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Department of English Staff Publication | “In fair [Europe], where we lay our scene” Romeo and Juliet
Announcing “In fair [Europe], where we lay our scene” Romeo and Juliet, Europe and Digital Cultures
Date: Thursday, 01 February 2018
Department of English Staff Publication | boundary2
‘Ireland: from boom to bust and beyond’ is a recently published special issue of boundary2, an international journal of literature and culture.
Date: Thursday, 01 February 2018
Writers-in-Residence Events | Spring 2018
Maynooth University Writers-in-Residence Rob Doyle and Sarah Maria Griffin are delighted to host a series of talks and readings in Maynooth Community Library and on Maynooth University campus. All are free and open to the public.
Date: Tuesday, 16 January 2018
New Lecturers in English
The Department of English is delighted to announce the appointment of two new members of staff, Dr Rita Sakr and Dr Ailbhe McDaid.
Date: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Funded research opportunities in Department of English – John and Pat Hume Doctoral Awards
The Department of English encourages applications for doctoral research in all its area of expertise. We provide a supportive, vibrant intellectual environment with outstanding scholars and expert guidance.
Date: Tuesday, 09 January 2018
Department of English Staff Publication
Announcing a new publication by Maynooth University Department of English staff member Dr Stephen O'Neill, Broadcast Your Shakespeare: Continuities and Change Across Media, in the Arden Shakespeare series.
Date: Thursday, 26 October 2017
Department of English Graduate Publication
Congratulations to Dr Brigid English, Ph.D graduate of the Department, on the publication of her book, Laying out the Bones: Death and Dying in the Irish Novel, by Syracuse University Press.
Date: Friday, 13 October 2017
Department of English Graduate Publication
Congratulations to Dr Declan Kavanagh, Ph.D graduate of the Department, on the publication of his book, Effeminate Years: Literature, Politics and Aesthetics in Mid-Eighteenth-Century Britain, from Bucknell University Press.
Date: Friday, 13 October 2017
New Publication - The Shakespeare User: Critical and Creative Appropriations in a Networked Culture
The Shakespeare User: Critical and Creative Appropriations in a Networked Culture (Palgrave 2017) is a new essay collection that includes a chapter by Maynooth University staff member Dr Stephen O’Neill, entitled “Theorizing User Agency in YouTube Shakespeare.”
Date: Thursday, 05 October 2017
Creative Writing Workshops with Writer-in-Residence Rob Doyle
Maynooth University Writer-in-Residence Rob Doyle (https://robdoyle.net) will run a series of free (non-credit) workshops to students. This is an opportunity to work with one of Ireland’s leading up-and-coming writers in an informal setting.
Date: Wednesday, 27 September 2017