Concetta Mazzulla

Concetta Mazzulla is an Adjunct Professor of English Literature at the University of Catania's Faculty of Letters and Philosophy. Specializing in Irish literature, she earned her PhD from Trinity College Dublin, focusing on interdisciplinary relationships between Flann O'Brien and James Joyce. Her research spans comparative literature, travel writing, and classical influences on modern Irish narratives.

• PhD: Trinity College Dublin
• Current Role: Adjunct Professor at University of Catania
• Key Research: Flann O'Brien, James Joyce, Italo Calvino, Mediterranean Studies

Her publications include translations, exhibition catalogs, and articles on Irish literary themes. Notable contributions cover:

• 2019 translations of Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin's poetry
• 2018 catalog for 'Beyond Visible' art exhibition
• 2000 essays on southern Italy in Irish travel literature
• 1999 comparative study of O'Brien and Calvino
• 1984-1996 analyses of medieval intertextuality in modern Irish fiction

Her recent teaching includes English Culture and Literature II courses, with exam rescheduling notices up to 2024. She has supervised thesis topics on:

• Gender and madness in Charlotte Brontë and Jean Rhys
• Irish civil war representation in 'The Banshee of Inisherin'
• Island mythology in historical and fictional contexts