Maria McGarrity

Maria McGarrity is a Professor of English at Columbia University and an associate member of the Seminar in Irish Studies. Her research explores intersections of literary modernism and colonialism across British, Irish, and Caribbean contexts, emphasizing geographic and diasporic connections.

Education:

• B.A., Rutgers University
• M.A., University of New Orleans
• Ph.D., University of Miami

Her work examines transatlantic cultural networks, focusing on how island geographies shape literary 'meta-archipelagos' in works by Joyce, Walcott, and Caribbean writers. Key themes include colonial trauma, diasporic identity, and spatial metaphors in modernist texts.

Recent publications analyze Joyce-Walcott parallels, postcolonial gender dynamics, and maritime influences on narrative structures. Articles span topics from Caribbean-Irish cultural exchange to Victorian medical discourse and medieval literary adaptation.