Eugene Mcnulty

Biography

Eugene McNulty is Associate Professor in English with special interests in Irish literature and theatre history, postcolonial writing, and the intersections between law and cultural production. He is a graduate of the University of Kent (Canterbury), where he was awarded his MA and PhD by the Centre for Colonial and Postcolonial Research. Before the formation of DCU's School of English he was a member of the English Department in St Patrick's College (2008-2016), and faculty coordinator of the BA Programme. Prior to moving back to Ireland he was a member of the School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies at the University of Portsmouth (2003-2008). In addition to his role in the School of English, Eugene is currently the Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; a role that entails supporting, promoting, and coordinating research culture across the faculty's seven constituent schools.

Research Interest

The conceptualisation of the Law in twentieth-century Irish literature, the impact / presence of partition on / in the Irish literary imagination