Thomas Shea

Associate Professor

English

Current Research

  • “Deep Diving and Fiberoptic Splicing: Literary Allusions and Repair in Colum McCann’s Twist.”
  • “Desperado Lovers: Kevin Barry’s The Heart in Winter.”
  • “A Mother’s Maelstrom; an Author’s Artistries: Claire Kilroy’s Soldier Sailor.”
  • “Kevin Barry’s Night Boat to Tangier: Unearthing Fairy Forts of Memory.

Specialties

  • Modern Irish Literature
  • Blasket Island Writers: Tomás Ó Criomhthain, Peig Sayers, Muiris Ó Súilleabháin
  • Contemporary Irish Literature
  • The Novel
  • Modern British Literature
Contact Information
Emailthomas.shea@uconn.edu
Phone959-200-3786
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Mailing AddressUConn Hartford
10 Prospect St.
Hartford, CT 06103
Office LocationHartford Times Building, Room 526
CampusHartford
Office HoursSpring 2026: Tu/Th: 8:45am-9:15am, 11:00am-12:15pm, 2:00pm-2:30pm