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Melissa Fegan is a Professor of Irish and Victorian Literature at the University of Chester and serves as Senior Postgraduate Research Tutor and Programme Leader for the MA Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture. With academic appointments from 1998 to present, she has taught across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, focusing on literature from the 19th century to contemporary works.
- Academic Appointments: Professor (2021–), Reader/Associate Professor (2004–2021), Senior Lecturer (2003–2004), Lecturer (1998–2003)
- Education: DPhil in English (Oxford, 2000), BA (Hons) in English (Oxford, 1994)
Her research centers on literary representations and cultural memory of the Great Famine in Ireland, 19th-century Irish literature, and nationalism in poetry. Current projects include analyzing the Famine in post-independence Irish literature, the hotel motif in Irish fiction, and nationalist themes in Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Lady Wilde’s poetry. Her publications span book chapters, journal articles, and reviews, often exploring intersections between Irish and Victorian contexts.
Scientific awards include Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2023). She has supervised PhD projects on topics like the 19th-century sex worker, mesmerism, artificial illumination, and Shakespearean adaptations, with no individual student names provided.
Professional activities include extensive peer-review for publishers (Indiana University Press, Liverpool University Press) and journals (Brontë Studies, Victorian Studies). She has acted as external advisor for institutions, evaluated funding bids, and contributed to academic panels.
