Audio file
Date Recorded
1977-03-13
Date Digitized
2023
Genre
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Physical Location
Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
02:02:03
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
00:00 Introduction by W. Grant

03:30 Beginning of remarks by Andy Robb

06:00 Outline of major points in Robb's discussion; notion of Canadian history as 'peaceful'

07:00 Discussion of Canadians perceptions of themselves

08:00 Discussion of American history and its relation to violence

10:00 Discussion of Canadians having a "Vesuvian" mindset

11:00 Discussion of anti-republican sentiment in Canada

13:00 Discussion of the myth of Canada and Canadians as peaceful

14:30 Discussion of various instances of violence in British history

16:00 Discussion of violence throughout Canadian history

19:00 Discussion of Canadian militias

21:00 Further discussion of violence in Canadian history; Belfast riots

22:00 Discussion of Dundas riots

23:00 Discussion of Charlottetown riot in 1877

24:00 Discussion of the need to write a history of the unsavoury elements of Canadian and PEI history

25:00 Conclusion of Robb's discussion

31:00 Paul Batchilder begins speaking on the Belfast riots

33:00 Discussion of "The History of PEI" by Duncan Campbell

34:00 Further discussion of historians perspectives on the Belfast riots (audio cut out when he said the name of the historian)

37:00 Recount of the Scottish in relation to the Belfast riots; Irish preparation for the Belfast riots

40:00 Discussion of the outcome of the Belfast riots; publication of information in Island newspapers

43:00 Discussion of notable people involved in the Belfast riots

45:00 Discussion of causes for the public perception of the Belfast riots

48:00 Discussion of nationality of those involved in the riots with regards to perceptions of culpability for violence

50:00 Discussion of diminishment of religious division between Protestants and Catholics in the 20th century

51:00 Discussion of the Catholic Emancipation Act in relation to the Belfast riots

53:00 Discussion of the difficulty of assessing the Belfast riots

55:00 Conclusion of Batchilder's portion of the seminar

58:00 Beginning of Mike Hennessey's portion of the seminar

01:00:00 Discussion of the author Edmund Spencer, "Play the Harp Backwards"

01:02:00 Discussion of previous riots in Ireland

01:04:00 Discussion of religion in Ireland

01:05:00 Discussion of a short story titled "The Artist"

01:08:00 Discussion of Irish settlers in PEI

01:28:00 End of Batchilder's portion of the seminar

01:30:00 Clovis Perry begins speaking on rum-running

01:32:00 Discussion of Perry's personal experiences with rum-runners

01:38:00 Discussion of the logistics of rum-running

01:41:00 Discussion of rum-runners in Summerside

01:43:00 Further discussion of experiences with rum-running

01:49:00 Discussion of laws surrounding rum-running

01:51:00 Further discussion of experiences with rum-running