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First Name
Maddison
Last Name
Rhoa
Country
United States
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PA Pennsylvania
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Irish Rebellions, Irish Literary History, Catholicism, Identity, Agrarian/Rural Life, 19th & 20th Century Ireland, Republic of Ireland, History of Connacht, Gaelic Revival, British Literary History, British Literature
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About Me

I am a writer, editor, and independent researcher of Ireland. I hold an Honors BA in English and a BA in History from The Pennsylvania State University and an MA in History from The College of William & Mary. I also completed an International Studies program at The National University of Ireland, Galway, where I focused my research in Irish Studies.

Currently, I hold the position of Digital Publishing Program Coordinator at Insight Editions. Previously, I worked for The Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture, where I held the positions of Administrative Coordinator, Communications Manager for Commonplace: The Journal of Early American Life, and Manager of the OI Coffeehouse Scholar Workshop. I was also the Social Media and Website Manager of Women Also Know History from 2018-2021.

Additionally, I have acted as a contributing writer for CenterPieceNY, Irish American Mom, British Period Dramas Online, and Introvert, Dear. I work independently under a pseudonym to research and write novels that exist within a cultural and/or historical framework.

Recent Publications

My MA thesis consisted of two papers, in which I explored concepts of discourse, meaning, and rhetoric with a particular focus on meaning production in times of crisis.

The first, “‘These Graves and Ruinous Houses’: The Role of Domestic Items and Spaces in Revolutionary Ireland,” explores the ways in which domestic items and spaces were perceived and subsequently used as tools of rebellion in 20th century Ireland. I argue that through the use of domestic items and places for political purposes (and vice versa), both male and female revolutionaries and citizens witnessed a blending of societal roles.

In the second, “‘So Pertinacious Has Been the Misery’: Othering the Irish in The Illustrated London News, 1845-1849,” I explore the iconography of pity – and the pitiful – in The Illustrated London News with a focus on publication ethics in times of crisis.

Media Coverage
Country Focus
Ireland, Northern Ireland
Expertise by Geography
British Isles, England, Ireland, United Kingdom
Expertise by Chronology
19th century, Modern, 20th century
Expertise by Topic
Book History, Colonialism, Environment, Family, Gender, Literary History, Local & Regional, Material Culture, Military, Rebellion & Revolution, Rural & Agrarian History, Women