Dr Patricia Kennon

Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education, Sexualities and Gender
Associate Professor
Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
Project | Role | Funding Body / Program | Description | Start Date | End Date | Award (€) | |
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‘Integrating the gender dimension into teaching, learning and educational outreach in initial teacher education’ | Co-investigator and member of the Steering Group | / | 15-DEC-21 | 19000 | |||
Post COVID 19: the Irish and Scottish youth literature sectors | PI | Royal Irish Academy / RIA / Ireland/Scotland bilateral network grant | 01-SEP-21 | 22-FEB-22 | 4426.17 |
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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2021 | '‘Asexuality and the Potential of Young Adult Literature for Disrupting Allonormativity’'
Patricia Kennon (2021) '‘Asexuality and the Potential of Young Adult Literature for Disrupting Allonormativity’'. International Journal of Young Adult Literature, 2 (1):1-24 [DOI] [Details] |
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2020 | 'Reflecting Realities in Twenty-First-Century Irish Children's and Young Adult Literature'
Kennon, P (2020) 'Reflecting Realities in Twenty-First-Century Irish Children's and Young Adult Literature'. Irish University Review, 50 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2017 | 'Monsters of Men: Masculinity and the Other in Patrick Ness’s Chaos Walking Series'
Kennon P. (2017) 'Monsters of Men: Masculinity and the Other in Patrick Ness’s Chaos Walking Series'. Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 37 (1):25-34 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2016 | 'Childhood, Power, and Travel in Salvatore Rubbino's Picture Books: A Walk in the City'
Kennon, P (2016) 'Childhood, Power, and Travel in Salvatore Rubbino's Picture Books: A Walk in the City'. JEUNESSE: YOUNG PEOPLE, TEXTS, CULTURES, 8 :20-41 [full-text] [Details] |
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2015 | ''If the Inside was the Outside: Gender, Heteronormativity and the Body in David Levithan's Every Day''
Dr Patricia Kennon (2015) ''If the Inside was the Outside: Gender, Heteronormativity and the Body in David Levithan's Every Day''. FOUNDATION: THE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SCIENCE FICTION, 22 [full-text] [Details] |
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2015 | '"'Little Girls are Even More Perfect When They Bleed"': Monstrosity, Violence, and the Female Body in Kristin Cashore's Graceling Trilogy"'
Kennon, P (2015) '"'Little Girls are Even More Perfect When They Bleed"': Monstrosity, Violence, and the Female Body in Kristin Cashore's Graceling Trilogy"'. BOOKBIRD: A JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S LITERATURE, 53 :52-61 [DOI] [Details] |
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2005 | ''Belonging in Young Adult Dystopian Fiction: New Communities Created by Children''
Dr Patricia Kennon (2005) ''Belonging in Young Adult Dystopian Fiction: New Communities Created by Children''. PAPERS: EXPLORATIONS INTO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, 15 :40-49 [full-text] [Details] |
Book Chapters
Year | Publication | |
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2021 | 'Zombies Vs Unicorns: An Exploration of the Pleasures of the Gothic for Young Adults'
Patricia Kennon (2021) 'Zombies Vs Unicorns: An Exploration of the Pleasures of the Gothic for Young Adults' In: Michelle Smith and Kristine Moruzi (eds). Young Adult Gothic Fiction: Monstrous Selves/Monstrous Others. Cardiff: The University of Wales Press. [Details] |
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2020 | '‘Writing Childhood: Young Adult and Children’s Literature’'
Patricia Kennon (2020) '‘Writing Childhood: Young Adult and Children’s Literature’' In: Eric Falci and Paige Reynolds (eds). Irish Literature in Transition, Volume 6, 1980-2020. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [Details] |
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2018 | '“Superpowers Don't Always Make You a Superhero”: Posthuman Possibilities in Michael Grant’s Gone Series'
Patricia Kennon (2018) '“Superpowers Don't Always Make You a Superhero”: Posthuman Possibilities in Michael Grant’s Gone Series' In: Anita Tarr and Donna R. White (eds). Posthumanism in Young Adult Fiction: Finding Humanity in a Posthuman World. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. [Details] |
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2014 | '‘Building Bridges To Intercultural Understanding: The Other in Contemporary Irish Children’s Literature.’'
Dr Patricia Kennon (2014) '‘Building Bridges To Intercultural Understanding: The Other in Contemporary Irish Children’s Literature.’' In: Our Chums in the Family of Nations: Internationalism in Children’s Series. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
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2013 | ''Introduction''
Patricia Kennon and Ciara Ní Bhroin (2013) ''Introduction'' In: Ciara Ní Bhroin and Patricia Kennon (eds). What Do We Tell the Children? Critical Essays on Children’s Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. [Details] |
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2012 | ''Contemplating Otherness: Imagining the Future in Irish Children’s Science Fiction’'
Dr Patricia Kennon (2012) ''Contemplating Otherness: Imagining the Future in Irish Children’s Science Fiction’' In: Irish Children’s Literature: New Perspectives. London: Routledge. [Details] |
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2007 | '‘F(r)ictional Masculinities: The Representation of Manhood in Rosemary Sutcliff’s Roman Britain series of historical novels for young adults’'
Dr Patricia Kennon (2007) '‘F(r)ictional Masculinities: The Representation of Manhood in Rosemary Sutcliff’s Roman Britain series of historical novels for young adults’' In: Divided Worlds: Studies in Children’s Literature. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details] |
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2006 | '‘(W)rites of Passage in Siobhán Parkinson’s Fiction’'
Dr Patricia Kennon (2006) '‘(W)rites of Passage in Siobhán Parkinson’s Fiction’' In: Treasure Islands: Studies in Children’s Literature. Four Courts Press. [Details] |
Edited Books
Year | Publication | |
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2012 | What Do We Tell The Children? Critical Essays on Children’s Literature
Ciara Ní Bhróin and Patricia Kennon (Ed.). (2012) What Do We Tell The Children? Critical Essays on Children’s Literature Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. [Details] |
Conference Publications
Year | Publication | |
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2018 | 50 Picturebooks to Change the World!
Patricia Kennon and Thérèse Hegarty (2018) 50 Picturebooks to Change the World! . In: Margaret Nohilly, Bernie Collins, Anne Marie Kavanagh, Seline Keating, Fiona O’ Mahony and Carol O’ Sullivan eds. Citizenship Education: 100 Years On Dublin, , pp.31-41 [full-text] [Details] |
Electronic Article
Year | Publication | |
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2018 | Bold Girls: Academic Resource Pack.
Patricia Kennon (2018) Bold Girls: Academic Resource Pack. Dublin: Electronic Article [Details] |
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2013 | Communicating Though Imaginations: Gerda Dendooven and the Rights of the Child Reader.
Dr Patricia Kennon (2013) Communicating Though Imaginations: Gerda Dendooven and the Rights of the Child Reader. Electronic Article [Details] |
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2013 | Time, Space and Childhood: Museums as Cultural and Educational Sites for European Young People.
Dr Patricia Kennon (2013) Time, Space and Childhood: Museums as Cultural and Educational Sites for European Young People. Electronic Article [Details] |
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2012 | 'Hats Off to a Storytelling Master: Jon Klassen’s Visual Narratives'.
Patricia Kennon (2012) 'Hats Off to a Storytelling Master: Jon Klassen’s Visual Narratives'. Inis: The Children's Books Ireland Magazine: Electronic Article [Details] |
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2012 | 'Making Worlds: Talking Design and Storytelling with the Emberleys'.
Patricia Kennon (2012) 'Making Worlds: Talking Design and Storytelling with the Emberleys'. Inis: The Children's Books Ireland Magazine: Electronic Article [Details] |
Published Reports
Year | Publication | |
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2021 | ‘Inaugural Report on Maynooth University’s Teaching & Learning’s Engagement with Sustainability and the SDGs’.
Kenny, Michael, Patricia Kennon, Rebecca Maguire, Joost Slingerland, and Susan Gottlober. (2021) ‘Inaugural Report on Maynooth University’s Teaching & Learning’s Engagement with Sustainability and the SDGs’. Maynooth University website, Maynooth University. [Details] |
Podcast
Year | Publication | |
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2018 | Podcast: “The Representation and Celebration of Females in Children’s Literature”.
Patricia Kennon, Valerie Coghlan and Claire Dunne (2018) Podcast: “The Representation and Celebration of Females in Children’s Literature”. Dublin: Podcast [Details] |
Conference Contributions
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2022 | 2022 ‘Parenting Programme: Supporting Reading’ series of talks, Kildare Libraries.
Patricia Kennon (2022) 2022 ‘Parenting Programme: Supporting Reading’ series of talks, Kildare Libraries. [Invited Lecture], 'Reading and Wellbeing: Mental Health and Literature for Children and Young Adults’, Celbridge Library , 24-MAR-22 - 24-MAR-22 [Details] |
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2022 | National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) Annual Conference.
Patricia Kennon (2022) National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) Annual Conference. [Invited Oral Presentation], 'Cultural Diversity and Inclusion in Youth Literature’. This online workshop explores the importance of equitable and authentic representation and global citizenship education in literature for young, Online , 16-FEB-22 - 16-FEB-22 [Details] |
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2021 | International Youth Literature module, MLIS, iSChool, San Jose State University, USA.
Patricia Kennon (2021) International Youth Literature module, MLIS, iSChool, San Jose State University, USA. [Invited Oral Presentation], Irish Young Adult Literature, Online [Details] |
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2021 | This online panel (funded by the National Forum of Teaching and Learning) involved presentations and discussion about developing an awareness around embedding gender equality across teaching and learning for academics in teacher education.
Patricia Kennon (2021) This online panel (funded by the National Forum of Teaching and Learning) involved presentations and discussion about developing an awareness around embedding gender equality across teaching and learning for academics in teacher education. [Oral Presentation], ‘Integrating the Gender Dimension into Teaching and Learning’, Online , 25-NOV-21 - 25-NOV-21 [Details] |
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2021 | Let’s Talk About Sex in YA conference.
Patricia Kennon (2021) Let’s Talk About Sex in YA conference. [Chaired Session], Cognitive Approaches in Young Adult Literature, Online [Details] |
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2021 | The Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature 2021 Conversation series.
Patricia Kennon (2021) The Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature 2021 Conversation series. [Chaired Session], ‘The Representation of Irish Travellers in Youth Literature’, Online [Details] |
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2020 | International Women's Day 2020 symposium.
Patricia Kennon (2020) International Women's Day 2020 symposium. [Oral Presentation], 'Asexuality and Heteronormativity in Young Fiction', Maynooth University , 11-MAR-20 - 11-MAR-20 [Details] |
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2019 | World Science Fiction Convention.
Dr Patricia Kennon (2019) World Science Fiction Convention. [Oral Presentation], The Irish Publishing Market, Dublin , 15-AUG-19 - 18-AUG-19 [Details] |
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2019 | World Science Fiction Convention.
Patricia Kennon (2019) World Science Fiction Convention. [Oral Presentation], Telling Tales for Children Through Art and Pictures, Dublin , 15-AUG-19 - 18-AUG-19 [Details] |
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2019 | Researchers Exploring Inclusive Youth Literature conference.
Dr Patricia Kennon (2019) Researchers Exploring Inclusive Youth Literature conference. [Oral Presentation], Being Aromantic and the Romance Plot in Young Adult Fiction, Glasgow , 08-AUG-19 - 10-AUG-19 [Details] |
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2019 | Ethical Education Curriculum events.
Dr Patricia Kennon (2019) Ethical Education Curriculum events. [Invited Oral Presentation], Equality and Justice: A Picturebook Workshop, Drumcondra Education Centre, Dublin , 11-JUN-19 - 11-JUN-19 [Details] |
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2019 | Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature events.
Dr Patricia Kennon (2019) Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature events. [Invited Lecture], Asexuality, Difference and Heteronormativity in Youth Literature, California State University Fresno, USA , 25-APR-19 - 25-APR-19 [Details] |
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2019 | Kildare Libraries Reading for Pleasure series.
Dr Patricia Kennon (2019) Kildare Libraries Reading for Pleasure series. [Invited Lecture], 'Diversity and Inclusion in Children’s Literature', Maynooth Community Library , 29-JAN-19 - 29-JAN-19 [Details] |
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2019 | Beyond a Single Story: Intercultural Education Conference.
Dr Patricia Kennon (2019) Beyond a Single Story: Intercultural Education Conference. [Oral Presentation], Worlds of Stories: Exploring Global and Intercultural Issues Through Picturebooks, Dublin City University , 25-JAN-19 - 27-JAN-19 [Details] |
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2018 | Picturebooks and DICE.
Patricia Kennon (2018) Picturebooks and DICE. [Invited Lecture], 'Picturebooks and Development and Intercultural Education', Dubliin City University , 11-APR-18 - 11-APR-18 [Details] |
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2016 | Picturebooks and critical literacy.
Patricia Kennon and Anne Dolan (2016) Picturebooks and critical literacy. [Invited Lecture], 'Picturebooks and Critical Literacy', Mary Immaculate College, Limerick , 07-DEC-16 - 07-DEC-16 [Details] |
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2016 | Citizenship Education: 100 Years On.
Patricia Kennon and Therese Hegarty (2016) Citizenship Education: 100 Years On. [Invited Lecture], '50 Picturebooks to Change the World!', Dublin City University , 12-NOV-16 - 12-NOV-16 [full-text] [Details] |
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2015 | Picturebooks and intercultural education.
Patricia Kennon (2015) Picturebooks and intercultural education. [Invited Lecture], Picturebooks and Intercultural Education, Maynooth University , 23-SEP-15 - 23-SEP-15 [Details] |
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2015 | Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature.
Patricia Kennon (2015) Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature. [Chaired Session], 'Picturebooks: constructing childhoods and texts for children', DLR Lexicon, Dublin , 10-APR-15 - 10-APR-15 [Details] |
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2015 | Talk on international picturebooks for World Book Day.
Patricia Kennon (2015) Talk on international picturebooks for World Book Day. [Invited Lecture], Worlds of Picturebooks: World Book Day, Irish Development Education Association office, Dublin , 06-MAR-15 - 06-FEB-15 [Details] |
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2014 | European Science Fiction Society convention (Eurocon).
Patricia Kennon (2014) European Science Fiction Society convention (Eurocon). [Chaired Session], 'Young-Adult Science Fiction and Popular Culture', Dublin , 23-AUG-14 - 23-AUG-14 [Details] |
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2014 | European Science Fiction Society (Eurocon) convention.
Patricia Kennon (2014) European Science Fiction Society (Eurocon) convention. [Chaired Session], 'Jobs in Young Adult Science Fiction', Dublin , 23-AUG-14 - 23-AUG-14 [Details] |
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2014 | World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon).
Patricia Kennon (2014) World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon). [Oral Presentation], 'Heteronormativity in David Levithan's Every Day', London , 17-AUG-14 - 17-AUG-14 [Details] |
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2014 | DCU Summer School on Intercultural Studies.
Patricia Kennon (2014) DCU Summer School on Intercultural Studies. [Invited Lecture], 'Picturing Self and Other: Picturebooks and Ways of Knowing', Dublin City University , 17-JUN-14 - 17-JUN-14 [Details] |
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2014 | Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature.
Patricia Kennon (2014) Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature. [Chaired Session], 'Children’s Literature and Irish Curricula', Maynooth University , 28-MAR-14 - 28-MAR-14 [Details] |
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2012 | Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature.
Patricia Kennon (2012) Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature. [Oral Presentation], 'Windows and Mirrors: Social Justice in Jeannie Baker’s Picturebooks', St Patrick's College, Drumcondra , 25-FEB-12 - 25-FEB-12 [Details] |
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2011 | Girlhood and national identity in The American Girl collection of historical fiction.
Patricia Kennon (2011) Girlhood and national identity in The American Girl collection of historical fiction. [Invited Lecture], 'Girlhood, national identity and The American Girl collection', Comparative Media Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston , 14-NOV-11 - 14-NOV-11 [Details] |
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2010 | Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature.
Patricia Kennon (2010) Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature. [Chaired Session], 'Histories, Readers, Audiences', Trinity College, Dublin , 06-MAR-10 - 06-MAR-10 [Details] |
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2010 | Comhlámh (Irish organisation for global solidarity).
Patricia Kennon (2010) Comhlámh (Irish organisation for global solidarity). [Invited Lecture], 'Picturebooks and Social Justice Education', Dublin , 13-FEB-10 - 13-FEB-10 [Details] |
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2009 | Biennial Congress of International Research Society for the Study of Children's Literature.
Patricia Kennon (2009) Biennial Congress of International Research Society for the Study of Children's Literature. [Oral Presentation], 'Travellers and the Irish Nation in Irish Children’s Film and Literature 1990-2009', Frankfurt, Germany , 10-AUG-09 - 10-AUG-09 [Details] |
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2008 | Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature.
Patricia Kennon (2008) Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature. [Oral Presentation], 'Slashing Harry Potter: fandom and readers writing back', Coláiste Mhuire, Marino Institute of Education, Dublin , 09-FEB-08 - 09-FEB-08 [Details] |
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2007 | Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature.
Patricia Kennon (2007) Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature. [Oral Presentation], 'Male subjectivity in William Sleator’s Science Fiction', Church of Ireland College of Education, Dublin , 23-FEB-07 - 23-FEB-07 [Details] |
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2005 | Biennial Congress of International Research Society for Children's Literature.
Patricia Kennon (2005) Biennial Congress of International Research Society for Children's Literature. [Oral Presentation], '“‘Belonging’ in Young Adult Dystopian Fiction: New Communities Created by Children', Trinity College Dublin , 15-AUG-05 - 15-AUG-05 [Details] |
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2005 | Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature.
Patricia Kennon (2005) Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature. [Oral Presentation], 'The private and the public spheres in Rosemary Sutcliff’s series of historical fiction', St Patrick's College, Drumcondra , 11-MAR-05 - 11-MAR-05 [Details] |
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2004 | Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature.
Patricia Kennon (2004) Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature. [Oral Presentation], ‘Rites of Passage and Encounters with the “Other” in Siobhan Parkinson’s Children’s Novel Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (Maybe)’, St Patrick's College, Drumcondra , 21-FEB-04 - 21-FEB-04 [Details] |
Professional Associations
Association | Function | From / To | |
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Gender Studies Network (European Society for the Study of English) | Representative for Ireland | 01-JAN-20 / 31-DEC-23 | |
The Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature | Committee member and former President | 30-MAR-08 / 28-MAR-20 | |
National Association of English Studies | Secretary and committee member | 01-SEP-19 / 01-OCT-22 | |
International Federation of National Teaching Fellows | Member | 01-JAN-19 / 01-JAN-22 |
Committees
Committee | Function | From / To | |
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University Graduate Education Committee | Member | 2019 / 2024 | |
University Research Committee | Committee member | 2018 / 2022 | |
Faculty of Social Sciences Research Committee | Co-Chair | 2018 / 2022 | |
MU SexGen research network of Maynooth University faculty & researchers on gender and sexualities | Chair of the network's steering committee | 2018 / 2022 | |
Faculty of Social Sciences Teaching & Learning Committee | Co-Chair | 2016 / |