Dafydd emyr biography sample

by Prof. E. Wyn James

School of Welsh, Cardiff University

First published in Folk Music Journal, (), pp. ISSN

This article is based on a paper delivered at the 29th International Ballad Conference, hosted by the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, August

Copyright © E. Wyn James, ,

Abstract

Dafydd Iwan, the current President of the Welsh nationalist party, Plaid Cymru, has been a key figure in the significant renewal of national identity Wales has witnessed since the s. While his contribution has been many-faceted, it is arguably as a singer-songwriter that he has been most influential. A master of satirical, political song, his work is a complex plethora of indigenous Welsh and Anglo-American influences, which can only be fully appreciated by being placed in the context of the preservation and modernization of Welsh culture on the one hand, and of the post-war folk revival and the international rights and justice movement of the s on the other. Although not well-known outside Wales, Dafydd Iwan is a figure of international significance, both as an embodiment in a specific cultural context of the singer-songwriter par excellence and as a concrete example of the power and influence of popular song.

The first years of the s were rather bleak times for the Welsh nationalist movement. They were days of increasing tension and frustration for nationalists of all descriptions — both for cultural nationalists, whose main concern was the preservation of the Welsh language and its associated culture, and for those who were working more actively towards a political expression of Welsh national identity.

The Welsh nationalist party, Plaid Cymru (lit. ‘The Party of Wales’), founded in , was in a period of crisis following its failure to win any seats in the General Election to the Westminster Parliament and its disappointing performance in the subseq

Overview

During my research career I have published about refereed papers.  For most of this time I focussed on developing applications of diffraction techniques to solve timely challenging problems relating to the atomic structure of solids, thin films and surfaces.  Much of this work is performed at the European Synchrotron Radiation Source at Grenoble and the Diamond Light Source near Oxford.

During the last decade, my research fields have expanded to include aspects of molecular nanoscience.  Our group has performed nanoscale electrical measurements on single protein molecules, nanotubes and thin molecular films.  These fundamental scientific issues are important in new miniaturised biosensors and underpin future molecular nanotechnology.

In addition to research, I have played an active part in teaching and administration within the department, as listed in the career statement.  I have taught a wide range of courses/modules over each of years as well as at postgraduate level. Current teaching responsibilities are listed under the appropriate tab.

Roles currently held within the School of Physics and Astronomy include:

• Radiation Protection Officer

Publication

This list of Welsh writers is an incomplete alphabetical list of writers from Wales.

It includes writers in all literary genres, writing in English, Welsh, Latin, or any other language, who have a Wikipedia page. Description as a writer precedes other occupations. It is a subsidiary to the List of Welsh people. See also List of Welsh-language authors, List of Welsh women writers and List of Welsh-language poets (6th century to c. ). Abbreviations: c. = about, fl. = active; B = writing in Brythonic, C = writing in Chinese, E = writing in English (including Middle English), F = writing in French, G = writing in German, L = writing in Latin, sl = writing in sign language, W = writing in Welsh (including Middle Welsh).

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