I am from Killarney, in Co. Kerry, Ireland, and I arrived in Halifax in July 2005 to take up a position as Assistant Professor of English. My specialization is in Modern Irish Culture and Literature. Many of my courses are cross-listed with the Irish Studies program.

I am also the new Coordinator of the Irish Studies program.

For my B.A., I studied English and Psychology at Trinity College, Dublin, before moving to the National University of Ireland, Galway, to take an M.A. in Culture and Colonialism. There, I also completed my doctoral dissertation, "The Artist from Nowhere: Historicising Beckett", before finally moving to Nova Scotia. As well as reading and writing about Ireland, I am interested in poetry, psychoanalysis and cultural studies. My classes tend to combine theoretical readings with an awareness of historical context, so you would want to be interested in both.

Contact Information:
Phone: (902) 496-8269
Email: sean.kennedy@smu.ca
Office: MN326