Editorials

Welcome to Issue 10 of the Irish Journal for American Studies, which covers two years of publication, 2020-’21. It has been a complex time, but nonetheless a pleasure to work with those contributors who have co... Read More...

In October 1970, Richard Nixon—then approaching the end of his second year as US President—landed in Shannon Airport to commence a three-day visit to Ireland, announcing upon his arrival that he could “proudly ... Read More...

Welcome to the eighth issue of IJAS Online, the official journal of the Irish Association for American Studies. After two special issues in 2017 and 2018, one guest-edited by Jennifer Daly on Marilynne Robinson... Read More...

Taking its inspiration from the Great Seal of the United States, the November 2015 Irish Association for American Studies Postgraduate Symposium considered the implications inherent in the motto “E Pluribus Unu... Read More...

With the publication of Housekeeping in 1980, Marilynne Robinson announced herself on the literary stage as a writer of singular fiction – and then proceeded to not publish another novel for more than 20 years.... Read More...

Welcome to the fifth issue of IJAS Online, the official journal of the Irish Association for American Studies. Our contributions this issue include articles by Sue Norton and Laurence W. Mazzeno on the personal... Read More...

In November 2014, the IAAS welcomed postgraduate and early-career scholars from across Ireland and the UK to Trinity College Dublin for the annual postgraduate symposium. Unlike previous IAAS events, the sympos... Read More...

We apologize for the belatedness of this issue of IJAS Online. This is in part due to circumstances within our control, but mainly to do with the time taken for the editorial team to discuss changes to the Jour... Read More...

Welcome to the second issue of IJAS Online, the official journal of the Irish Association for American Studies. This issue features new work from across the field of American Studies, including discussions o... Read More...