Mary Burke

Assistant Professor of English

Mary Burke was awarded the 2009 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Research Excellence Award in the Humanities. A specialist in Irish studies, she came to UConn in 2004. Her book on the Irish playwright J.M. Synge and the cultural history of the Irish traveler, or "tinker," as they were known, is being published by the Oxford University Press. In this podcast, she talks about Irish travelers and their role in literature.

Podcast

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