Barry McCarron

Synopsis of Research in Shanghai (May 27 - June 14) :

Professor McCarron is working on a book project that examines connections between Ireland and China; and relations between Irish and Chinese in the United States, the British Empire, and the broader Pacific world. Three of his chapters focus on the many Irish who served in China on behalf of the United States and the British Empire in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He is planning on consulting primary sources at libraries and archives in Shanghai related to this project. Furthermore, Professor McCarron hopes to collaborate with scholars in Shanghai who share similar research interests as him (this includes both NYU Shanghai scholars and Fudan University scholars).