Biographical note

Franziska Schroeder is a saxophonist and theorist. Her research interests include performance and digital media, critical theory and improvisation. Franziska is a Lecturer at the School of Creative Arts, Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen's University Belfast, where she teaches Performance, Improvisation and Critical Theory. Mícheál Ó hAodha is a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of History, University of Limerick, Ireland. He has published more than 100 books in both Irish and English on the history of Irish migration, Irish "outsider" groups and nationalist history. In addition, his research interests include technological innovations with a view to enhancing the access of "non-traditional" students in the education sector. His books have been published with Palgrave, Irish Academic Press and Cambridge Scholars Publishing, among other publishers. He is a regular contributor to the Irish-language columns of The Irish Times and the Dublin Review of Books.