Caroline Magennis is Professor Of Contemporary Irish Literature at the University of Salford, where she is Impact Lead for the School of Arts and Media.
She is the author of Northern Irish Writing After The Troubles (2021), which was the joint winner of the BACLS Prize, and Harpy: A Manifesto for Childfree Women, which will be published in May 2024 by Icon Books (English) and Grupo Planeta (Spanish). Originally from Portadown, Co. Armagh, she has published widely on literature and culture from the North with a focus on women's writing, contemporary fiction and popular culture.
Research Interests
Modern and contemporary literature, with particular interests in contemporary fiction, Irish literature, Northern Irish culture and critical theory, memoir and life-writing, critical-creative hybrid work.
PhD Supervision Availability
Yes
PhD Topics
Contemporary British and Irish Fiction, Women's Writing, Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Irish Culture
