P.G. (Pauline) Mc Gonagle, Dr

Research (Units Faculty of Arts)

Outputs:

(2025 Articles forthcoming)

Chapter: ‘Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: the short story cycle and acknowledged Jewish trauma’, in Identities and Representations in Postcolonial Literature, edited by Elvan Mutlu, Ash Kutluk.  UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Book Review: The South African Short Story in English, 1920-2010 When Aesthetics Meets Ethics by Marta Fossati, Oxford University Press, 2024. In Archiv: für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen (English and American Studies)

Published in peer-reviewed publications

(2024) Encyclopedia article: Crane, Ralph (2001) McGonagle, Pauline (2024): “Ruth Prawer Jhabvala”. Literary Encyclopedia Volume 10.3.1.03 Indian Writing and Culture: Post-colonial, 1947-present. Edited by Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Pavan Kumar Malreddy (J W Goethe University of Frankfurt), Delphine Munos (Université de Liège)

[First published Nov 2001 by Crane; updated by McGonagle July 2024]

 (2020) Book Review: Pauline McGonagle (2019): Beyond Borders and Boundaries: Diasporic Images and Re-presentations in Literature and Cinema, edited by Nilufer E. Bharucha, Sridhar Rajeswaran and Klaus Stierstorfer, Mumbai, Khandelwal Publishers, 2018. In South Asian Diaspora,  Vol 12, Issue 1, 109-110 [DOI:10.1080/19438192.2019.1676964]

(2019) Journal Article: Pauline McGonagle (2019) “A Transnational History of a Writer in Four Packages: From Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s literary archive”, Wasafiri, Vol 34, Issue 3, 28-32 [Open Access]

Published non-refereed articles

(2017) Literary Journal article: Pauline McGonagle (2017) “ Researcher’s Notebook: My First Encounter with Ruth Prawer Jhabvala”, Stillpoint.  Published online 22nd February 2017. Journal for researchers supported by London Arts and Humanities Partnership, King’s College London. my-first-encounter-with-ruth-prawer-jhabvala/

(2013) Conference Report in postgraduate magazine: Pauline McGonagle “Transactions: a conference to crossover, connect, commingle and create!” University of  Kent, the GradPost, Autumn 2013, 4.

Published for Professional Communities

(2019) Case Study: Summary of Doctoral Project in ‘Research projects overview’. The British Library Annual Research Report 2018-19.

(2019) Article:  Pauline McGonagle ‘School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) visit to British Library’ Contemporary British Update (Contemporary British Manuscripts staff newsletter),November, 2019, 1.

(2019) Book Review:  Pauline McGonagle The Oxford Handbook of Publishing. Eds, A Phillips and M Bhaskar Mumbai, Oxford University Press, 2019. In Editing Matters: the magazine of the society for editors and proofreaders, (sfep) Sept/Oct, 14 [professional trade magazine for sfep, now known as CIEP (Chartered Institute for Editors and Proofreaders)]

(2014) Feature article: as awardee of Sasha Roberts Scholarship. A Lasting Legacy: Lasting Connections, Shaping Futures, University of Kent Legacies Brochure, 7.

(2013) Article: ‘How to Get Published’ organised by Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook, held at Senate House, London. Pauline McGonagle, ‘Writers need our help and skills!’ Editing Matters: the magazine of the society for editors and proofreaders, (sfep) Sept/Oct, 1.

Publications for general audiences

(2020) Article: English and Drama Blog, British Library. Pauline McGonagle ‘Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: A Lifelong Refugee (1927-2013)’, September 02, 2020. (Anti-racism themed blogs). ruth-prawer-jhabvala-a-lifelong-refugee  

(2018) Article:  Reader’s Forum.Pauline McGonagle ‘Jhabvala’s journals’, Parsiana, September 21, 6 [A magazine published in Mumbai for the Indian Zoroastrian community]. Response to ‘Jhabvala’s Journals’ report on coverage in Mumbai Mirror (July 10, 2018) of British Library Celebration event (July 3, 2018) and Jhabvala’s archive in the UK by Farrokh Jijina, Parsiana, Aug 21, 13-14

Activities:

(2025) Speaker: ‘Literary Archives: The Gloves are Off ‘. English Alumni Organisation, University of Groningen, The Literary Café, Groningen.

(2023) Contributor of literary and film listings to website: ‘Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: Life and Work’. https://ruthprawerjhabvala.com/literary-works/

Press/Media:

(2022) Contributor to podcast: Managing supervision meetings: getting the most out of PhD supervisions. University of Exeter Research & Development. podcast/managing-supervision-meetings

(2020) Contributor to podcast: ‘Postgraduate online training’, episode 7. University of Exeter Research & Development. pgr-experiences-of-online-training-and-development/

(2018) Recorded Presentation at Filmed Public Event(presenting from 15.07) ‘Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: A Celebration’, July 03, 2018. Hosted by British Library.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzwI0Ck6ReA

(2017) Recorded Case Study: Pauline McGonagle: Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships AHRC. Filmed at University of Exeter archives, British Library archives and Knowledge Centre for Open Day 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4n-KEZO8no