School of Irish Studies:
514-848-2424 ext. 8711
People
Full time faculty
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Modern Irish literature, translation, ethics, humour, violence, critical theory -
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Jane G. V. McGaughey
Johnson Chair of Québec and Canadian Irish Studies
Diaspora Studies, School of Irish Studies
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Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin
Principal & Professor of Anthropology, Ethnomusicology and Cultural History, School of Irish Studies
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Ireland, Performance, Theatre, Film, Activism, Performativity, Inerculturalism, Gender, Race, Class
The Peter O'Brien Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies
This position, jointly funded by Concordia University and the Canadian Irish Studies Foundation, brings a distinguished scholar to teach within the programs of the School of Irish Studies every fall semester. The duties of the Peter O’Brien Visiting Scholar are to teach two undergraduate courses within an appropriate department and to give a public lecture under the auspices of the School's Irish Lecture Series.
Note: We regret that due to the pandemic there will not be a Peter O'Brien Visiting Scholar for the Fall 2021 semester.
Part-Time Faculty
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Kate Bligh
Part-time Faculty, School of Irish Studies
Part-time Faculty, Theatre
Part-time Faculty, English
Theatre director & acting teacher; dramaturgy and playwrighting; postcolonial/intercultural drama and performance; late C20th British & Irish playwrights; performance skills for public & professional figures. -
Sara Terreault
Part-time Faculty, Theological Studies
Part-time Faculty, Religions and Cultures
Part-time Faculty, School of Irish Studies
Pilgrimage theory & practice; Celtic Christianity; historical & contemporary spiritual practices; contemplative traditions; theology & the arts; theology & culture; research methodology & pedagogy; Indigenous research methodology & pedagogy
Fellows
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Qualitative and studio-based research methods in art education, art-based ethics, thesis writing, teacher identity, teacher training, youth culture, visual culture, popular culture, photography, arts-based learning, body image, qualitative methods, pedagogy, higher education, teachers in popular culture, outsider/folk art, censorship -
modernism / postmodernism / philosophy & literature / modern & contemporary literature / Samuel Beckett / Guy Davenport / urban and mobility studies -
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Tobacco use and policy; cannabis legalization; vaping and smoking -
Early modern British/Irish/Atlantic history, intellectual history, history of science, history of economic thought -
Rhona Richman Kenneally
Distinguished Professor Emerita, Design and Computation Arts
Member, Textiles and Materiality Cluster, Milieux Institute
Chair, Dept. of Design and Computation Arts (2010-12)
Academic Co-Founder and Fellow, School of Irish Studies
2019 Recipient, Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad
Concordia Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2015
Distinguished Teaching Award, Faculty of Fine Arts, 2014
design justice, built environment, critical materiality, food studies, design theory, domestic space, Irish studies, Expo 67, fibres and wearables, ecosophy, culture and commemoration, mindful eating
Staff
Matina Skalkogiannis, Assistant to the Principal
Marion Mulvenna, Manager, Promotion and Community Outreach
