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| Trinity College Dublin School of Histories and Humanities | |
|---|---|
| Name | School of Histories and Humanities |
| Parent | Trinity College Dublin |
| Established | 2016 |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
Trinity College Dublin School of Histories and Humanities is a constituent school within Trinity College Dublin formed by the administrative merger of departments covering History, Archaeology, Medieval Studies, and Classics; it sits in Trinity's central campus near College Green and the Book of Kells exhibition. The school delivers undergraduate and postgraduate programs and hosts research affiliated with institutions such as the Royal Irish Academy, the Irish Manuscripts Commission, and the National Museum of Ireland, while engaging with international partners including the British Academy, the European Research Council, and the Max Planck Society.
The school was established in 2016 following internal restructuring at Trinity College Dublin that consolidated the Departments of History of Art, Early Irish History, Medieval History, and Classics to improve collaboration with bodies such as the Royal Society and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Its antecedents include the long-standing School of Histories and Humanities traditions at Trinity linked to figures associated with the Easter Rising, the Act of Union 1800, and scholars who contributed to the Ordnance Survey and the Dictionary of Irish Biography. Over time the school expanded research networks to encompass projects tied to the Mapping the Republic of Letters initiative, the HUMANITIES Commons collective, and the Celtic Studies Association of North America.
The school offers undergraduate degrees such as the Bachelor of Arts with concentrations in Ancient History, Modern History, Medieval Studies, and Archaeology alongside postgraduate degrees including the Master of Philosophy, Master of Studies, and the Doctor of Philosophy; these programs involve modules that reference primary source collections like the Down Survey of Ireland and archival holdings connected to the National Archives of Ireland and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Joint programmes and exchange agreements link students to universities such as University College Dublin, the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, Harvard University, and the Sorbonne, and professional pathways connect graduates to roles at the Irish Film Board, the Irish Heritage Council, the European Parliament, and international NGOs including Amnesty International.
Research themes span early medieval to contemporary history, classical reception, public history, landscape archaeology, and digital humanities, with funded projects from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the European Commission, and the Wellcome Trust. The school houses centers and initiatives including the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, the Trinity Centre for Early Irish Learning, a digital initiative collaborating with the Digital Humanities Observatory, and partnerships with the National Library of Ireland and the British Museum for exhibitions and provenance research. Collaborative grants have supported work on topics such as the Great Famine, the Irish War of Independence, the Industrial Revolution, and studies of material culture connected to collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Ulster Museum.
Faculty comprise scholars with expertise across subfields and affiliations to learned societies including election to the Royal Irish Academy, fellowship of the British Academy, and membership of the Royal Historical Society, with research profiles engaging debates sparked by works such as those on the Reformation, Napoleonic Wars, and historiography of the Cold War. Staff include professors who have published monographs on figures and events like Jonathan Swift, W. B. Yeats, the Plantation of Ulster, and the Unionism and Home Rule controversies, and who collaborate with curators from institutions such as the National Gallery of Ireland and the Chester Beatty Library.
Students engage with numerous societies and extracurricular activities including the Historical Society (Trinity College)],] the Archaeological Society, the Classics Society, and drama and debate groups that mount productions and events tied to anniversaries of the Easter Rising and commemorations of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Fieldwork opportunities and study tours connect students to sites such as Newgrange, Glendalough, Carrowmore, and international excavations at locations linked to Pompeii and Athens, while internships place students within organizations such as the National Museum of Ireland, the Heritage Council, and parliamentary offices at Dáil Éireann.
Alumni have contributed to scholarship and public life including historians, archaeologists, diplomats, and cultural figures who have worked on projects related to the Good Friday Agreement, biographies of Oscar Wilde and James Joyce, curatorial work for the National Museum of Ireland and the British Library, and media commentary on events such as the Suez Crisis and the European Union enlargement. Graduates hold positions at bodies like the United Nations, the European Commission, leading universities including Princeton University and Trinity College Dublin, and have received awards such as fellowships from the British Academy and grants from the Leverhulme Trust.
Teaching and research are supported by facilities including seminar rooms in the Campanile precinct, specialist laboratories for artefact conservation linked with the Conservation Department, reading rooms and manuscript access via the Trinity College Library and the Long Room, and GIS and radiocarbon facilities used in projects on the Atlantic Bronze Age and urban archaeology of Dublin. Collections and archives accessible to staff and students include medieval manuscripts, estate maps from the Ordnance Survey Ireland, and numismatic holdings comparable to those in the British Museum and the National Library of Scotland.