Tomás Irish

Dr. Tomás Irish is an Associate Professor of History in the School of Culture and Communication at Swansea University. He specializes in twentieth-century European history, with a focus on the cultural history of the First World War, interwar internationalism, and the role of intellectuals in global conflicts. His recent publications include the monograph Feeding the Mind: Humanitarianism and the Reconstruction of European Intellectual Life, 1919–1933 (Cambridge University Press, 2023) and two ongoing research projects on postwar cultural reparations and educational reconstruction during the Second World War.

• Education: BA and PhD from Trinity College Dublin; Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Trinity College Dublin (2012–2015)

His research explores the intersection of humanitarianism, academic networks, and international organizations like the League of Nations. He examines how universities and intellectuals influenced war and peace dynamics, particularly during the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and the post-1945 educational planning. His teaching includes modules on the League of Nations, the Irish Revolution, and Europe between the world wars.

Recent article trends highlight his expertise in

• Transnational humanitarian efforts
• League of Nations' cultural initiatives
• Philosophical foundations of postwar reconstruction
• Academic mobilization in wartime
• Intellectual identity crises
• Internationalist pedagogy

Scientific Recognition

• Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

He supervises PhD projects on topics including the Children’s Peace and Goodwill Message, Azerbaijani nationalism, Alliance for Progress in Latin America, and disabled veterans in industrial Wales. His work bridges

• Archival research
• Transnational history
• Policy analysis
• Educational reconstruction
• Cultural heritage
• Humanitarian discourse