Fallon, Helen (2018) The Ken Saro-Wiwa Collection at the Library, Maynooth University, Ireland. In: Silence Would Be Treason: last writings of Ken Saro-Wiwa. Daraja Press, pp. 3-21. ISBN 9781988832241

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Abstract

This essay recounts Sister Majella McCarron's work with Ken Saro-Wiwa to highlight the environmental destruction of Ogoni by Royal Dutch Shell. It outlines how Sister Majella McCarron met Maynooth Sociology student John O'Shea, when he interviewed her about media coverage of the Shell-to-Sea campaign. At her request he approached the Maynooth University Library regarding the donation of the death row letters, she had received from Saro-Wiwa. Details of the collection and usage are given.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Cite as: The Ken Saro-Wiwa Collection at the Library, Maynooth University, Ireland Helen Fallon (2018) IN Corley, I, Fallon, H. & Cox, Laurence. Silence Would be Treason: Last Writings of Ken Saro-Wiwa. 2nd ed. Montreal: Daraja Press, pp. 3-21
Keywords:	Ken Saro-Wiwa; Ogoni; Niger Delta; Nigeria; Majella McCarron; Royal Dutch Shell;
Academic Unit:	University Library
Item ID:	14599
Depositing User:	Helen Fallon
Date Deposited:	12 Jul 2021 11:51
Publisher:	Daraja Press
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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