James MacKillop, Ph.D.

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James MacKillop, Ph.D.

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Speaking Engagements

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Selected Topics

 

 *“Celtic Calendar Feasts: from Halloween to Groundhog Day”

“Contemporary American Playwrights:” A. R. Gurney, John Guare, David Mamet, Wendy Wasserstein, August Wilson, Edward Albee, Terence McNally, Lanford Wilson, John Patrick Shanley, etc. One or selection can be tailored to the occasion, as with British and Irish playwrights.

“Contemporary British Playwrights:” Alan Bennett, Harold Pinter, Ronald Harwood, Michael Frayn, David Hare, Mike Leigh, Rona Munro.

“Contemporary Irish Playwrights:” Brian Friel, Frank McGuinness, Conor McPherson, Martin McDonagh, Marina Carr, Tom Murphy

“Culloden: Story of the Last Land Battle Fought in the British Isles”

*“Halloween: Origins and Controversy”

“Irish Cinema,” with general videos; also with selections of hundreds of rare feature films

*“Irish Heroic Literature: Cúchulainn, Fionn and Deirdre”

Public Appearances

 A teacher of public speaking with broadcast experience, James MacKillop has been in demand at lecterns for three decades. At first he was listed in the Speakers’ Bureau at Onondaga Community College as a service to organizations like the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs. That led, along with his publications, to professional invitations in four countries. 

 

“Northern Ireland: How It Happened”

“Saint Andrew’s Day and Scottish Celebrations”

“The Quiet Man Speaks,” with video

“Seamus Heaney, the Soft-Spoken Nobel Laureate”

 *“Strong Celtic Women” (most popular topic)

 Robert Burns: “The Immortal Memory,” “Address to the Haggis” (in dialect)

 “Theater Scene: a) London, b) New York, c) Canadian Festivals, d) Dublin

 *Why Do the Irish Have Red Hair?”

 “Why People Hate Critics?”

Additional presentations may be tailored to a group’s needs, such as Italian-Irish relations for the Daughters of Columbus, etc.

*These four are often tied in with the books Dictionary of Celtic Mythology (Oxford) and Myths and Legends of the Celts (Penguin)


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Professional speaking appearances (selected)

 

 Cattaraugus Genealogical Society, Salamanca, New York

 CinéGael Montreal, Montreal, Quebec

 East Yaphank Civic Association, East Yaphank, New York

 Gaelic & Historical Society, Mabou, Nova Scotia

 Gifford Lecture Series, Syracuse, New York: Introducing Frank McCourt

 Institute for Retired Professionals, Syracuse, New York

 Irish American Cultural Institute, Syracuse, New York

 Irish American Cultural Institute, Wayne, Michigan

 LeMoyne College, Syracuse, New York

 Modern Language Association, Houston, Texas

 Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York

 Montauk Public Library, Montauk, New York

 National Council of Teachers of English, Detroit, Michigan

 Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

 Onondaga County Public Library, Syracuse, New York

 Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland

 Saint Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

 Society for Cinema Studies, National Convention, Syracuse, New York

 SUNY at Cortland, New York: Gilbert Cahill Memorial Lecture

Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York:  Mary Marshall Memorial Address

 Université de Lille, Lille, France

 Université de Rennes, d’Haute Bretagne, Rennes, France

 University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island

 Wednesday Morning Club, Rome, New York.

Responses

 

“Delicious  . . . a delicious presentation!”

Proinsias MacCana, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

“The depth of your knowledge served with the lightness of your delivery has given us exactly the kind of speaker we wanted to bring to Montreal.”

 Patrick Vallely, CinéGael Montreal

“I am extremely grateful for the success of your informative, articulate, vibrant and thorough discussion. Of all our speakers this season, you were the best.”  Carolyn Balducci, Montauk Public Library

“The club members were very impressed with your presentation and the great ease of your delivery. Your knowledge of the subject matter is quite impressive.” Donna Schonewetter, Wednesday Morning Club, Rome, New York

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