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Shakespeare’s King Lear is a Brexit play, argues Dr Stephen O’Neill
Shakespeare’s King Lear is a Brexit play, argues Stephen O’Neill, in a new article that explores a range of discourses and media, from theatre productions and journalism to social media.
Date: Friday, 27 September 2019
Department of English's Dr Rita Sakr in discussion on BBC World Service
Dr Rita Sakr, MA co-ordinator in the Department of English, was the main guest on the 2-hour BBC World Service Weekend show on Sunday 15 September.
Date: Sunday, 15 September 2019
Funded PhD Studentship on the IRC’s MACMORRIS Project
Funded PhD Studentship on the Irish Research Council’s MACMORRIS Project.
Date: Friday, 23 August 2019
Call for Applications: Department of English Doctoral Scholarship
Maynooth University Department of English Doctoral Scholarship.
Date: Monday, 08 July 2019
Consultation Day 2019
Academic staff will be available for consultation on Wednesday 3 July from 10am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 4pm.
Date: Wednesday, 03 July 2019
WRITERS-IN-RESIDENCE APPOINTED FOR 2019/20
Maynooth University Department of English and Kildare County Council Arts and Library Services are thrilled to announce the appointment of Annemarie Ní Churrreáin and Sue Rainsford as Writers-in-Residence for 2019/20.
Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2019
Department of English Staff Publication
Dr Michael G Cronin, lecturer in the English Department, is among the contributors to a recently published volume of essays, Reading Brendan Behan (Cork UP, 2019) edited by John McCourt. Dr Cronin's essay is titled: ‘Eros and Liberation: the homoerotic body in Borstal Boy’.
Date: Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Department of English Staff Publication
Dr Rita Sakr, lecturer in English has recently published an article entitled “The more-than-human refugee journey: Hassan Blasim’s short stories” in a special issue of Journal of Postcolonial Writing on Refugee Literature.
Date: Friday, 26 April 2019
English Department lecturer Dr Catherine Gander elected Chair of Irish Association for American Studies
Department of English lecturer Dr Catherine Gander has been elected as the new Chair of the all-island Irish Association for American Studies.
Date: Tuesday, 23 April 2019