Dr. Joe Cleary

Biography

Joe Cleary is the John M. Schiff Professor of English at Yale University, specializing in modernism, Irish literature, and postcolonial studies. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1997. His recent works include 'Modernism, Empire, World Literature' (2021) and 'The Irish Expatriate Novel and Late Capitalist Globalization' (2021), both exploring the dynamics of Irish American writers and the shifting landscape of world literature, particularly in the context of post-Cold War realities. Cleary's scholarly contributions encompass various aspects of Irish literature, including national literatures in relation to partition, as well as the intersections of culture and conflict in Ireland and the Israel-Palestine narrative. He has edited volumes such as the 'Cambridge Companion to Irish Modernism' (2014) and has published extensively in journals and conferences, examining topics from decolonizing English studies to the impacts of neoliberalism on Irish literature. Cleary also convenes a graduate study group at Yale focused on literary cultural studies, contributing to broader discussions on cultural and literary topics in both academic and media platforms.

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