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18th Century literature 19th Century Irish cultural history Anglo-Irish literature, poetry Children's literature Fiction 1780-1820 Gender studies Irish writing, poetry, Drama, cinema

Research Projects

Project Title

Reading Rooms: Fostering Constructive and Inclusive Dialogue Between Communities

From

01/12/2021

31/09/2022

Summary

This inter-disciplinary project sought to investigate and advance the potential of shared reading groups to promote purposeful and meaningful dialogue among Northern Ireland interface communities. Trinity College Dublin partnered with Verbal, a voluntary organisation with nearly 30 years" experience working to improve cross-community relations in Northern Ireland. The project aimed to design a new framework and identify suitable literary texts for cross-community groups; conduct a pilot shared reading group; seek feedback from participants on group processes in relation to health and well-being, literary texts, and shared futures; and present findings in a report.

Funding Agency

Irish Research Council/ Dept of Taoiseach

Programme

New Foundations

Representations

Details	Date
Arts Council advisory panels	2005
Chair of CBI Children's Book of the Year Awards	2013, 2014, 2020 - present
Member of peer review panel for Studies in Children's Literature series	2002-2007
Peer reviewer for international journals in Irish studies and in children's literature studies	2013-15
Peer Reviewer for NUI research student travel scholarships	2016
Consultant: Department of Taoiseach and Office for the Minister for Children	2011
Founding member and editorial board member of academic journal Film and Film Culture	2001-2002
Consultant for children's literature publishers	2010

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details	Date From	Date To
Member and former Vice-President of Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature.	2003	present
International Research Society for Children's Literature	2002	present

Publications and other Research Outputs

Pádraic Whyte, Keith O'Sulivan, The Writings of Padraic Colum: 'That Queer Thing, Genius', London and New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2024, 1 - 200pp, Book, IN_PRESS

Rewriting Buile Suibhne: Storytelling and The Frenzied Prince in, editor(s)Padraic Whyte Keith O'Sullivan , The Writings of Padraic Colum: 'That Queer Thing, Genius', London and New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2024, [Padraic Whyte], Book Chapter, IN_PRESS

Padraic Whyte, "Padraic Colum to Aik"ne: Ireland, Hawai`i, and Retelling Myths for Children", The Center for Biographical Research, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 14/03/2024, 2024, The Center for Biographical Research, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1 - 20pp, Invited Talk, PRESENTED

Padraic Whyte, Reading Padraic Colum, Friends of St Patrick, Honolulu, 14/03/24, 2024, Friends of St Patrick, 1 - 20pp, Invited Talk, PRESENTED

Padraic Whyte, An Introduction to Queer Children's Literature, Pathways Northern Ireland, 23/01/2023, 2023, 1-10pp, Invited Talk, PRESENTED

Pádraic Whyte, Giovanna M R Lima, Sarah Bowman, Eve Patten , (2022), 'National Collection of Children's Books: Repositioning Children's Literature in Ireland, http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/97459' [pdf], Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, Notes: [This impact case study is supported by the Research Impact Unit, an initiative by the Office of the Dean of Research and the Trinity Long Room Hub at Trinity College Dublin. We thank Dr Caitriona Curtis for her contributions in early drafts of this document. http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/97459], Impact Case Study, PUBLISHED TARA - Full Text DOI

Padraic Whyte, Keith O'Sullivan, `Beyond Traditional Hierarchies: Creating Space for Children"s Literature Collections",, Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung (GKJF) / Yearbook of the Children's Literature Research Society (GKJF): Beiträge aus Geschichte und Theorie (2022), 2022, p165 - 174, Notes: [https://ojs.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/gkjf/index.php/jahrbuch/article/view/97/82], Journal Article, PUBLISHED

Pádraic Whyte, KPMG Book Awards, Inis Magazine, 2022, p8 - 12, Journal Article, PUBLISHED

Padraic Whyte, 'Exploring the Urban Jungle: the City in Children's Writing', International Literature Festival Dublin, International Literature Festival Dublin, https://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/strand/storymachine/storymachine-podcast-chapter-3-rambling - 2021, 1 - 2, Broadcast, RELEASED

Padraic Whyte, 'Award-Winning Books for Children', International Literature Festival Dublin, https://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/strand/storymachine/storymachine-podcast-chapter-4-award-winning-books-for-children/, 2021, 1 - 2, Broadcast, RELEASED

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Padraic Whyte, Keith O'Sullivan, Méabh Ní Choileáiin, Jennifer Mooney, 'Padraic Colum: 50th Anniversary Celebration', https://dcu.mused.org/en/, https://dcu.mused.org/en/, Dublin City University, 2022, 1 - 15, Exhibition, EXHIBITED

Padraic Whyte, Curiouser and Curiouser: The Great Children's Book Quiz, International Literature Festival Dublin, Dublin, 24/05/2022, 2022, International Literature Festival Dublin, Invited Talk, PRESENTED

Padraic Whyte, Keith O'Sulivan, Padraic Colum: 50th Anniversary Celebration of his Life and Work, 11/01/2022, In:Pathways Northern Ireland, 2022, Trinity Long Room Hub, Meetings /Conferences Organised, PRESENTED

Padraic Whyte, Elizabeth Nixon, Shared Reading on a Shared Island: Identifying Literature and Elevating Voices, Reading Rooms: Fostering Constructive and Inclusive Dialogue Between Communities, Trinity Long Room Hub, 14/06/2022, 2022, pp1-8 , Oral Presentation, PRESENTED

Sinead Moriarty, Padraic Whyte, Elizabeth Nixon, Reading Rooms: Fostering Constructive and Inclusive Dialogue Between Communities, TARA, August, 2022, p1 - 39, Notes: [This project was funded by the Irish Research Council and the Department of the Taoiseach's Shared Island Unit as part of the New Foundations Scheme (2021)], Report, PUBLISHED

Jane Suzanne Carroll, Pádraic Whyte, , 'Story Spinners: Irish Women & Children's Literature', Trinity College Dublin, Google Arts & Culture, 2018, -, Exhibition, PUBLISHED

Padraic Whyte, 'Same-sex relationships in children's literature', Newstalk Radio - The Right Hook, Newstalk, newstalk.com/Childrens-literature-and-young-adult-novels-that-look-at-samesex-relationshi, 2015, 1 - 15, Broadcast, PUBLISHED

Padraic Whyte, 'Children's TV: Upon the Wild Waves', RTE Television, 2015, 1 - 15, Broadcast, RELEASED

Padraic Whyte, 'Upon the Wild Waves: A Journey through Myth in Children's Books - with online catalogue', Book of Kells Exhibition, Long Room, Trinity College Library, Dublin, TCD Library Website, 2015, 2014 - 2015, Exhibition, PUBLISHED

Padraic Whyte and NCCB Team, 'Come Closer: The Darker Side of Children's Books', National Collection of Children's Books, Dublin City Libraries, https://nccb.tcd.ie/exhibition, 2015, 1 - 20, Exhibition, PUBLISHED

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Awards and Honours

Award	Date
Fulbright Scholar	2023/24
IRC and Department of the Taoiseach New Foundations Award	2021
International Research Society for Children's Literature Edited Book Award, 2019	2019
Irish Research Council grant 350,000	02/12/13
Crisis Pregnancy Agency research grant (95,000) (as part of a team)	2007
Supervising PhD students in receipt of an Irish Research Council Postgraduate Award, 2014-17.	2014- 2022
Arts Council of Ireland 'Emerging Writers' bursary	2010
Queen's University Institute of Irish Studies Research Fellowship, 2008-2009	2008
IRCHSS Government of Ireland Postgraduate Research Scholarship, 2004-2006	2004-2006
Trinity Trust Scholarship to attend The International Durrell School of Corfu,	2004
Trinity Postgraduate Award	2002-2004

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Dr. Pádraic Whyte

Dr. Pádraic Whyte

Associate Prof in Children's Literature (English)

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whytepa@tcd.ie

3531896 1224

Research Associate (Children's Research Centre)