Biography

[On sabbatical AY 2023-24]

Michael G. Kelly has lectured in French and comparative literature at UL since 2003, having previously taught and studied at a number of universities and other HE institutions in France, Ireland, and the UK.

He currently serves as Director of the Ralahine Centre for Utopian Studies (an interdisciplinary research centre at UL), and as Managing Editor of the Ralahine Utopian Studies book series (published by Peter Lang).

Areas of research interest include modern poetry and poetics in French, utopian theory and texts in a comparative perspective, interdisciplinary approaches to textual interpretation, and issues of literary and artistic individuation in modern and contemporary contexts. A current book project concerns the question of individuation in modern and contemporary French poetry. Another ongoing comparative project explores the question of cognitive mapping in contemporary European literature.




Research Interests

Modern and contemporary poetry and poetics in French; Vectors and discourses of utopia; Theories and treatments of space in literary thought; The subject and the work of writing, with specific reference to literary individuation;Cognitive mapping in contemporary European literature; Literary Urban Studies; Interdisciplinary approaches to textual interpretation;Law, language and literature;Developments in the fields of comparative literature and critical theory



Professional Activities

Committee

  • 2023 Advisory Board Irish Journal of French Studies,
  • 2022 Association for Literary Urban Studies,
  • 2019 Management Committee COST Action 18126 Writing Urban Places. New Narratives of the European City,
  • 2017 Consultative Panel French Studies Bulletin,

Association

  • 2017 Member, Association for Literary Urban Studies
  • 2003 Member, Association des Études Françaises et Francophones d'Irlande (ADEFFI)
  • 2003 Member, Society for French Studies (SFS)

Education

  • 2002 University of Oxford - Doctor of Philosophy
  • 1998 University of Oxford - Master of Studies
  • 1996 University College Galway - Bachelor of Laws
  • 1995 National University of Ireland - Master of Arts
  • 1993 University College Galway - Bachelor of Arts

Research Collaborators

  • CA18126 - Writing Urban Places. New Narratives of the European City - COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology -Netherlands

Peer Reviewed Journals

2023

Scale as Commodity

Kelly, Michael G. (2023) Scale as Commodity. Delft, NL Writingplace Journal for Architecture and Literature :42-44

2009

Du Droit à la Littérature

Kelly, Michael G. (2009) Du Droit à la Littérature. International Journal Of Legal Semiotics / Revue Internationale De Sémiotique :343-353

Books

Book Chapters

2023

From Place to Place. Intermediate European Cities in Translation

Kelly, Michael G., Jorge Mejía Hernández, Sonja Novak and Giuseppe Resta (2023) From Place to Place. Intermediate European Cities in Translation. Osijek : Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Josip Juraj Strossmayer University Other Destinations: Translating the Mid-sized European City :7-21

2013

Prendre acte de la poésie

Azérad, Hugues, Michael G.Kelly, Nina Parish and Emma Wagstaff (2013) Prendre acte de la poésie. Oxford : Peter Lang Chantiers du poème. Prémisses et pratiques de la création poétique moderne et contemporaine :1-12

2013

Vers une juridiction du poème : Jacques Dupin

Kelly, Michael G. (2013) Vers une juridiction du poème : Jacques Dupin. Oxford : Peter Lang Chantiers du poème. Prémisses et pratiques de la création poétique moderne et contemporaine :307-325

Edited Books

Other Journals

Conference Publications

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Book Reviews

Other Publications

2022

An Rí Úbú [Alfred Jarry]

Kelly, Michael G. (2022) An Rí Úbú [Alfred Jarry]. : Irisleabhar Léann na Fraincise / Irish Journal of French Studies :136-190

1996

'La Grande Famine' [Patrick Kavanagh]

Duclos, Michèle (1996) 'La Grande Famine' [Patrick Kavanagh]. Lagrasse (France) : Verdier Jean-Yves Masson (ed.) Anthologie de la poésie irlandaise du XXe siècle (Verdier, 1996) :208-245