Abstract

Whilst colonialism has left very visible impacts on Ireland’s landscapes, people, culture and identity, it has also left a significant imprint on Irish historical imaginations and on scholarship. One of the legacies of colonialism in Ireland and elsewhere is its effect on how we understand and approach the past. Through literature responses to the dominant English narrative can be contested, revealing a more spatially nuanced view of the position of the Anglo-Irish in the Irish landscape.

Mary Kelly is a social and historical geographer who specialises in imaginative geographies, ranging from literary landscapes to climate engagement. She read BA and MPhil Geography at the University of Cork before completing her PhD at Maynooth. Since 2013, she has been at Kingston University leading their BSc Geography course and Research Ethics Faculty.