Discussion Panel

Performing Identities: Brexit and Northern Ireland - Part 2 (Identity)

'Performing Identities: Post-Brexit Northern Ireland and the reshaping of 21st Century Governance' is an ESRC-funded academic research project that has been running since February 2019, comprising a team of academics both from and/or with specialist expertise of Northern Ireland, its politics, and Brexit.

Building on themes that emerged through interviews the PI team completed with individuals across Northern Ireland in 2019 and 2020, this event will bring together a range of perspectives and expertise to discuss the complexity and nuances of identity in Northern Ireland.

Panel members are:

- Emma DeSouza (Rights Campaigner; Writer)

- Mark Devenport (Former Political Editor, BBC NI)

- Linda Ervine MBE (Director, Turas; President, East Belfast GAA)

- Susan McKay (Journalist; Author of ‘Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground’ - available to purchase here)

- John O’Doherty (Director, The Rainbow Project)

- Danielle Roberts (Women’s Rights Activist)

Chair: Dr. Clare Rice (Newcastle University)

NOTE: This event is the second of two that the Performing Identities team will be hosting. The first - where the PI team will share some key findings from the extensive research completed as part of the project - will occur the previous day, Wednesday 23rd June, at 12.30pm. This will also be a virtual event.

Registration for Part 1 and further details can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/performing-identities-brexit-and-northern-ireland-part-1-tickets-156666797609

More information about the PI team and project can be found on our website: https://performingidentities.org/

You can also follow us on Twitter: @performidentity

All research completed as part of this project was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC - Ref ES/S006214/1)