Post-Celtic Tiger Ireland and Contemporary Womens Writing

Post-Celtic Tiger Ireland and Contemporary Womens Writing: Feminist Interventions and Imaginings analyzes and explores womens writing of the post-Tiger period and reflects on the social, cultural, and economic conditions of this writings production. The Post-Celtic Tiger period (2008) in Ireland marks an important moment in the history of womens writing. It is a time of increased visibility and publication, dynamic feminist activism, and collective projects, as well as a significant garnering of public recognition to a degree that has never been seen before. The collection is framed by interviews with Claire Kilroy and Melatu Uche Okorietwo leading figures in the fieldand closes with Okories landmark short story on Direct Provision, This Hostel Life. The book features the work of leading scholars in the field of contemporary literature, with essays on Anu Productions, Emma Donoghue, Grace Dyas, Anne Enright, Rita Ann Higgins, Marian Keyes, Claire Kilroy, Eimear McBride, Rosaleen McDonagh, Belinda McKeon, Melatu Uche Okorie, Louise ONeill, and Waking The Feminists. Reflecting on all the successes and achievements of womens writing in the contemporary period, this book also considers marginalization and exclusions in the field, especially considering the politics of race, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, nationality, and ability. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal LIT: Literature Interpretation Theory.