Graduate Student, English
Thesis Title: The Fallen Woman: Prostitution in contemporary Irish literature
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Dr Eamonn Hughes
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About
My principal research interests lie in the field of feminism and Irish literature. I am currently completing the first year of my PhD.
My project is a feminist examination of the categorisation and censorship of Irish women’s sexuality through culture and the law, and specifically through issues of prostitution. I am particularly interested in the work of contemporary female writers such as Emma Donoghue, Marie Jones, and Edna O’Brien. I am also researching Irish popular literature, with emphasis on the abuse-survivor memoir.
My research interests lie in Irish Studies, feminist criticism and theory, post-colonialism, cultural criticism and the media.
In 2012 I am organising a number of conferences:
'Queer Sisterhood in Contemporary Women's Writing' Syposium
Wednesday 29th February 2012
Information available: http://pgcwwn.org
Women and Media Conference: Representations Past and Present
Friday 9th - Saturday 10th March 2012
Info available : http://womenandmedia2012.wordpress.com
Legitimate Ireland: New Voices in Irish Studies Conference
Thurs 19th - Saturday 21st April
Info available: http://newvoicesqub.wordpress.com
