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Adam Hanna is Senior Lecturer in Irish Literature at University College Cork's School of English and Digital Humanities, specializing in modern Irish poetry and law-literature intersections. His research examines Northern Irish poetry's engagement with domestic space and legal frameworks, particularly regarding partition and censorship.
Education & Affiliations:
PhD from University of Bristol (2012), former positions at Trinity College Dublin and University of Aberdeen. Committee roles include International Officer for American Conference of Irish Studies and editorial board member for Cork University Press.
Research Focus:
Primary interests include: 1) Law-literature connections in modern Ireland; 2) Spatial poetics in Northern Irish writing; 3) Ekphrastic traditions; 4) Working-class literary expression. Current projects explore Seamus Heaney's visual art engagements and emergency law representations.
Publications Trends:
Recent works demonstrate sustained examination of poetry's relationship with legal structures and spatial politics, particularly analyzing how Irish poets respond to constitutional changes and territorial divisions.
Awards & Honors:
- Robert Rhodes Prize Honourable Mention (2023)
- NUI Publication Fund Award (2022)
- IRC New Foundations Grant (2021)
- Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship
Advising & Grants:
- Supervised 10+ PhD projects on Irish literature
- Principal Investigator on IRC-funded 'Disturbed Areas' project (€55k)
- Directed 'Seamus Heaney and Visual Arts' initiative
Collaborations:
Co-founder of Legal Humanities Working Group, with archival partnerships at Boston College and College of the Holy Cross. Regular teaching exchanges with Université Sorbonne Nouvelle.
