Maria Parsons is a senior lecturer in the Institute of Art Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire. Her research interests are in gender, the body, contemporary critical theory and popular and digital cultures. She has published in the fields of gothic and horror and queer studies.Anne Goarzin is Professor of Irish literature and culture at the University of Rennes 2 France and a member of the research group CRBC (EA 4451). Her research focuses on Irish literature and the visual arts and on contemporary critical theory. She is the chair of the French Society for Irish Studies (SOFEIR) and of GIS E.I.R.E, a research network for Irish studies.
