Dr Iarfhlaith Watson BSocSc, MSocSc, PhD
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Biography:
| Dr Watson has been a lecturer in the School since 1996. He has been President of the Sociological Association Ireland (as well as Honorary Membership Secretary and Vice-President), elected member of the Board of the International Visual Sociology Association and an Associate Editor of Visual Studies. He has also been Managing Editor of the Irish Journal of Sociology. His research interests, publications and teaching have been in the areas of sociology of nations, national identity, the Irish language and the media, as well as visual sociology, Jürgen Habermas, sociology of knowledge and sociology of development. |
Research Interests
| Sociology of Nations Dr Watson's primary research interest, in the area of nations, is in the connection between languages and national identity. In his recent publications he has focused on broadcasting in Irish in the context of national identity. He is currently exploring the tensions between national and cosmopolitan phenomena. |
Recent Postgraduates
| Current PhD
Adrienne Sweetnam MSocSc 2012 'The Representation of Gender in Best-selling Parenting Literature: A Critical Discourse Analysis' Aisling Galvin MSocSc 2010 'A Qualitative Analysis of the 2008 Paralympic Games' Rachel McEvoy MSocSc 2010 'Understanding Television Viewing' James Keating MSocSc 2008 'The Popularity and Audience of Big Brother' Ingrid Materson HDipSSR 2008 'Willing Slaves? Élite and Emotional Control in Modern Society' Orla Keane MSocSc 2007 'The Habitus of Irish Political Culture' Susan Farrell MSocSc 2007 'What Factors Influence Young Dublin Residents Propensity to Drink Drive?' Anne Owens MSocSc 2006 'Education, Ideology and the Processes of Change' Heather Davison MSocSc 2004 'Media Minorities in Ireland' Helder Nhamaze MSocSc 2003 'Culture and development: A Faucaultian perspective through Third World "Development" interventions' Pauline O'Luanaigh MSocSc 2003 'Where do the media boundaries lie?' John O'Brien MSocSc 2002 'Cultivating civilisation: gardens, gardening and the formation of habitus in Ireland from the Middle Ages to the present' Lisa Mangan MSocSc 2002 'Is Normalisation a form of control? The impact of community care on people with intellectual disabilites' Arnold Dylan MEconSc 2002 'The Irish Case of Digital Television: Market Status and Policy Challenges' Emily Grehan MSocSc 2001 'Marian Devotion in Ireland' Sean Dunne MSocSc 2000 'Guinness is _______ For You: A Critical Study of the Guinness Brand Image' Paili Meek MSocSc 2000 'I "Write" Where I "Can": A Visual Composition' Valerie Duffy MSocSc 1999 'Integration and Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Children in Mainstream National Schools: A Study of 5 Dublin Schools' Philomena Butler MSocSc 1998 'The Relationship Between the Irish
Language and Irish National Identity' |
Books
| Watson, Iarfhlaith; (2003) Broadcsting in Irish: Minority language, radio, television and identity. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M agus I Watson (2012) 'ROL COMHLUADAR AGUS EAGRAIOCHTAI EILE I DTOGAIL CLAINNE LE GAEILGE' In: BRIAN Ó BROIN (eds). THÓGAMAR LE GAEILGE IAD. DUBLIN: COISCÉIM. [Details] |
Watson, Iarfhlaith; (2012) 'Na Meáin' In: Tadhg Ó hIfearnáin and Máire Ní Neachtain (eds). An tSochtheangeolaíocht: Feidhm agus Tuairisc. Dublin: Cois Life.  [Details] |
| Iarfhlaith Watson; (2008) ''Irish Language and Identity'' In: C. Nic Pháidín agus S. Ó Cearnaigh (eds). A New View of the Irish Langauge. Dublin: Cois Life. [Details] |
| Watson, I. Nic Ghiolla Phádraig, M., Kennedy, F. and Rock-Huspatel, B. ; (2007) 'National Identity and Anti-Immigrant Attitudes' In: Hilliard and Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (eds). Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: Liffey Press. [Details] |
| Watson, I.; (2007) ''Identity, Language and Nationality'' In: Sara O'Sullivan (eds). Contemporary Ireland: A Sociological Map. Dublin: UCD Press. [Details] |
| Watson, I. et al.; (2007) ''National Identity and Anti-Immigrant Attitudes'' In: Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig and Betty Hilliard (eds). Changing Ireland in International Comparison. Dublin: Liffey Press. [Details] |
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| Watson, I.; (2007) ''Recent and current trends in Irish language broadcasting'' In: John Hogan and Helena Sheehan (eds). Mapping Irish Media. Dublin: UCD Press. [Details] |
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| Watson, I.; (1997) ''A History of Irish Language Broadcasting'' In: in Mary Kelly and Barbara O'Connor (eds.) (eds). Media Audiences in Ireland. Dublin: UCD Press. [Details] | |||||||||
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Peer Reviewed Journals
| Watson, I; (1996) 'The Irish language and television: National identity, preservation, restoration and minority rights'. British Journal of Sociology, 47 :255-274. [Details] |
| Watson, Iarfhlaith and Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig; (2011) 'Linguistic Elitism: the Advantage of Speaking Irish Rather than the Irish-speaker Advantage'. The Economic and Social Review, 42 (4):437-454. [Details] |
| IARFHLAITH WATSON and MÁIRE NIC GHIOLLA PHÁDRAIG; (2009) ''Is there and educational advantage to speaking Irish? An investigation of the relationship between education and ability to speak Irish''. International journal for the sociology of language, 199 :143-156. [Details] |
| Iarfhlaith Watson agus Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig; (2008) 'Gaeilgeoirí agus an tArdoideachas: an gaol idir an t-oideachas agus cumas labhartha Gaeilge'. Taighde agus Teagasc, 6 . [Details] |
| Watson, I; (2002) 'Irish-language broadcasting: History, ideology and identity'. Media Culture and Society, 24 . [Details] |
| Watson, I.; (2001) ''TG4 Féiniúlacht agus Saoránacht''. Irish Journal of Sociology, 10 (2):1-12. [Details] | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (1997) ''Teilifís na Gaeilge as a Public Sphere' '. Irish Communications Review, 7 . [Details] | |||||||||
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Newsletter
| Watson, I.; (2006) 'Journey of a Past President'. Newsletter [Details] |
| Watson, I.; (2006) 'Positivist Epistemological Foundation of Social Constructions of Irish Greed'. Newsletter [Details] |
Invited Seminars
| Watson, I; (2010) 'LINGUISTIC ELITISM - THE IRISH SPEAKER ADVANTAGE'. Invited Seminars [Details] |
| Watson, I; (2008) 'NATIONALISM OBSCURED BY A POSITIVE LIGHT: THE BANAL NATIONALISM OF A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY NEAR THE FRENCH-GERMAN BORDER'. Invited Seminars [Details] |
| Watson, I.; (2006) 'The Situation of the Irish Language'. Invited Seminars [Details] |
| Watson, I.; (2004) 'Broadcasting in Irish'. Invited Seminars [Details] |
| Watson, I.; (2003) 'Broadcasting in Irish'. Invited Seminars [Details] |
| Watson, I; (1997) 'On Visual Sociology'. Invited Seminars [Details] | |||||||||
| Watson, I.; (1995) 'TnaG as a Public Sphere'. Invited Seminars [Details] | |||||||||
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Book Reviews
| Watson, I (2012) Review of A loss of innocence?: Television and Irish Society, 1960¿ 72, by Robert J. Savage, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2010. Book Reviews [Details] |
| Watson, I.; (2004) 'Book review of Niamh Hourigan 2003 Escaping the Global Village: Media, Language and Protest. Oxford: Lexington Books '. Book Reviews [Details] |
Presentation
| Watson, I.; (2007) 'A photographic study of un-nationalistic symbols in a German city'. Presentation [Details] |
Articles
| Watson, I; (2001) 'TG4 Féiniúlacht agus Saoránacht '. Articles [Details] |
| Watson, I.; (2001) Stair an Chraolacháin Ghaeilge. Articles [Details] |
| Watson, I.; (1999) 'An Dá Thrá'. Articles [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year: 2002. Title: Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (jointly with Dr. Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig) |
| Year: 2006. Title: Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (jointly with Dr. Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig) |
Associations
| Association: International Visual Sociology Association 2000-08, Function/Role: Board Member (several terms of office) |
| Association: Sociological Association of Ireland 2000-02 , Function/Role: Board Member |
| Association: Sociological Association of Ireland 2002-03 , Function/Role: Vice-President |
| Association: Sociological Association of Ireland 2003-05, Function/Role: President |
| Association: International Social Survey Programme, Function/Role: Irish Representative |
| Association: International Visual Sociology Association, Function/Role: Associate Editor of the journal Studies | |||||||||
| Association: Sociological Association of Ireland 2005-07, Function/Role: Past-President | |||||||||
| Association: Sociological Association of Ireland 2007-09, Function/Role: Honarary Membership Secretary | |||||||||
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Conference Contributions
| Watson, I (2004) Defending the Boundaries? National Identity and Attitudes to Immigrants in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], International Social Survey Programme Meeting, Bled, Slovenia , 25-APR-04 - 28-APR-04. |
| Watson, I (2004) National Identity and anti-immigrant views in ISSP 1995-2003. [Oral Presentation], Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Athlone , 07-MAY-04 - 09-MAY-04. |
| McCabe, B and I Watson (2006) Working Time Preferences in Ireland (1989-2005). [Oral Presentation], International Social Survey Programme Meeting, Prague , 29-APR-06 - 03-MAY-06. |
| Watson, I (2006) City and the National Border. [Oral Presentation], International Visual Sociology Association Annual Conference, Urbino, Italy , 03-JUL-06 - 05-JUL-06. |
| Watson, I (2007) A photographic study of un-nationalistic symbols in a German city. [Poster Presentation], Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Limerick , 11-MAY-07 - 13-MAY-07. |
| Watson, I (2007) The educational advantage of a linguistic policy: why Irish speakers were more likely to go to university. [Oral Presentation], Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Limerick , 11-MAY-07 - 13-MAY-07. | |||||||||
| Watson, I (2008) The Irish Language: a symbol of national identity or of global diversity. [Oral Presentation], Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Galway , 09-MAY-08 - 11-MAY-08. | |||||||||
| Watson, I (2009) Irish Identity during the economic boom at the turn of the millenium. [Oral Presentation], Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Waterford , 08-MAY-09 - 10-MAY-09. | |||||||||
| Watson, I (2010) Linguistic Elitism: the Irish speaker advantage. [Invited Lecture], Seminar Series, UCD School of Sociology , 14-OCT-10 - 14-OCT-10. | |||||||||
| Watson, I (2011) Can banal cosmopolitanism overcome violent nationalism?. [Oral Presentation], Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Cork , 07-MAY-11 - 09-MAY-11. | |||||||||
| Watson, I (2012) Do nations bolster or undermine cultural diversity?. [Oral Presentation], Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Maynooth, County Kildare , 11-MAY-12 - 13-OCT-12. | |||||||||
| Iarfhlaith Watson; (2010) The Unhappy TV Viewer. [Oral Presentation], Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Belfast , 07-MAY-10 - 09-MAY-10. | |||||||||
| Watson, I.; (2006) Meeting of the ISSP to organise its international surveys. [Other], International Social Survey Programme Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic , 28-APR-06 - 03-MAY-06. | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (2003) Conference Organising Committee Member. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Sociological Association of Ireland, Ballyconnell , 25-APR-03 - 27-APR-03. | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (2003) Conference Organising Committee Member. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Images of Social Life: exploring the new foundations of visual studies: International Visual Sociology Association annual conference, Southampton, England , 10-JUL-03 - 14-JUL-03. | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (2002) Official Representations of Irishness. [Oral Presentation], Visualizing Community, State and Nation: Images of power and social bond: International Visual Sociology Association annual conference, Santorini, Greece , 10-JUL-02 - 14-JUL-02. | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (2002) Conference Organising Committee Member. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Visualizing Community, State and Nation: Images of power and social bond: International Visual Sociology Assocaition annual conference, Santorini, Greece , 10-JUL-02 - 14-JUL-02. | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (2002) Conference Organising Committee Member. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Sociological Association of Ireland annual conference, Galway , 25-APR-02 - 27-APR-02. | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (2001) Conference Organising Committee Member. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Sociological Association of Ireland annual conference, Tralee , 25-NOV-01 - 27-NOV-01. | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (2000) On the Sociology of Seeing. [Oral Presentation], International Visual Sociology Association annual conference, Portland, Maine , 10-JUL-00 - 14-JUL-00. | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (2000) Irishness: visual research project. [Oral Presentation], Sociological Association of Ireland, Kilkenny , 25-APR-00 - 27-APR-00. | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (2000) Representations of Irishness. [Oral Presentation], International Visual SOciology Association annual conference, Portland, Maine , 10-JUL-00 - 14-JUL-00. | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (1999) Visual Sociology: a Research Method. [Oral Presentation], International Visual Sociology Association annual conference, Antwerp, Belgium , 10-JUL-99 - 14-JUL-99. | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (1998) Paradox of Citizenship. [Oral Presentation], Sociological Association of Ireland, Wexford , 25-APR-98 - 27-APR-98. | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (1997) Caught in a Dialectic. [Oral Presentation], Americal Sociological Association annual conference, Toronto , 10-AUG-97 - 14-AUG-97. | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (1997) TnaG in Context. [Oral Presentation], Sociological Association of Ireland annual conference, Westport , 25-APR-97 - 27-APR-97. | |||||||||
| Watson, I; (1996) TnaG as a Public Sphere. [Oral Presentation], Cultural Crossroads Conference, Tampere, Finland , 10-JUL-96 - 14-JUL-96. | |||||||||
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Committees
| Committee : College of Human Sciences Heads of Teaching and Learning |
| Committee : Social Science School Liaison Officer |
| Committee : Social Science Board of Studies |
| Committee : Social Science intake review Sub-Committee |
| Committee : 'Boundaries, Bytes and Ballyhoo,' IVSA, Minnesota 2001 |
| Committee : 'Visualizing Community, State and Nation: Images of power and social bond,' Greece July, 2002 | |||||||||
| Committee : 'Images of Social Life: exploring the new foundations of visual studies' International Visual Sociology Association Conference University of Southampton, 8-10 JULY 2003 | |||||||||
| Committee : Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, 2001 | |||||||||
| Committee : Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, 2002 | |||||||||
| Committee : Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, 2003 | |||||||||
| Committee : Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, 2004 | |||||||||
| Committee : Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference, 2005 | |||||||||
| Committee : Organizing Committee for celebrating 40 years of the Social Science Research Centre | |||||||||
| Committee : Visual Studies | |||||||||
| Committee : Irish Journal of Sociology | |||||||||
| Committee : Irish Journal of Sociology | |||||||||
| Committee : Undergraduate Awards of Ireland and Northern Ireland Sociology Essay competition Panel of Judges | |||||||||
| Committee : International Visual Sociology Assocation | |||||||||
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Education
| Year 2000 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: PhD Subject: |
| Year 1992 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: MSocSc Subject: |
| Year 1991 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: BSocSc Subject: |
Languages
| French: |
| German: |
| Gaeilge: |
| English: |
Other Activities
| Head of Teaching and Learning, School of Sociology, UCD, 2007-10 |
| Director of the MSocSc in Sociology and Sociology of Health and Illness 2003-05 |
| International Coordinator, School of Sociology, UCD, 2007- |
| Director of the final year BA and BSocSc, School
of Sociology, UCD, 1999-2003 |
| Visiting scholar at Institut für Soziologie, Universität Freiburg, Deutschland 01/09/2005 - 31/08/2006 |
Teaching Philosophy
| Deep learning from: *teaching to different learning styles (e.g. inter- & intrapersonal, verbal & visual) *promoting active learning through PBL, group work & group discussion *incremental learning from a simple knowledge structure to knowledge application *appropriate assessment & timely feedback |
Modules Coordinated
| 201200 SOC40510 Sociology: Media Audiences |
| 201200 SOC30260 Sociology: Sociology of Nations |
| 201200 SOC20090 Sociology: Sociology of Development |
Enhancement of Teaching
| Quality of teaching is rooted in the relationship between lecturer and student. This does not mean that interaction is useful in all contexts. There are contexts in a command style is more appropriate and other contexts when the lecturer is an obstacle to intensive learning. *An experienced PBL practitioner will recognise the contexts in which the presence of the lecturer prevents students from taking full ownership of learning. On occasion this can even mean leaving the room for a few minutes. *These contexts, however, are best produced in the first instance by a lecturer, who, in a command-style of teaching, creates group-learning opportunities with clear rules of interaction for the students, but also with sufficient ambiguity in the 'problem' so that students can set relevant learning goals. *Sometimes talk and chalk is best (when the chalk breaks you have two - to paraphrase a colleague), however interaction in the classroom can also be enhanced by the use of appropriate new technology, such as clickers. All these techniques and technologies have facilitated in enhancing my modules. Student evaluation e.g., reflecting on student feedback at the Programme-level about over-assessment lead me to cut back assessment in Political Sociology in 2010/11, which resulted in a score of 3. In 2011/12, refocusing and renaming that module Sociology of Nations and redesigning the assessment resulted in a score of 4 in student evaluation of assessment. |
