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Ciara Gorman is a Teaching Fellow in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at University College Dublin, where she joined in September 2024. She holds a PhD from Queen's University Belfast and has previously taught at Maynooth University and Queen's University Belfast in roles including Senior Tutor, Occasional Lecturer, and Teaching Assistant.
Her educational background includes a BCL and MA from Maynooth University and a PhD from Queen's University Belfast.
Dr Gorman’s research centers on French crime fiction, gender, and feminist theory, with a focus on representations of female criminals and empowerment in contemporary literature and film. She explores intersections between law and literature, motherhood, and popular culture, particularly in Francophone contexts. Her work critically engages with feminist ethics, patriarchal structures, and subversive narratives in media.
Her recent publications analyze gendered violence in French crime fiction and teenage pregnancy as both empowerment and entrapment in French cinema. The articles demonstrate a strong thematic focus on feminist discourse, female agency, and the critique of institutional norms in literature and film.
- Co-editor, Disruptive Discourses by Francophone Women (Liverpool University Press, 2025)
- Author of upcoming monograph Criminal Women in Contemporary French Crime Fiction: Gender, Genre and the Polar Féministe (Bloomsbury, 2026)
- Active peer reviewer in French Studies and Crime Fiction Studies
- Communications Officer, Women in French UK-Ireland
- Former PGR/ECR Officer, International Crime Fiction Association
Dr Gorman has contributed to academic conferences and is building a research profile at the intersection of literature, gender, and cultural politics. She is currently based in office A320, Newman Building, University College Dublin.
