Prof Ronan McDonald
Gerry Higgins Chair in Irish Studies
School of Culture and Communication
86 Scholarly works
2 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Tacit attention: the hidden discipline of English
DOI: 10.1080/0950236x.2026.26484412025
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Care and Attention: Literary Studies and the Distraction Economy
DOI: 10.1080/20512856.2025.25316122024
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Blood and Names: Spectres of Irishness in Ruth Park’s *The Harp in the South* Trilogy
DOI: 10.20314/als.94ce8babf32024
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Professing Criticism: Essays on the Organization of Literary Studies
DOI: 10.1007/s12115-024-00993-72024
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The pasts, presents and futures of transnational and global Irish Studies: "snapshots"
DOI: 10.1080/09670882.2024.23721392023
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Close Relations: Irishness in Australian Literature
2020
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
English: The History of a Discipline 1920-70
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2024
Book Chapter
Essayism in Literary Theory
2023
Book Chapter
CAMBRIDGE THEMES IN IRISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE
2022
Journal article
Seamus Eile (The 'Other' Seamus) [Review of the book Small World: Ireland, 1798–2018, by Seamus Deane]
DOI: 10.1080/0950236X.2022.20300472021
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Introduction: The Uses of Irish-Australian Literature
DOI: 10.20314/als.3eb21c884e2021
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