Briona Nic Dhiarmada

Endowed Professor
Notre Dame Chair in Irish Language and Literature

Degrees

B.A., M.A., Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; Ph.D., University College, Dublin, Ireland

Research Profile

Nic Dhiarmada is the Notre Dame Chair of Irish and Concurrent Professor of Film, Television, and Theatre. She served as a visiting professor for the Department of Irish Language and Literature in 2006 and was selected as the Senior Fulbright Scholar in Irish Language and Literature for 2007-2008. Dr. Nic Dhiarmada served as an editor of the Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing and general editor of the forthcoming Cambridge History of Irish Women Writers. Téacs Baineann, Téacs Mná, her critical book on the poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, was awarded the prestigious Merriman Prize for Irish Language Academic Book of the Year. Dr. Nic Dhiarmada is also the author of over 35 screen plays and 10 documentaries and in 2007 she won the Media Award for Best Television Program in Ireland.

Contact Information

422 Flanner Hall
574-631-3555
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