@mcinally_d

Research Fellow at @StAModLangs @univofstandrews working on a project on the Belgian colonial métis and their mothers funded by @RoyalSocEd

 Liverpool, England
Joined November 2018
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Please click below for a LinkedIn post with the CFP for the online conference I am organising with @RwandanSOChange and Alice Karekezi on 'Belgium's Colonial Métis: Histories and Legacies' taking place on Friday 15 May 2026. linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…

Belgium's Colonial Métis Histories and Legacies Conference CFP | John Duncan McInally posted on the...

Dear colleagues,   Please find below a CFP for the online conference I am organising with Nicki Hitchcott and Alice Karekezi on 'Belgium's Colonial Métis: Histories and Legacies' taking place on...

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We had a wonderful day at our @RoyalSocEd funded Colonial Métis workshop. Looking forward to future collaborations. @RwandanSOChange @StAModLangs
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Delighted to announce the publication of our latest #openacess article in Archives and Records. @RwandanSOChange @auukarekezi @StAModLangs. Thank you to @RoyalSocEd for funding our project. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Epistemic violence towards the mothers of colonial Métis children: evidence from Belgium’s ‘Africa...

Between 1958 and 1961, as Ruanda-Urundi approached independence, the Belgian State deported 283 Métis children to Belgium where they were placed in orphanages or with foster families. Most of these...

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Another wonderful evening with Baron François d’Adesky at ⁦@RoyalSocEd⁩’s #Curious festival with ⁦@mcinally_d⁩
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Really looking forward to this event co-hosted with @RwandanSOChange evening. There is a handful of tickets left - and they're free. Come and join us! linkedin.com/posts/royalsoce…

Tomorrow evening, join us at the RSE for a powerful conversation with Baron François d’Adesky, who...

Tomorrow evening, join us at the RSE for a powerful conversation with Baron François d’Adesky, who was forcibly separated from his Rwandan mother in 1953. 📚 Alongside Nicki Hitchcott and Dr John...

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Come and join François d’Adesky, @mcinally_d and me at @RoyalSocEd’s Curious festival in Edinburgh on 9 September. Tickets are free. ‘Lost mothers of the Belgian empire’s mixed-race children’: rse.org.uk/event/lost-mother…
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University of Aberdeen's plans to cut modern language degrees were 'rushed' - review

The University of Aberdeen says it accepts there were "missteps" in its process in 2023.

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Lovely walk with the dogs this morning. We were met with the stunning annual cherry blossom display just 2 minutes from my front door.
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This will be heartbreaking to watch. But I'm looking forward to seeing it when it becomes available in the UK. Hopefully soon. mubi.com/en/films/after-the-…

TRAILER - After the Rain: Putin's Stolen Children Come Home (2024)

In an Estonian forest by the sea, children who were once illegally deported to Russia, find healing through animal therapy. The joy they discover in the forest makes it easy to forget that their...

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We had a wonderful evening, hearing the tragic, thought-provoking, and inspirational story of Baron François d'Adesky. @RwandanSOChange @StAModLangs @ByreWorld
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Africa has no shortage of celebrated writers – so why is it so hard for African readers to get hold...

Across the continent books can be expensive and libraries scarce. But growing numbers of tech innovators and independent publishers are working to make African literature available and affordable

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Find out more about #Belgium’s conduct in colonial Africa at our @ByreWorld event with François d’Adesky on 12 Feb. Book your free tickets here byretheatre.com/shows/the-mo…… @StAModLangs @mcinally_d ⁦@auukarekezi⁩ theguardian.com/world/2025/j…
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Happy to announce the publication in African Identities of our latest article. It is free to read or download. With thanks to @RoyalSocEd for their funding of the proect. @RwandanSOChange @auukarekezi @StAModLangs @OpenResearchStA tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Telling stories that cannot be told: remembering mothers and daughters in métis narratives from...

On the eve of independence in Ruanda-Urundi, hundreds of Métis children were taken from Catholic missions and flown to Belgium where they would be fostered, adopted, or sent to local boarding schoo...

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Looking forward to welcoming François d’Adesky to @ByreTheatre for our @ByreWorld event @mcinally_d @auukarekezi @StAModLangs @univofstandrews byretheatre.com/shows/the-mo…
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Excited to see our book on Ecotexts in the Postcolonial Francosphere, co-edited with @nsahmala1, heading towards May 2025 publication with @LivUniPress @StAModLangs @SFPS_UK liverpooluniversitypress.co.…

Ecotexts in the Postcolonial Francosphere | Home

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Lovely day today for my PhD graduation @LivUni. Eternal gratitude to my fantastic supervisors @Claire_Taylor_M & @charlesforsdick for their unwavering support & guidance. Thanks also to @LynMarven & @drhannahgrayson for their fair & rigorous examination of my thesis.
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Delighted to have received a @RoyalSocEd small research grant to support the new project on mothers of the Belgian colonial métis with @auukarekezi and @mcinally_d @StAModLangs @UStAResearch rse.org.uk/rse-awards-over-6…

RSE awards over £680K to support exceptional research projects

We are pleased to announce that 48 exceptional research projects have been selected at the spring 2024 Research Awards open call.

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Enjoying the sunshine while it lasts.
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