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Maria Parsons

Dr Maria Parsons

20122023

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Maria Parsons is a senior lecturer in the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire (IADT). She is also a trade union activist. Her research and teaching interests are in gothic and horror studies, gender studies, the body, new materialisms, the posthuman and popular and digital cultures. She has published in the fields of gothic and horror studies and queer studies. She also published New Cartographies, Nomadic Methodologies: Contemporary Arts, Culture and Politics in Ireland, co-edited with Anne Goarzin and published by Peter Lang in 2020.  Beyond traditional literary scholarship, Maria actively contributes to interdisciplinary projects that bridge the humanities with emerging technologies. Her involvement in virtual reality initiatives and audio-visual installations reflects her commitment to innovative methodologies and collaborative scholarship that expands the boundaries of conventional academic practice. This interdisciplinary approach enables her to examine how cultural texts both reflect and shape societal understanding of identity, power, and meaning-making processes.

Education/Academic qualification

Doctorate, PhD, Department of English, Trinity College Dublin

Award Date: 1 Nov 2009

Undergraduate - Other, BA English and French, Trinity College Dublin

Award Date: 4 Nov 2000

External positions

Co-Chair TUI Branch, IADT, Dun Laoghaire.

2025 → …

Executive Committee Member of the Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI), Rathgar, Dublin 6. (full-time secondment)

2018 → 2022

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  3. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  4. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  5. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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