Outputs (3)

Rewriting the Irish Mother Figure: Dismantling Stereotypes of Motherhood and Maternity in Contemporary Irish Literature (2025)
Thesis

This thesis will argue that contemporary Irish women’s literature challenges
traditional tropes of motherhood and reframes the Irish mother as a multidimensional
figure who is separate from both the church and state. Drawing upon a range of
theore... Read More about Rewriting the Irish Mother Figure: Dismantling Stereotypes of Motherhood and Maternity in Contemporary Irish Literature.

‘“Make them roll in their graves”: South African Writing, Decolonisation, and the English Literature A-Level’ (2024)
Journal Article

This article analyses the activities and early outcomes of an ongoing co-designed and co-delivered research impact project entitled ‘Decolonising the English Literature A-Level’. It draws on examples from three case studies, classroom experiences, an... Read More about ‘“Make them roll in their graves”: South African Writing, Decolonisation, and the English Literature A-Level’.

Irish Women’s Prison Writing: Mother Ireland's Rebels, 1960s-2010s (2023)
Journal Article