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Professor Fran Brearton is a leading scholar in 20th/21st-century Irish and British poetry, based at Queen's University Belfast's School of Arts, English and Languages. She specializes in First World War literature, modernism, war writing, and poetry's engagement with environmental themes. Her affiliations include the Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice. She has supervised c.20 PhD students and teaches on the MA in Poetry, focusing on war poetry, environmental poetry, and Irish literary traditions.
Education & Career:
- PhD Supervisor in modern Irish literature and related fields
- Co-editor of major publications including The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish Poetry
Research Interests:
- Primary focus on W.B. Yeats, Robert Graves, and contemporary Northern Irish poets like Michael Longley
- Current project: Poetry and Body Modification
- Analysis of love themes in Northern Irish literature (2018–ongoing AHRC project)
Awards & Recognition:
- Member of the Royal Irish Academy (2018)
- Robert W. Woodruff Library Fellowship (2002)
Academic Engagement:
- Convened over 110 academic activities including conferences, lectures, and media commentary (e.g., BBC Radio 4 features)
- Lead investigator on 5 major research projects (2005–2025)
Labs/Teams: Active in interdisciplinary research through the Mitchell Institute and collaborations with Trinity College Dublin.
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