Conversations - Dr. Philomena Mullen: Experiences of Mixed Race Irish Women in Irish Industrial Schools

Dr Philomena Mullen discusses her investigation into the identity construction of women of mixed African-Irish descent, with white Irish mothers and African fathers, who grew up in the Irish institutional care system. This crucial research explores how racial /ethnic identities are shaped by Irish society and how we read racialisation in White Irish culture. She also provides context for her short story entitled " Black Baby box", an insightful account of her early years in an industrial school in Booterstown ( Ireland). Philomena Mullen is the spokesperson for the Association of Mixed Race Irish. Her research links into the campaign of the Association of Mixed Race Irish seeking recognition and justice for past violations and racism. She'll focus on the conflicting statements published in The Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes.   Institutionalised, Parentless, and Racialised as Other: Understanding the Formation of a Racialised Self for Women of African-Irish Descent who grew up in the Irish Industrial School System." Dr Phil Mullen http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/96083 "Black baby box[ed]" , Philomena Mullen Home / Irish University Review / List of Issues / Volume 50, Issue 2 / https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/iur.2020.0463 - The Association of Mixed Race Irish https://www.mixedraceirish.ie/ - The Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes is available here: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/d4b3d-final-report-of-the-commission-of-investigation-into-mother-and-baby-homes/ Additional music is composed by Microgramme. '' We Are Starzz", Angel Bat Dawid.