Dr Martin Mitchell

Teaching Fellow

History

Personal statement

I have taught at the University of Strathclyde since 2005. Before then, I was a Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen. My teaching and research interests lie in the fields of British History, Scottish History since 1700 and Irish History since 1660. I am the Year 1 Coordinator for History at Strathclyde.

Publications

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Publications

Anti-Catholicism and the Scottish middle class, 1800-1914: Mitchell Martin J; Anti-Catholicism in Britain and Ireland, 1600-2000 Practices, Representations and Ideas (2020) (2020); https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42882-2_13
[Book Review] : Irish Republicanism in Scotland, 1858-1916: Fenians in Exile: Mitchell Martin; Scottish Historical Review Vol 89, pp. 276-277 (2010); https://doi.org/10.3366/shr.2010.0221
New Perspectives on the Irish in Scotland: Mitchell Martin J; (2008)
Irish Catholics in the West of Scotland in the nineteenth century : despised by Scottish workers and controlled by the Church?: Mitchell Martin J; New Perspectives on the Irish in Scotland (2008) (2008)
[Book Review] : Custom and Conflict in the 'Land of the Gael': Ballachulish, 1900-1910: Mitchell Martin; Scottish Labour History Vol 43, pp. 76-77 (2007)
The Catholic Irish and Chartism in the West of Scotland: Mitchell Martin J; These Fissured Isles Ireland, Scotland and British History (2005) (2005)

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Teaching

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Teaching

I am module leader for the two first year History modules:

V1102 History 1A: Britain, c1750-1900
V1103 History 1B : Britain since 1900

I ran V1327/V1482 Irish Society (1660-1860) for three years, and have also taught on other modules, including Scottish Society, 1700 -1832; History of Glasgow; Historiography.

I am the History Module Leader for the Access to University Study Course run by The Centre for Lifelong Learning.

Research

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Research Interests

My research is mainly focused on nineteenth century and early twentieth century Scotland. My main research areas are

The Irish in Scotland
Social History of Religion
Catholic Church in Scotland
Communal Relations
Political Movements
Scottish Labour Movement

I have published on all these topics, including the monograph The Irish in the West of Scotland, 1797-1848: Trade Unions, Strikes and Political Movements (1998.) I also published the edited volume, New Perspectives on the Irish in Scotland (2008.) My current research project is on the impact of Irish immigration on the Catholic Church in Scotland in the nineteenth century.