Paul Arthur discusses the political culture of Ireland up until Bloody Sunday.  He uses four words to describe the political culture of the time: irresponsibility, intimidation, factionalization, and demonic. Digital Commons Transcript: Paul Arthur Politics of the Troubles -It is suggested to have the transcript open as the video is running Video:

Gareth Higgins, a sociologist of religion, talks about the history of the Protestant and Catholic religions as they are manifested in Northern Ireland. It then gives general information about the nature and history of the Troubles, useful since he is talking to an American student audience. He then talks about a variety of ways that…

This video provides some of the psychological problems associated with the Troubles. He starts off with listing and explaining a few Freudian theories associated with the NI conflict. Then he talks about some associated myths with psychology, which then leads to the social identity theory which he spends a good deal of time talking about.…

Maureen Heatherington talked about the projects that she works on and her personal experiences and how that has translated to the workplace. She also talks at the end of how Northern Ireland can change for the better, but it is taking too long. Digital Commons Transcript: Maureen Heatherington -It is suggested to have the transcript open…

John Hume gives a small amount of background about his life but the main thrust is his view that as political and economic institutions developing the wake of the troubles, people become more tolerant of diversity and healing begins to happen in a conflict society like Northern Ireland. Digital Commons Transcript: John Hume & Bishop Edward…

Digital Commons Transcript: Ed Cairns Trauma and Reconciliation -It is suggested to have the transcript open as the video is running Video:

The two men are interviewed by one woman and are asked primarily about their jobs. The video starts out with the interviewer asking the men what their jobs are and if they enjoy them. They say they do, but funding is difficult. They are asked how they got into what they’re currently doing and why…

Dominic Bryan is an anthropologist and a research partner of Neil Jarman. Bryan discusses how physical space is related to the conflict between the Republicans and Loyalists. He discusses divided communities and how people from one town do NOT go into another town with a different religion. He talked about how this started through the…

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A panel including significant leaders of the Civil Rights movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s including individuals who led the march that ended in the killings of Bloody Sunday. Moderator is an important, centrist, Catholic peace leader, Eamonn Deane. Panelists Ivan Cooper, Eamonn McCann, and Bernadette McAlisky give personal histories, tell recollections of…