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English, University of Galway Discipline of English, at University of Galway

The Discipline of English is staffed by dedicated, research-active academics drawn from universities across the world. Research and teaching strengths run from the medieval to the contemporary: Chaucerian studies, early modern literatures, book history and print culture, theatre history, colonial and postcolonial literatures, Victorian literature, Irish writing, digital humanities, creative writing, travel writing, journalism.

29/10/2026

Thinking about doing a PhD?

Whether you have a research idea in mind or want to find out more about what pursuing a PhD involves, this talk is a great place to start.

Join us for A–Z of a PhD talk at our Postgraduate Open Evening. Discover more about pursuing a PhD, what to expect from the experience and how to take the first steps towards your research journey.

📅 Tuesday 10 November
⏰ 5.30pm
📍 Bailey Allen Hall

Your research journey could start here.

Register: https://www.ticketsource.com/universityofgalwayopendays/t-pllnnvp

21/10/2026

Congratulations to our MA in Writing graduate and former colleague, Alvy Carragher, whose fourth poetry collection "The Only Fear I've Ever Had Is Standing Still" was launched recently

Well done to our MA in Literature & Publishing class of 2025-26!
28/09/2026

Well done to our MA in Literature & Publishing class of 2025-26!

Dr Muireann O'Cinneide was a recent guest on Newstalk’s Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan to discuss Jane Austen’s ...
25/09/2026

Dr Muireann O'Cinneide was a recent guest on Newstalk’s Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan to discuss Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, marking the release of a new adaptation.

This episode, marking the release of the new adaptation, features: Dr Gillian Dow, Associate Professor in English at the University of Southampton, Prof Jennie Batchelor, Head of the Department of English and Related Literature at the University of York, Dr Muireann O'Cinneide, Lecturer, School of E...

23/09/2026

A new exhibition marking 20 years since the death of John McGahern has opened at University of Galway.

The exhibition, John McGahern: Writer and Archive, explores the rich literary legacy of one of Ireland’s most celebrated writers through the manuscripts and materials that are collected within the McGahern archive at University of Galway Library.

The McGahern archive includes more than 80 boxes of materials including early handwritten drafts, an unpublished novel, notebooks, letters and photographs which reflect and document his life in writing.

Professor Frank Shovlin from the University of Liverpool officially opened the exhibition following a public interview with critic and University of Galway academic, Professor Adrian Frazier.

The exhibition is open to the public until January 15th 2027 in the foyer of the Hardiman Building at University of Galway.

Read more: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/

Photo credit: Martina Regan Photography
L-R: Dr Barry Houlihan, Curator of the exhibition and University of Galway Archivist; Monica Crump, University of Galway Librarian; Professor Frank Shovlin, University of Liverpool; and Professor Adrian Frazier, University of Galway.

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Dr Henry Obi Ajumeze's article “Gbenga Adeoba’s Exodus and explorations of transhemispheric history of the seas​” has be...
17/09/2026

Dr Henry Obi Ajumeze's article “Gbenga Adeoba’s Exodus and explorations of transhemispheric history of the seas​” has been published in the Journal of Postcolonial Writing. Beyond exploring transhemispheric oceanic histories to connect Black Mediterraneanism with Atlantic History in their thanatic politics as zones of blackdeath, the paper raises fundamental questions about the poetic representation of dead and silent migrants who disappeared at Europe’s maritime borders: “How […] can the poet ethically bear witness to what has not been experienced first-hand, and how might poetry address the inherent absence of testimony from those whose stories it seeks to tell? What creative strategies can writers employ to ensure their own voices amplify rather than overshadow those who directly suffered and died in these events?”

Gbenga Adeoba’s Exodus examines the Mediterranean migrant crisis through a transhemispheric framework that connects contemporary displacement with the transatlantic slave trade and the Black Atlant...

27/08/2026

The journalist and writer’s new essay collection dissects the concepts of beauty and identity in the present age

24/08/2026

Rewarding your academic excellence.

Applications are now open for the University of Galway Postgraduate Excellence Scholarship.
If you're an EU student with a First Class Honours bachelor's degree and are planning to begin a postgraduate taught programme, you could be eligible for this prestigious scholarship.

📅 Application deadline: 30 September 2026.

Take the next step in your academic journey and apply before the deadline.

24/08/2026

We will be launching The Most Normal Woman: Essays on Appearances by Roisin Kiberd on Friday 28th August at 6pm in Hodges Figgis, introduced by Elaine Feeney. We hope to see you all there!

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