Geraldine Sheridan

Academic Pension

 
researcher

Biography

1974-1981 University of Warwick (Part-time) Ph.D. 1971-1972 University College, Dublin. M.A. (Hons.) in French 1970-1971 University College, Dublin. H. Dip. in Education 1967-1970 University College, Dublin. B.A.(Hons.) French & English

Research Interests

Eighteenth-century French literary and cultural studies; Eighteenth-century Ireland; French-Irish intercultural studies, including translation in the eighteenth century; Visual culture and the history of technology.

Books

  Year Publication
1989 Nicolas Lenglet Dufresnoy and the Literary Underworld of the Ancien Régime.
Sheridan, G (1989) Nicolas Lenglet Dufresnoy and the Literary Underworld of the Ancien Régime. Univeristy of Oxford: Voltaire Foundation. [Details]
2005 Nicolas Lenglet Dufresnoy and the Literary Underworld of the Ancien Régime.
Sheridan, G (2005) Nicolas Lenglet Dufresnoy and the Literary Underworld of the Ancien Régime. Univeristy of Oxford: Voltaire Foundation. [Details]
2009 Louder than Words: Ways of Seeing Women Workers in Eighteenth-century France.
Sheridan, G (2009) Louder than Words: Ways of Seeing Women Workers in Eighteenth-century France. Lubbock: Texas: Texas Tech University Press. [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
1995 'Aux origines de L'Essai de métaphysique du comte de Boulaniviller: le Korte Verhandeling'
Sheridan, G (1995) 'Aux origines de L'Essai de métaphysique du comte de Boulaniviller: le Korte Verhandeling' In: Disguised and overt Spinozism around 1700. [Details]
1997 ''Lenglet Dufresnoy, la Réfutation de Spinoza (1731) et la tradition clandestine''
Sheridan, G (1997) ''Lenglet Dufresnoy, la Réfutation de Spinoza (1731) et la tradition clandestine'' In: La Philosophie clandestine ��� classique. [Details]
1999 'Irish Literary Review Magazines and Enlightenment France'
Sheridan, G (1999) 'Irish Literary Review Magazines and Enlightenment France' In: Ireland and the French Enlightenment, 1700-1800. [Details]
1999 'The Trade in French Books in Eighteenth-century Ireland'
Kennedy, M; Sheridan, G (1999) 'The Trade in French Books in Eighteenth-century Ireland' In: Ireland and the French Enlightenment, 1700-1800. [Details]
1999 'Voyage d'un jésuite dans la Romancie: Père Bougeant journaliste et la fiction romanesque'
Sheridan, G (1999) 'Voyage d'un jésuite dans la Romancie: Père Bougeant journaliste et la fiction romanesque' In: Journalism and Fiction. [Details]
2001 'Women in the Book Trades: an Untold Story'
Sheridan, G (2001) 'Women in the Book Trades: an Untold Story' In: Writing the History of Women�s Writing: toward an International Approach. [Details]
2003 'Irish Periodicals and the Dissemination of French Enlightenment Writings in the Eighteenth Century'
Sheridan, G (2003) 'Irish Periodicals and the Dissemination of French Enlightenment Writings in the Eighteenth Century' In: 1798: A Bicentenary Perspective. [Details]
2008 'Technological Utopia/Dystopia in the Plates of the Encyclopédie'
Sheridan, G (2008) 'Technological Utopia/Dystopia in the Plates of the Encyclopédie' In: Exploring the Utopian Impulse. Oxford: Peter Lang. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
1982 'Voltaire's Henriade; a History of the Quarto Editions, 1728-17411'
Sheridan, G (1982) 'Voltaire's Henriade; a History of the Quarto Editions, 1728-17411'. STUDIES ON VOLTAIRE AND THE 18TH CENTURY, 215 (*):77-89 [Details]
1986 'Censorship and the Booktrade in France in the Early 18th Century'
Sheridan, G (1986) 'Censorship and the Booktrade in France in the Early 18th Century'. Studies On Voltaire And The 18th Century, 241 :95-107 [Details]
1986 ''Censorship and the Booktrade in France in the Early 18th Century'
Sheridan, G (1986) ''Censorship and the Booktrade in France in the Early 18th Century'. STUDIES ON VOLTAIRE AND THE 18TH CENTURY, 241 (*):95-107 [Details]
1992 ''Women in the Book Trade in Eighteenth-century France''
Sheridan, G (1992) ''Women in the Book Trade in Eighteenth-century France''. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY STUDIES, * (*):51-69 [Details]
1993 'LES 'AMUSEMENTS DUN JESUITE' - BOUGEANT, PHYSIOGNOMY AND SENSUALIST THEORIES'
SHERIDAN, G (1993) 'LES 'AMUSEMENTS DUN JESUITE' - BOUGEANT, PHYSIOGNOMY AND SENSUALIST THEORIES'. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF FRENCH STUDIES, 30 (3):292-310 [Details]
1999 'Warring Translations: Prévost's Doyen de Killerine in the Irish Press'
Sheridan, G (1999) 'Warring Translations: Prévost's Doyen de Killerine in the Irish Press'. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY IRELAND, 14 (*):99-110 [Details]
2002 'Ireland and the French Tourism Market: Changing Images'
O'Leary, S; Sheridan, G (2002) 'Ireland and the French Tourism Market: Changing Images'. TEOROS, 21 (2):49-55 [Details]
2003 'Views of Women at Work by the Royal Academicians: The Collection Descriptions des arts et metiers (1761-1789)'
Sheridan, G (2003) 'Views of Women at Work by the Royal Academicians: The Collection Descriptions des arts et metiers (1761-1789)'. STUDIES IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY CULTURE, 32 (*):155-191 [Details]
2003 'Rationalist Iconography and the Representation of Women's Work in the Encyclopédie'
Sheridan, G (2003) 'Rationalist Iconography and the Representation of Women's Work in the Encyclopédie'. DIDEROT STUDIES, 29 (*):101-135 [Details]
2004 'Ireland and the French Tourism Market: Changing Images'
O'Leary, S; Sheridan, G (2004) 'Ireland and the French Tourism Market: Changing Images'. TEOROS, 21 (2):49-55 [Details]
2005 'French Tourist Images of Ireland and L'Imaginaire irlandais'
O'Leary, S; Sheridan, G (2005) 'French Tourist Images of Ireland and L'Imaginaire irlandais'. IRISH STUDIES REVIEW, forthcoming (*) [Details]
2005 'A Swiss Soldier in Ireland, 1689-1690'
Lenihan, P; Sheridan, G (2005) 'A Swiss Soldier in Ireland, 1689-1690'. IRISH STUDIES REVIEW, 13 (4):479-497 [Details]
2005 'Warring Translations: Prévost's Doyen de Killerine in the Irish Press'
Sheridan, G (2005) 'Warring Translations: Prévost's Doyen de Killerine in the Irish Press'. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY IRELAND, 14 (*):99-110 [Details]
2005 'Voltaire's Henriade; a History of the Quarto Editions, 1728-17411'
Sheridan, G (2005) 'Voltaire's Henriade; a History of the Quarto Editions, 1728-17411'. STUDIES ON VOLTAIRE AND THE 18TH CENTURY, 215 (*):77-89 [Details]
2005 ''Censorship and the Booktrade in France in the Early 18th Century'
Sheridan, G (2005) ''Censorship and the Booktrade in France in the Early 18th Century'. STUDIES ON VOLTAIRE AND THE 18TH CENTURY, 241 (*):95-107 [Details]
2005 ''Women in the Book Trade in Eighteenth-century France''
Sheridan, G (2005) ''Women in the Book Trade in Eighteenth-century France''. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY STUDIES, * (*):51-69 [Details]
2005 'Views of Women at Work by the Royal Academicians: The Collection Descriptions des arts et metiers (1761-1789)'
Sheridan, G (2005) 'Views of Women at Work by the Royal Academicians: The Collection Descriptions des arts et metiers (1761-1789)'. STUDIES IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY CULTURE, 32 (*):155-191 [Details]
2005 'Rationalist Iconography and the Representation of Women's Work in the Encyclopédie'
Sheridan, G (2005) 'Rationalist Iconography and the Representation of Women's Work in the Encyclopédie'. DIDEROT STUDIES, 29 (*):101-135 [Details]
2005 'Boulainviller, Lenglet-Dufresnoy et la Réfutation de Spinoza'
Sheridan, G (2005) 'Boulainviller, Lenglet-Dufresnoy et la Réfutation de Spinoza'. La Lettre Clandestine, 2 (*):12-14 [Details]
2005 ''Essai de métaphysique dans les principes de B*** de S*** de Henri de Boulainviller: problèmes et méthode de l'édition''
Sheridan, G (2005) ''Essai de métaphysique dans les principes de B*** de S*** de Henri de Boulainviller: problèmes et méthode de l'édition''. Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on the Enlightenment, (Studies on Voltaire, vol.), Voltaire Foundation, Oxford, , pp. 777-780, 347 (*):777-780 [Details]
2008 'Recording Technology in France: The Descriptions des Arts, Methodological Innovation and Lost Opportunities at the Turn of the Eighteenth Century'
Sheridan, G (2008) 'Recording Technology in France: The Descriptions des Arts, Methodological Innovation and Lost Opportunities at the Turn of the Eighteenth Century'. CULTURAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY, 5 (3):329-354 [Details]
2008 'Cherchez la femme: The Working Woman's Body in Eighteenth-Century French Prints'
Sheridan, G (2008) 'Cherchez la femme: The Working Woman's Body in Eighteenth-Century French Prints'. WOMEN IN FRENCH STUDIES, (2008):24-47 [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
1993 'Boulainviller, Lenglet-Dufresnoy et la Réfutation de Spinoza'
Sheridan, G (1993) 'Boulainviller, Lenglet-Dufresnoy et la Réfutation de Spinoza' La Lettre Clandestine, 2 (*) :12-14. [Details]
1998 ''Essai de métaphysique dans les principes de B*** de S*** de Henri de Boulainviller: problèmes et méthode de l'édition''
Sheridan, G (1998) ''Essai de métaphysique dans les principes de B*** de S*** de Henri de Boulainviller: problèmes et méthode de l'édition'' Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on the Enlightenment, (Studies on Voltaire, vol.), Voltaire Foundation, Oxford, , pp. 777-780, 347 (*) :777-780. [Details]
2005 'De la place de la culture dans le tourism culturel'
O'Leary, S; Sheridan, G (2005) 'De la place de la culture dans le tourism culturel' Espaces Tourisme & Loisirs, * (225) :18-26. [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
1985 Conference Journalisme et fiction
* (1985) 'P¿re Bougeant journaliste et la fiction romanesque' . In: * eds. Conference Journalisme et fiction , 01-SEP-85 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
1988 European Commission Seminar
* (1988) The importance of foreign language skills in the Europe of 1992 . In: * eds. European Commission Seminar , 01-JAN-88 - 31-DEC-88 , pp.*-* [Details]
1989 Booklaunch Series
* (1989) Approaches to the study of second-rank writers: the case of Nicolas Lenglet Dufresnoy . In: * eds. Booklaunch Series , 01-NOV-89 - 30-NOV-89 , pp.*-* [Details]
1989 L'Histoire du livre en France
* (1989) 'Le r¿le des femmes dans la librairie sous l'Ancien R¿gime' . In: * eds. L'Histoire du livre en France , 01-MAY-89 - 31-MAY-89 , pp.*-* [Details]
1990 Women's Studies Conference
* (1990) 'A comparative study of opportunities for women in the publishing trades in France and England'. . In: * eds. Women's Studies Conference , 01-SEP-90 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
1990 Fourth International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women
* (1990) Realities and choices in the works of Marguerite Duras' . In: * eds. Fourth International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women , 01-JUN-90 - 30-JUN-90 , pp.*-* [Details]
1991 Conference of the British Society for Eighteenth-century Studies
* (1991) 'The invisible woman: aspects of women's contribution to the world of publishing in eighteenth-century France' . In: * eds. Conference of the British Society for Eighteenth-century Studies , 01-JAN-91 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
1991 Royal Irish Academy Symposium
* (1991) Violence, madness, death: the dark place of woman in the works of Marguerite Duras . In: * eds. Royal Irish Academy Symposium , 01-OCT-91 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
1992 HEA Seminar - Invited speaker, National Rapporteur
* (1992) 'Languages in Higher Education' . In: * eds. HEA Seminar - Invited speaker, National Rapporteur , 22-SEP-92 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
1992 Colloque de Saint-Etienne
* (1992) La R¿futation de Spinoza et la tradition clandestine . In: * eds. Colloque de Saint-Etienne , 01-SEP-92 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
1993 Centre de recherches sur l'histoire des syst¿mes de pens¿e moderne, dir. Olivier Bloch
* (1993) 'Boulainviller, Lenglet Dufresnoy et la R¿futation de Spinoza' . In: * eds. Centre de recherches sur l'histoire des syst¿mes de pens¿e moderne, dir. Olivier Bloch , 01-MAY-93 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
1993 post-graduate seminar
* (1993) 'Lenglet Dufresnoy, Boulainviller and the R¿futation de Spinoza' . In: * eds. post-graduate seminar , 01-OCT-93 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
1994 Spinoza Colloquium
* (1994) L'Essai de m¿taphysique et l'oeuvre de Spinoza' . In: * eds. Spinoza Colloquium , 01-SEP-94 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
1998 *
* (1998) Women in the book trades: an untold story¿ . In: * eds. * , 01-SEP-98 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
1998 Conference The rebellion of 1798: a commemoration
* (1998) Irish periodicals and the dissemination of French Enlightenment writings in the eighteenth century¿ . In: * eds. Conference The rebellion of 1798: a commemoration , 01-MAY-98 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
1999 10th International Conference on the Enlightenment
* (1999) Warring translations: Pr¿vost¿s Doyen de Killerine and the Dublin press . In: * eds. 10th International Conference on the Enlightenment , 01-JUL-99 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
2000 Symposium: The Incredible Commerce: the Art and Fashion of the Fan Trade in Eighteenth-Century France
* (2000) Rationalism and the productive space: the representation of fan-making in Diderot¿s Encyclop¿die . In: * eds. Symposium: The Incredible Commerce: the Art and Fashion of the Fan Trade in Eighteenth-Century France , 01-SEP-00 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
2001 American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Annual Conference
* (2001) Rationalist iconography and the representation of women¿s work in the Encyclop¿die . In: * eds. American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Annual Conference , 01-APR-01 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
2001 Ireland Conference
* (2001) The dissemination of French enlightenment ideas in 18th century Ireland¿ . In: * eds. Ireland Conference , 01-APR-01 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
2001 Women¿s Studies Congress
* (2001) Alternative sources in women¿s cultural studies . In: * eds. Women¿s Studies Congress , 01-NOV-01 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
2001 *
* (2001) An iconographic approach to the study of women¿s work in Eighteenth-century France¿ . In: * eds. * , 05-JAN-01 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
2001 French Review Symposium
* (2001) An other text: visual representations of working women in the Enlightenment . In: * eds. French Review Symposium , 01-MAR-01 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
2002 ADEFFI Conference Ic¿nes, iconographies, iconoclasmes
* (2002) The iconography of women in the luxury trades . In: * eds. ADEFFI Conference Ic¿nes, iconographies, iconoclasmes , 01-OCT-02 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
2003 Joint research conference on Translation and Cultural Transfer with University of Ulster, NUI Cork and NUI Maynooth
* (2003) Transcultural confusion in translations in eighteenth-century Ireland . In: * eds. Joint research conference on Translation and Cultural Transfer with University of Ulster, NUI Cork and NUI Maynooth , 01-APR-03 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
2003 Royal Irish Academy Modern Languages Annual Symposium
* (2003) Intercultural issues in two Dublin translations of Prevost¿s Doyen de Killerine . In: * eds. Royal Irish Academy Modern Languages Annual Symposium , 01-NOV-03 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
2003 1798: A Bicentenary Perspective
Sheridan, G (2003) Irish periodicals and the dissemination of French Enlightenment writings in the eighteenth century 1798: A Bicentenary Perspective , pp.28-51 [Details]
2004 Annual Conference, American Society for Eighteeenth-century Studies
* (2004) ¿Technological illustration and the ¿Petite Acad¿mie¿ at the turn of the 18th century¿ . In: * eds. Annual Conference, American Society for Eighteeenth-century Studies , 01-MAR-04 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]
2005 The First Ralahine Conference on Utopian Studies: ¿Exploring the Utopian Impulse¿
Geraldine Sheridan (2005) Technological Utopia in the plates of the Encyclop¿die . In: * eds. The First Ralahine Conference on Utopian Studies: ¿Exploring the Utopian Impulse¿ , 11-MAR-05 - 12-MAR-05 , pp.*-* [Details]
2006 Third Annual Conference of the 'Women in French' Network
Geraldine Sheridan (2006) ¿Cherchez la femme¿: images of women workers in eighteenth-century France . In: * eds. Third Annual Conference of the 'Women in French' Network , 06-APR-06 - 08-APR-06 , pp.*-* [Details]
2010 Journalism Conference
Sheridan G. and Diggins Y. (2010) The digitisation of an 18th Century Limerick Publication Journalism Conference University of Limerick, [Details]
2011 Proceedings: Irish National Digital Learning Resources Conference: NDLR Fest 2011
Sheridan G., Griffin M. and Diggins Y., Parker, Z. and Kavanagh, D. (2011) Learning Innovation Project: Digitisation of an 18th Century Limerick Periodical, the Magazine of Magazines Proceedings: Irish National Digital Learning Resources Conference: NDLR Fest 2011 [Details]

Electronic Publication

  Year Publication
2012 Digitisation of an 18th Century Limerick Periodical, The Magazine of Magazines.
Geraldine Sheridan, Michael Griffin, Yvonne Diggins (2012) Digitisation of an 18th Century Limerick Periodical, The Magazine of Magazines. Electronic Publication [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
1993 Research Award, EOLAS/CNRS exchange scheme
1992 H.E.A. Cultural Exchange with France
1991 Research Award, EOLAS/CNRS exchange scheme
1989 Research Award, Eolais/CNRS exchange scheme
1983 French Government Research Grant
1979 NBST/CNRS Fellowship
1972 Swiss Government Post-Graduate Scholarship
1967 Dublin Corporation University Scholarship
IRCHSS Senior Research Fellowship
Chevalier dans l'ordre des palmes académiques
2002 Ireland-France Bilateral Exchange Award (visit Institut de F
2001 Seed-funding research grant
2000 2000-2001 Fulbright Research Fellowship, Boston College
1994 Leverhulme Foundation Research Grant
1994 Convention with Ambassade de France en Irlande
1993 Seed-funding research grant, University of Limerick

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
ADEFFI (2000-current) Member 01-JAN-00 / 30-DEC-99
American Society for 18th Century Studies (2000-current) Member 01-JAN-00 / 30-DEC-99
Royal Irish Academy, Modern Languages Committee (1988-1991; 2001-2004) Member 30-DEC-99 / 30-DEC-99
Société française d'étude du 18e siècle (1986-1992) Irish Correspondent 01-JAN-86 / 31-DEC-92
British Society for 18th Century Studies (1984-current) Member 01-JAN-84 / 30-DEC-99
Irish Women's Studies Network (1993-current) Member 01-JAN-93 / 30-DEC-99
Association for French Language Studies (1995-current) Member 01-JAN-95 / 30-DEC-99
Limerick Womens' Studies Association (1984-1989) Founder Committee Member 01-JAN-84 / 31-DEC-89
Women's Studies Association of Ireland (1983-1990) Member 01-JAN-83 / 31-DEC-90
Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society (1985-current) Committee Member 01-JAN-95 / 30-DEC-99
Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society (1997-2000) President 01-JAN-97 / 31-DEC-00

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
Member, Organising Committee, 10th International Congress on the Enlightenment, Dublin, 2000 * 1899 / 1899
European Scientific Network: ¿La Communication manuscrite à l'Age classique¿ with Hans Bots (Nimègue), Eric-Olivier Lochard (Montpellier), Antony McKenna (Saint-Etienne), Jens Häseler (Berlin) Gianni Paganini (Turin) et al. :1998 * 1899 / 1899
Chairperson, Combined Degree Committee (designed the first degree in the University which crossed the boundaries between the three Colleges, 1988) * 1899 / 1899
Acting Head, Department of Languages and Cultural Studies, 1995 * 1899 / 1899
Member, University Library Committee, 1979-1984 and 1998-current * 1998 / 1899
Chair, College Research Board, 1995-2001 * 1995 / 2001
Member, Academic Council, 1987-1993 * 1987 / 1993
Member, 2020 Vision Working Party on Quality, 1996-97 * 1996 / 1997
Member of Governing Body, 1995-97 (Government of Ireland appointment) * 1995 / 1997
Member, Course Board, Languages and Cultural Studies, 1999-current * 1999 / 1899
Member, Course Board, Masters in French, 1998-current * 1998 / 1899
Member, Course Board, Law and European Studies, 1998-current * 1998 / 1899
Member, Board, Centre for Peace and Development Studies 1999-current * 1999 / 1899
Assistant Dean, Research, College of Humanities, 1996-2001 * 1996 / 2001
Member, Governing Authority of University, 1997-2002 (elected, Professors¿ constituency) * 1997 / 2002
Member, Course Team for a Degree in the Humanities, National Distance Education Council (Oscail), 1991-current * 1991 / 1899
Member, Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (2000-2002) * 2000 / 2002
External Reader, Voltaire Foundation, Oxford (Studies on Voltaire), 2001 * 1899 / 1899
Chair, Evaluation Panel for English Literature and Modern Languages, Government of Ireland Scholarships, 1998-1999 * 1998 / 1999
Member, Socrates Thematic Network on Intercultural Communication (with European Language Council) 1996-98 * 1996 / 1998
Member, Interim Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (National), (1998 - 2000) * 1998 / 2000

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
Boston College Fullbright Fellow 01-JAN-00 / 31-DEC-01
King's Inns Street Secondary Teacher of French, English and Latin 01-JAN-70 / 31-DEC-72
Universite de Paris-X Lectrice 01-JAN-74 / 31-DEC-76
Universite de Paris X Assistante 01-JAN-76 / 31-DEC-77
University of Limerick Acting Head of Department 01-JAN-95 / 31-DEC-95
University of Limerick Assistant Dean 01-JAN-97 / 31-DEC-00
Ecole des hautes etudes commerciales, Paris Chargee de cours 01-JAN-75 / 31-DEC-77
University of Limerick Lecturer 01-JAN-77 / 31-DEC-93
University College Dublin Assistant Lecturer 01-JAN-73 / 31-DEC-74

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
1971 University College Dublin H.Dip.in Ed.
1972 University College Dublin M.A.
1981 University of Warwick Ph.D.
1970 U.C.D. B.A.

Languages

  Language Reading Writing Speaking
Irish Functional Functional Basic
French Fluent Fluent Fluent