Dr. Harris is a fellow at the Keough Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, and serves as a professor in Film, Television, Theatre and Gender Studies at Notre Dame University. Her research focuses on 20th and 21st century Irish drama, with notable works including Irish Drama and the Other Revolutions and Gender and Modern Irish Drama.
With the release of her revolutionary 1960 novel ‘The Country Girls’, Edna O’Brien sealed her fate as both a revered novelist and a feminist icon. Blue Road explores her life as a literary sensation and social radical.
This film really does have a staggering story to tell…it’s a thoroughly enjoyable and engaging study. 4 stars
A celebrity who worked at a college by day and partied with the biggest names on the planet by night, all while staying true to a voice that took social issues to task. 4 stars
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