Dr. Jennifer Mooney

Jennifer Mooney is an Assistant Professor at the School of English and chair of the MA in Children’s and Young Adult Literature degree programme.

Jennifer has published on Irish and international young adult literature and Irish writing. She is co-editor of the TheRoutledge Companion to Young Adult Literature (forthcoming 2026). Her monograph, Feminist Discourse in Irish Literature (2022), addresses the role of YA Irish literature in responding and contributing to some the most controversial and contemporary issues in today’s modern society: gender, and conflicting views of power, sexism, and consent. She is also a published creative writer, with expertise in playwrighting (stage and radio). Jennifer is former president of The Irish Society for the Study of Children’s Literature.

Research Interests

Jennifer's research interests include genders and sexualities, and feminisms and masculinities, in children's and young adult literature, Irish children's and young adult literature, and children's and young adult literature collections.

Teaching Interests

Jennifer's teaching and research interests include genders and sexualities, and feminisms and masculinities, in children's and young adult literature, Irish children's and young adult literature, and children's and young adult literature collections.

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Academic Qualifications

PhD, Dublin City University (DCU)
Field of study: Humanities and the arts
01/09/2017 – 30/06/2021
Project: Feminism and Power in the works of Louise O’Neill
Award date: 01/10/2021
Master's Degree, Dublin City University (DCU)
Field of study: Humanities and the arts
Project: Master of Arts in Children’s Literature (Distinction)
Award date: 01/10/2017
Bachelor's Degree, Dublin City University (DCU)
Field of study: Humanities and the arts
Project: Bachelor of Education (Distinction) Bachelor of Education (Distinction)
Award date: 01/10/2010