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Maeve McCusker is a Professor in Modern Languages at Queen's University Belfast (QUB), affiliated with the School of Arts, English and Languages. She specializes in postcolonial writing in French, particularly Francophone Caribbean literature, critical race studies, and early colonial writings. Her research bridges literary analysis with historical contexts, notably through studies of the planter caste and colonial narratives.
- Director of Research for the School of Arts, English and Languages (AEL)
- President of the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies
- General Editor for the Francophone Postcolonial Studies book series (Liverpool University Press)
Her work has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the 2023 Gapper Book Prize for Fictions of Whiteness. She actively supervises PhD students in postcolonial theory and comparative literature, having guided 12 successful doctoral completions. Her teaching integrates postcolonial approaches across undergraduate and graduate programs at QUB, emphasizing research-led pedagogy.
McCusker holds editorial roles in major journals (French Studies, French Studies Bulletin) and has served as an external examiner at University College Dublin, University College Cork, and the University of Exeter. Her research has been funded by the AHRC and British Academy.
