Title
Connolly, Claire
Description
Bibliographic Dictionary Entry
Date
1967
Creator
O'Toole, Tina
Source
Munster Women Writers Project, University College Cork
Publisher
Women in Irish Society Project, University College Cork
Rights
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Coverage
Munster, 1800-2000
Format
Text
Language
en
Type
Text
Contributor
O'Toole, Tina
Birth Date
1967
Birthplace
Co Cork
Place of Association
Co Tipperary
Biographical Text
Born in Cork in 1967, Connolly grew up in Tipperary. A graduate of UCC she was awarded a PhD from Cardiff University, Wales. She has held the position of lecturer in English Literature and Cultural Criticism in Cardiff University since 1993. Her research interests focus on the writings of Edmund Burke, Maria Edgeworth and Sydney Owenson and on postcolonial and feminist theory. She is a co-editor of the European Journal of English Studies.
Writing Genre
Academic Writing