Biography
Ron Callan joined the Department of English in UCD in 1995. Before that, he taught at Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA. (1990-92), Trinity College Dublin (1992-94) and University College Cork (1994-95). He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and was Visiting Scholar at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) in 1986 (one semester). He was Chair of the Irish Association for American Studies (1997-2003) and is one of the editors for the Irish Journal of American Studies (1995 to 2007).
Research Interests
American Literature: Early American Writing; American Renaissance; Modern Poetry; Postmodern Fiction; Canadian Fiction
Publications
Books
Callan, Ron; (1992) William Carlos Williams and Transcendentalism: Fitting the Crab in a Box. : Macmillan; St Martin's Press.
Book Chapters
Callan, Ron; (2006) 'Narrative Illusion: Huckleberry Finn' In: Clare, J. and O'Mara, V (eds). Literature, Readers and Dialogue: Essays by and in reply to Douglas Jefferson. Dublin: UCD Press.
Callan, Ron; (2004) 'William Carlos Williams's An Early Martyr: The Descent Beckons' In: Stephen Matterson and Michael Hinds (eds). Rebound: The American Poetry Book. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
Other Journals
Ron Callan; (2004) '<Carl Rakosi> 2' Metre Spring :134-139.
Other Activities
| Edited Journals: Irish Journal of American Studies 5 (1996). Irish Association for American Studies. Ed. Ron Callan and Bill Riches. |
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