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Department of English Student Success in Global Undergraduate Awards celebrated at an All-Ireland Awards Ceremony at the Royal Irish Academy
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The achievements of three Department of English Students/Former Students in the Global Undergraduate Awards 2026 were celebrated in the prestigious Royal Irish Academy on 8 October.
Tjitske Rinske Anna Jurgens was Highly Commended for an essay titled "Monstrous Identity as a Liberating Force in Chase Berggrun’s R E D and Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu", written for Dr Miranda Corcoran.
Bláithín Smiddy was Highly Commended for an essay titled “Patriarchal Conditions of Absolute Reality: Reclaiming The Haunting”, also written for Dr Miranda Corcoran.
Catalina Vattimo was Highly Commended for an essay titled “Prometheus Reprised: A Comparative Study of Neoplatonism and Posthumanism in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Jeanette Winterson’s Frankissstein”, written for Dr Julia Empey.
Many congratulations to Tjitske, Bláithín and Catalina on their success, and congratulations also to Dr Corcoran and Dr Empey.
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