Research Interests

Feminist critical and cultural theory; contemporary women's writing; contemporary literature; gender and cultural memory

Professional Activities

Employment

  • 2002 University of Limerick - Lecturer
  • 1999 Free University of Amsterdam - Lecturer in English
  • 1998 University College Scarborough - Lecturer in English

Education

  • 1999 University of Strathclyde - Ph.D.
  • 1993 Lancaster University - M.A.
  • 1992 Queen's University, Belfast - B.A.

Peer Reviewed Journals

2006

The ethics of postmemory in Bobbie Ann Mason's 'In Country'

McDermott, S (2006) The ethics of postmemory in Bobbie Ann Mason's 'In Country'. Journal Of The Midwest Modern Language Association :5-+

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2006

Notes on the afterlife of feminist criticism

McDermott, S (2006) Notes on the afterlife of feminist criticism. Pmla-Publications Of The Modern Language Association Of America :1729-1734

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2006

Kate Atkinson's Family Romance: Missing Mothers and Hidden Histories in _Behind the Scenes at the Museum""

McDermott, S (2006) Kate Atkinson's Family Romance: Missing Mothers and Hidden Histories in _Behind the Scenes at the Museum"". Critical Survey :67-78

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2004

Future-perfect: Gender, nostalgia, and the not yet presented in Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping

McDermott, S (2004) Future-perfect: Gender, nostalgia, and the not yet presented in Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping. Journal Of Gender Studies :259-270

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2003

'Maternal belongings and the question of home" in Mary Morrissy's _Mother of Pearl_'"

McDermott, S (2003) 'Maternal belongings and the question of home" in Mary Morrissy's _Mother of Pearl_'". Feminist Theory :263-282

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2002

Memory, nostalgia, and gender in A Thousand Acres

McDermott, S (2002) Memory, nostalgia, and gender in A Thousand Acres. Signs :389-407

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Books

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Book Chapters

2013

Daughters of the House of Shame

Sinead McDermott (2013) Daughters of the House of Shame. Bloomington : Indiana University Press The Female Face of Shame :119-131

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2011

The Double Wound: Shame and Trauma in Joy Kogawa's Obasan

McDermott, S. (2011) The Double Wound: Shame and Trauma in Joy Kogawa's Obasan. Amsterdam : Rodopi Sexed Sentiments: Interdisciplinary Essays on Gender and Emotion

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2006

Mary Morrissy's Maternal Subject

McDermott, S (2006) Mary Morrissy's Maternal Subject. Single Motherhood in Twentieth-Century Ireland: Cultural, Historical and Social Essays :195-212

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2000

'Putting Myself in Her Place: Identity, Identification and Irishness in Nuala O'Faolain's _Are You Somebody?_ and Margaret Atwood's _Alias Grace_'

McDermott, S (2000) 'Putting Myself in Her Place: Identity, Identification and Irishness in Nuala O'Faolain's _Are You Somebody?_ and Margaret Atwood's _Alias Grace_'. Devolving Identities: Feminist Readings in Home and Belonging :110-127

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Edited Books

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Other Journals

2008

Gendered Spaces in Bobbie Ann Mason's In Country

McDermott, S. (2008) Gendered Spaces in Bobbie Ann Mason's In Country. Revista Leitura :121-148

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Conference Publications

2008

Gender and Emotions: An International, Interdisciplinary Workshop

McDermott, Sinead (2008) Gender and Emotions: An International, Interdisciplinary Workshop.

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2008

Literature and Silence

McDermott, Sinead (2008) Literature and Silence.

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2006

The Contemporary Women¿s Writing Network Conference, For Love or Money? Contemporary Women¿s Fiction in the Marketplace,¿

McDermott, Sinead (2006) The Contemporary Women¿s Writing Network Conference, For Love or Money? Contemporary Women¿s Fiction in the Marketplace,¿. :*-*

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2005

Near and Dear: Gender, Generation and Genealogy: Friends and Family Figures in Contemporary Fiction

McDermott, Sinead (2005) Near and Dear: Gender, Generation and Genealogy: Friends and Family Figures in Contemporary Fiction. :*-*

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2005

Gendering Citizenship and Globalization

McDermott, Sinead (2005) Gendering Citizenship and Globalization. :*-*

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2005

Midwest Modern Language Association 47th Annual Convention: 'Memory, Home, Exile'

McDermott, Sinead (2005) Midwest Modern Language Association 47th Annual Convention: 'Memory, Home, Exile'. :*-*

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2005

Gender, Memory and Modernity Dayschool

McDermott, Sinead (2005) Gender, Memory and Modernity Dayschool. :*-*

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2004

Dayschool on Gender, Memory and Oral History / Narratives of the Self

McDermott, Sinead (2004) Dayschool on Gender, Memory and Oral History / Narratives of the Self. :*-*

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2004

Unmarried Mothers in Twentieth-Century Ireland: Cultural Reflections

McDermott, Sinead (2004) Unmarried Mothers in Twentieth-Century Ireland: Cultural Reflections. :*-*

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2003

Feminist Transitions: Social, Cultural and Global

McDermott, Sinead (2003) Feminist Transitions: Social, Cultural and Global. :*-*

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2003

Hystorical Fictions

McDermott, Sinead (2003) Hystorical Fictions. :*-*

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2002

Re-imagining Communities

McDermott, Sinead (2002) Re-imagining Communities. :*-*

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2002

Beyond Sex and Gender- The Future for Women's Studies? Women's Studies Network (UK) Association 15th Annual Conference

McDermott, Sinead (2002) Beyond Sex and Gender- The Future for Women's Studies? Women's Studies Network (UK) Association 15th Annual Conference. :*-*

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2001

Odysseys -- International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures conference 2001

McDermott, Sinead (2001) Odysseys -- International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures conference 2001. :*-*

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2001

Research School on Cultural Norms and Values

McDermott, Sinead (2001) Research School on Cultural Norms and Values. :*-*

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2001

Anglo-Fem Dayschool

McDermott, Sinead (2001) Anglo-Fem Dayschool. :*-*

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2000

Dept of English Seminar Series

McDermott, Sinead (2000) Dept of English Seminar Series. :*-*

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2000

Devolving Identities Dayschool

McDermott, Sinead (2000) Devolving Identities Dayschool. :*-*

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1999

Frontiers of Memory

McDermott, Sinead (1999) Frontiers of Memory. :*-*

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1998

VII Annual Cross-Currents Conference, Spaces in Literature and Film

McDermott, Sinead (1998) VII Annual Cross-Currents Conference, Spaces in Literature and Film. :*-*

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1998

Sexing the Nation: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Belonging

McDermott, Sinead (1998) Sexing the Nation: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Belonging. :*-*

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1997

Transformations

McDermott, Sinead (1997) Transformations. :*-*

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1996

City Limits

McDermott, Sinead (1996) City Limits. :*-*

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1995

Post-Theory

McDermott, Sinead (1995) Post-Theory. :*-*

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Conference Contributions

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Published Reports

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Editorials

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Book Reviews

2005

Review of Sonia Villegas-Lopez and Beatriz Domingues-Garcia, eds, Literature, Gender, Space

McDermott, S. (2005) Review of Sonia Villegas-Lopez and Beatriz Domingues-Garcia, eds, Literature, Gender, Space. Atlantis

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Other Publications

2005

Review of Sonia Villegas-Lopez and Beatriz Domingues-Garcia, eds, Literature, Gender, Space

McDermott, S. (2005) Review of Sonia Villegas-Lopez and Beatriz Domingues-Garcia, eds, Literature, Gender, Space. Atlantis

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