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Catherine Flynn is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of California, Berkeley, and Director of the Irish Studies Program. Her research focuses on British and Irish modernist literature within a European avant-garde context, with particular expertise in James Joyce and Flann O'Brien/Myles na gCopaleen/Brian O'Nolan. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Yale University (2009) and a B.A. in English and Philosophy from University College Cork (2000), complemented by architectural training from University College Dublin. Previously practicing as an architect in Ireland and Vienna, her interdisciplinary approach bridges literary criticism and visual culture.
Her major publications include James Joyce and the Matter of Paris (Cambridge UP, 2019) and ongoing projects such as New Joyce Studies: Twenty-First Century Critical Revisions and a study of Flann O'Brien's Cruiskeen Lawn column. Her work engages with avant-garde aesthetics, transnational literary connections, and the intersection of modernism with law, media, and urban studies.
As a Program Chair, Flynn leads the Irish Studies Program and directs Berkeley Connect in English. She is an Affiliate of UC Berkeley's Program in Critical Theory. Her research trends emphasize interdisciplinary analysis, re-evaluating modernist texts through postcolonial, queer, and materialist lenses, with frequent exploration of Joyce's global influences and contemporary critical methodologies.
Her grants and advising focus on fostering scholarly innovation in modernist studies, while her academic networks span institutions such as Stanford University’s Introductory Humanities Program (2009–2012). She actively participates in public humanities initiatives, leveraging digital platforms and traditional publishing to advance modernist discourse.
