Neil O'Boyle
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Neil O’Boyle is a communications lecturer who researches the relationship between media, popular culture, and collective identities. His work also examines immigration and integration.
Neil is currently Co-PI on the ERASMUS+ funded ‘BeFore’ project (Anti-Bullying Education for Sports Coaches) 2022-24. He was formerly lead researcher on the Irish Research Council funded project ‘Immigration and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland’ (2008) and Co-PI on the European Commission funded MEDIVA (Media for Diversity and Migrant Integration) project 2011-12. In both 2022 and 2023, he received a Research Ally Award from the Irish Research Council.
In addition to his work on immigration and integration, Neil has written extensively about the interrelationship of popular culture and media, a subject he explored in New Vocabularies, Old Ideas: Culture, Irishness, and the Advertising Industry (Peter Lang 2011), and Sport, the Media, and Ireland (Cork University Press, 2020). His most recent book is Communication Theory for Humans: Communicators in a Mediated World (Palgrave, 2022).
Neil is a former editor for Cogent Social Sciences and a judge on the International Undergraduate Awards (Media and Arts category). At DCU, he is currently the Teaching and Learning Convenor for the School of Communications.
Neil's Teaching and Learning portfolio can be accessed by clicking here: https://reflect.dcu.ie/view/view.php?t=MeyArxZnHIwD6tF81uT7
Book
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | O’Boyle, N. (2022) Communication Theory for Humans: Communicators in a Mediated World. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | O'Boyle, N and Free, M. (2020) Sport, the Media and Ireland: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Cork: Cork University Press. | |
| 2011 | O'Boyle N (2011) New Vocabularies, Old Ideas: Culture, Irishness and the Advertising Industry. : Peter Lang. |
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | O'Boyle, N. (2018) 'The (promotional) value of public-spiritedness: Irish football fans at Euro 2016' In: Handbook on Popular Culture and Tourism. London : Routledge. | |
| 2018 | O'Boyle, N. (2018) 'Advertising, Media and Irish Identity: Reflections on the Celtic Tiger Period' In: The Reimagining Ireland Reader: Examining Our Past, Shaping Our Future. Oxford : Peter Lang. | |
| 2015 | O'Boyle, N. (2015) ''Politics, Professions and Participation: Immigrants in the Irish Public Sphere'' In: Forthcoming(Eds.). Tolerance and Diversity in Ireland, North and South. : Manchester University Press. | |
| 2011 | Fanning, B.; Howard, K.; O'Boyle, N. (2011) 'African and East European immigrants in Irish politics' In: Globalization, Migration And Social Transformation: Ireland In Europe And The World. [Link] | |
| 2011 | Fanning B, O'Boyle N, Haase T (2011) ''Immigrant Child Well-being and Cultural Capital' ' In: N. Bushin, M. Darmody and S. Song(Eds.). Ethnic Minority Children and Youth in Ireland. Rotterdam : Sense Publishers. | |
| 2011 | Fanning B, O'Boyle N, Howard K (2011) ''African and East European Immigrants in Irish Politics' ' In: Globalization, Migration and Social Transformation: Ireland in Europe and the World. London : Ashgate. | |
| 2008 | O'Boyle N (2008) ''Paddy Power and the tenacity of the traditional' ' In: M. Corcoran and P. Share(Eds.). Belongings: Shaping Identity in Modern Ireland (Irish Sociological Chronicles Sixth Edition). Dublin : Institute of Public Administration. |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | O'Boyle, N. (2023) 'The events before the event: Paratexts, liveness, and the extended presence of sport events'. MedieKultur, 39 :76-93. [Link] https://doi.org/10.7146/mk.v39i75.138196 | |
| 2023 | Neil O'Boyle; Aaron Gallagher (2023) 'Sports Organizations and Their Defensive Mediatization Strategies: The Sports Journalist’s Perspective'. Journalism and Media, 4 . [Link] https://doi.org/10.3390/journalmedia4020042 | |
| 2021 | O'Boyle, N. (2021) 'WhatsAppening Donald: The social uses of Trump memes'. European Journal of Cultural Studies, . [Link] https://doi.org/10.1177%2F13675494211004596 | |
| 2015 | O'Boyle, N. and Knowlton, S. (2015) 'Coming to Journalism: A Comparative Case Study of Postgraduate Students in Dublin and Amman'. JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION EDUCATOR, 70 :1-12. | |
| 2020 | O'Boyle, N. (2020) 'Place, Peripherality, and Play: Re?ections on Film Tourism in Ireland'. Journal of Popular Culture, . | |
| 2019 | O'Boyle, N. (2019) 'Review of The Hurlers by Paul Rouse'. European Journal for Sport and Society, . [Link] | |
| 2017 | O'Boyle, N. and Kearns, C. (2017) 'The Greening of Euro 2016: Fan Footage, Representational Tropes, and the Media Lionization of the Irish in France'. Television and New Media, . [Link] | |
| 2016 | O'Boyle, N. and Kearns, C. (2016) 'Sporting shades of green: a comparative analysis of sponsored national mythmaking in Irish rugby and soccer'. Sport in Society, . [Link] | |
| 2016 | O'Boyle, N. and Maher, E. (2016) 'Editorial Introduction'. Irish Communications Review, 15 (1). [Link] | |
| 2015 | O’Boyle, N. (2015) 'The risks of ‘university speak’: relationship management and identity negotiation by mature students off campus'. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 25 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2016 | O'Boyle, Neil; Fanning, Bryan; Di Bucchianico, Viola (2016) 'Polish Immigrants and the Challenges of Political Incorporation in the Republic of Ireland'. Irish Political Studies, 31 (2). [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Rogers, Jim; O'Boyle, Neil; Preston, Paschal; Fehr, Franziska (2014) 'The significance of small differences: Cultural diversity and broadcasting in Ireland'. European Journal of Communication, 29 (4). [DOI] | |
| 2014 | O'Boyle, N., Rogers, J, Preston, P. and Fehr, F. (2014) ''New Irish in the News''. Irish Communications Review, 14 :1-14. | |
| 2014 | O'Boyle, N. (2014) 'Front Row Friendships: Relational Dialectics and Identity Negotiations by Mature Students at University'. Communication Education, 63 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2012 | O'Boyle, Neil (2012) 'Managing Indeterminacy: Culture, Irishness and the Advertising Industry'. Cultural Sociology, 6 (3). [DOI] | |
| 2013 | O’Boyle, N.; Fehr, F.; Preston, P.; Rogers, J. (2013) 'Who needs or delivers diversity training? The views of european journalists'. JOURNALISM PRACTICE, 7 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2012 | O'Boyle, N. (2012) 'Becoming local: Immigrant candidates in Irish politics'. Observatorio, 6 . [Link] | |
| 2011 | Fanning, B.; Haase, T.; O'Boyle, N. (2011) 'Well-being, Cultural Capital and Social Inclusion: Immigrants in the Republic of Ireland'. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 12 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2010 | Fanning, B.; Howard, K.; O'boyle, N. (2010) 'Immigrant Candidates and Politics in the republic of Ireland: Racialization, Ethnic Nepotism, or Localism?'. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 16 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2010 | Fanning, Bryan; O'Boyle, Neil (2010) 'Immigrants in Irish Politics: African and East European Candidates in the 2009 Local Government Elections'. Irish Political Studies, 25 (3). [DOI] | |
| 2009 | O'Boyle N (2009) ''Integration and political participation: Immigrants and the 2009 local elections in Ireland''. 389 :59-70. | |
| 2009 | O'Boyle N (2009) ''Knowing what it means to be Irish: Cultural identity and the production of Irish advertising''. 15 :565-584. | |
| 2009 | O'Boyle N (2009) ''Analysing an advertising campaign: Towards an integrated cultural-industrial analysis''. 14 . | |
| 2009 | O'Boyle N, Fanning B (2009) ''Immigration, integration and risks of social exclusion: The social policy case for disaggregated data in the Republic of Ireland''. Irish Geography, 42 :145-164. | |
| 2006 | O'Boyle N (2006) ''Addressing multiculturalism? - Conservatism and conformity; access and authenticity in Irish advertising''. TRANSLOCATIONS: THE IRISH MIGRATION, RACE AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION REVIEW, 1 :95-120. | |
| 2006 | O'Boyle N (2006) ''Addressing youth and being young: Investigating the 'bias of youth' in Irish advertising' '. YOUTH STUDIES IRELAND, 1 :40-60. |
Other Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | O'Boyle, N. (2020) 'Researching Representational Tropes: Football, Fandom, and Irishness' . [Link] | |
| 2019 | O'Boyle, N. (2019) 'Assessment Failure: Lessons for the Reflective Practitioner' 28 . | |
| 2017 | O'Boyle, N. (2017) ''Plucky Little People on Tour: Depictions of Irish Football Fans at Euro 2016'' 20 (4) . [Link] | |
| 2015 | O'Boyle, N. (2015) 'Decoding Brand Ambassadors and Their Cultural Universes' 3 (4) :1-9. [Link] | |
| 2009 | O'Boyle N, Fanning B (2009) ''Immigration, integration and risks of social exclusion: The social policy case for disaggregated data in the Republic of Ireland'' . | |
| 2008 | O'Boyle N (2008) ''A short reflection on the researcher and researched'' Summer :3-8. |
Other Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Free, M.; Crosson, S.; Liston, K.; O’Boyle, N.; Kitching, N. (2024) Introduction to the special issue—sport, the media and Ireland: intersections of gender, class and geography. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2006 | O'Boyle N (2006) Review essay: Culture and Everyday Life by D. Inglis. | |
| Dr. Neil O'Boyle |
Conference Contribution
Published Report
Research Paper
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | O'Boyle, N. (2019) Mourinho at Manchester: a study of power at the world’s most valuable football club. RP [Link] |
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Professional Associations
Honors and Awards
Enterprise Engagement
Research Interests
Dr. O’Boyle welcomes enquiries
from students who wish to undertake masters or doctoral work in his areas of
research interest:
- Advertising
- Sport
- Immigration and Integration
- Communication Theory
- The Media Industries
He is currently supervising the following PhD students:
- Madeline Boughton (‘Re-Imagining Ireland: the birth of a nation brand and the leading role of Irish arts and culture in its ideation and enactment’)
- Aaron Gallagher (‘Teamwork: Examining the working relationships between sporting organisations, athletes and the media in Ireland’)
- Advertising
- Sport
- Immigration and Integration
- Communication Theory
- The Media Industries
He is currently supervising the following PhD students:
- Madeline Boughton (‘Re-Imagining Ireland: the birth of a nation brand and the leading role of Irish arts and culture in its ideation and enactment’)
- Aaron Gallagher (‘Teamwork: Examining the working relationships between sporting organisations, athletes and the media in Ireland’)