My PhD research into the work of John Banville has lead to an abiding research focus on Irish fiction, from the late 19th century to the present, with - in recent years - a particular emphasis on the work of women writers and the genre of the short story. At the moment I am writing - or trying to find the time to write - a book on the short fiction by Irish women writers.
At the same time, I have broadened by research interests to other literatures in English, particularly British and Canadian literature. Again, with an emphasis on women's writing and the genre of the short story as well as such related genres as the short story cycle.
This in turn has lead to a research project I am involved in at the moment: representations of community in contemporary fragment fiction or composite fiction - which is a hybrid literature form, much in fashion in recent years, that combines elements from the novel with aspects from short fiction and the short story cycle.
Throughout these different projects, my research is marked by an interest in critical theory and contemporary philosophy and a concern with narrative theory, as a means to study to way literary texts generate meaning.
I welcome proposals for research in all of these domains, as you can see from the list of PhD students and research projects I currently supervise.
At the same time, I have broadened by research interests to other literatures in English, particularly British and Canadian literature. Again, with an emphasis on women's writing and the genre of the short story as well as such related genres as the short story cycle.
This in turn has lead to a research project I am involved in at the moment: representations of community in contemporary fragment fiction or composite fiction - which is a hybrid literature form, much in fashion in recent years, that combines elements from the novel with aspects from short fiction and the short story cycle.
Throughout these different projects, my research is marked by an interest in critical theory and contemporary philosophy and a concern with narrative theory, as a means to study to way literary texts generate meaning.
I welcome proposals for research in all of these domains, as you can see from the list of PhD students and research projects I currently supervise.