Susan Cahill

Dr. Susan Cahill is an Associate Professor at the School of Irish Studies, Concordia University, Montréal, and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of English Studies. Her work focuses on Irish girls’ literary cultures, children’s/YA fiction, and contemporary Irish literature, particularly women’s writing. She has authored a monograph on Irish literature during the Celtic Tiger years and edited collections on Anne Enright and Colum McCann. Her research includes a FRQSC-funded project on 'Ireland's Daughters: The Literary Cultures of the Irish Girl, 1870-1922.'

Research highlights include studies on gender, the body in fiction, historical children’s literature, and fairytale cinema. She explores themes of memory, identity, and cultural narratives in Irish literary history.

Her current monograph project expands on her FRQSC grant research, examining Irish girlhood in literature. Grants and collaborations include the 2013 FRQSC grant. Advising and mentorship details are not specified here.