short life, largely as a result of her rebellious behaviour at the industrial school where she protested against the child inmates’ treatment. Eliza tragically died at age 24. This creative non fiction piece is based on detailed archival research and explores Eliza's life experiences, integrating the writer’s reflections and creative responses. This piece also features phrases in Eliza's and the writer’s native Irish language (Gaeilge - which was prohibited by law during colonisation) as a form of political resistance intended to decolonise this history.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Rabbit journal, RMIT University
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dc.title	Scáth (Shadow)
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.location.activity	Australia
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/School of Communication
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dc.date.updated	2024-01-23T06:05:39Z
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Abstract:

Eliza O’Brien was just 18 months old when her family emigrated from Ireland to Australia in 1853. The family of nine were escaping the immediate aftermath of the Great Irish Famine (1845-1850), a humanitarian crisis which resulted in a halving of the population of my homeland, Ireland – from eight million to four million people – and whose resonations survive to the present day. Irish famine immigrants were Australia’s earliest refugees – who experienced extreme hardships, discrimination and destitution in both their country of origin and their country of envisaged refuge as a result of colonial policies and practices in both countries. Eliza’s mother died in the ship’s infirmary as they docked in Sydney; this was one of a series of misfortunes which resulted in Eliza being arrested in a Sydney brothel at age fifteen. Interned in 1867 at Newcastle Industrial School for Girls in New South Wales, Eliza would be incarcerated intermittently from then for the remainder of her short life, largely as a result of her rebellious behaviour at the industrial school where she protested against the child inmates’ treatment. Eliza tragically died at age 24. This creative non fiction piece is based on detailed archival research and explores Eliza's life experiences, integrating the writer’s reflections and creative responses. This piece also features phrases in Eliza's and the writer’s native Irish language (Gaeilge - which was prohibited by law during colonisation) as a form of political resistance intended to decolonise this history.

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