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New Book Publication: Revolutionary Bodies: homoeroticism and the political imagination in Irish writing
Our colleague Dr Michael G Cronin has just published his second book on Irish literature.
Date: Thursday, 03 March 2022
Award-winning author Belinda McKeon leads MU’s new Master of Arts (MA) in Creative Writing
Maynooth University is delighted to announce that the award-winning author Belinda McKeon will lead the Department of English’s new Master of Arts (MA) in Creative Writing programme.
Date: Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Department of English 'Poetry as|and Criticism' Call for Papers
One day symposium, Maynooth University, 21st March 2022. Call for papers
Date: Tuesday, 07 December 2021
English PhD student to present at 2nd Annual Postgraduate Symposium on Genders and Sexualities
PhD student Eszter Gyorgy will present at the 2nd Annual Postgraduate Symposium on Genders and Sexualities on 7th of December .
Date: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
End of Year Results Consultation 2021
Students should submit end of year results queries to the Department of English by completing the form on the ALL ENGLISH Moodle page.
Date: Thursday, 24 June 2021
Department of English Writers In Residence 2021-22
Maynooth University and Kildare County Council Arts and Library Services are thrilled to announce the appointment of Ryan Dennis and Oisín Fagan as Writers-in-Residence for 2021/21.
Date: Monday, 14 June 2021
Department of English Staff Publication
Dr Stephen O’Neill’s article, "Bring yourself back online, Old Bill: Westworld’s media histories, or six degrees of separation from Shakespeare" explores the polysemous intertextuality of Westworld, an example of ‘complex television’, and focuses particularly on its Shakespearean coordinates...
Date: Friday, 04 June 2021
MU projects receive IRC ‘New Foundations’ Awards
Ten Maynooth University research projects are to receive funding from the Irish Research Council (IRC). Funding for the ‘New Foundations’ projects will bring researchers and community/voluntary organisations together to share knowledge and develop new insights to help create a better society for all.
Date: Thursday, 08 April 2021
Dr Rita Sakr appointed to judging panel for International Dublin Literary Awards
We are delighted to share the news with you that our very own Dr Rita Sakr will be judging the 2021
Date: Tuesday, 15 December 2020
Department of English student recipients of NUI Awards 2020
Dr H H Stewart Literary Scholarships in English 2020 awarded to our students Lorraine Haigney and Siofra O'Regan.
Date: Monday, 14 December 2020