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Dr Kate Harvey

BA.,MA, PhD

 
researcher
 

Biography

Dr Kate Harvey is Head of Discipline for Children's Studies. She has been a Lecturer in Children's Studies and Director of the BA with Children’s Studies since 2017, having joined the Children’s Studies programme in 2013. Previously, she worked as an occasional lecturer in Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin. She teaches courses in children's literature and culture across the undergraduate Children's Studies programmes. She holds a B.A. and Ph.D from Trinity College Dublin, an M.A. from King’s College London, and a Costume Making Certificate from the Northern College of Costume. Dr Harvey’'s research interests include transmedial adaptation for children, Shakespeare in children’s media, theatre for young audiences, animation, and costume and clothing in children’s culture. She is a former committee member of the Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature (ISSCL) and she occasionally reviews new children's books for Children's Books Ireland (CBI).




Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2020) 'Dressing Disney's Children in the Twenty-First Century'
Harvey, K. (2020) 'Dressing Disney's Children in the Twenty-First Century'. Film, Fashion & Consumption, 9 (1):23-42 [Details]
(2025) 'Race, Difference, and Irish Identity in Cartoon Saloon's 2009 Film, The Secret of Kells'
Harvey, K. (2025) 'Race, Difference, and Irish Identity in Cartoon Saloon's 2009 Film, The Secret of Kells'. Irish Studies Review, [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2018) 'Drama for Children in the Irish Free State: Sinéad De Valera’s Plays for Schools'
Harvey, K. (2018) 'Drama for Children in the Irish Free State: Sinéad De Valera’s Plays for Schools' In: Constructions of the Irish Child in the Independence Period, 1910-1940. London: Palgrave. [Details]
(2013) 'Shakespeare's History Plays and Nationhood in Children's Literature'
Harvey, K. (2013) 'Shakespeare's History Plays and Nationhood in Children's Literature' In: Children's Literature on the Move: Nations, Migrations, Translations. :44-58 Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details]
(2013) 'From Illustration to Film: Visual Narratives and Child Audiences'
Harvey, K. (2013) 'From Illustration to Film: Visual Narratives and Child Audiences' In: J.R.R. Tolkien. :156-172 London: Palgrave. [Details]
(2018) ''I Need to Disillusion You': J.K. Rowling and Twenty-First-Century Young Adult Fantasy'
Harvey, K. (2018) ''I Need to Disillusion You': J.K. Rowling and Twenty-First-Century Young Adult Fantasy' In: Twenty-First-Century Popular Fiction. :136-146 Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
(2016) Jeunesses de Shakespeare
Harvey, K. (2016) 'A Classic for the Elders': Marketing Charles and Mary Lamb in the Nineteenth Century . In: Sansonetti, L eds. Jeunesses de Shakespeare [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2023) International Research Society for Children's Literature Biennial Conference,
Harvey, K. (2023) `Who Wore it Best?' The `Fast Fashion Paradox' in Louise O'Neill's Only Ever Yours. [Oral Presentation], International Research Society for Children's Literature Biennial Conference, Santa Barbara, California, USA , 11-AUG-23 - 16-AUG-23. [Details]
(2020) Talking TYA Conference,
Harvey, K. (2020) Storytelling in Schools. [Invited Oral Presentation], Talking TYA Conference, Online , 09-OCT-20 - 10-OCT-20. [Details]
(2024) Talking TYA Conference,
Talking TYA Network (2024) Annual conference of the Talking TYA Network. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Talking TYA Conference, University of Galway , 11-OCT-24 - 11-OCT-24. [Details]
(2019) International Research Society for Children's Literature Biennial Conference,
Harvey, K. (2019) Adult Actors, Child Characters: 'The Voice Missing' in the Abbey Theatre's 'Priming the Canon'. [Oral Presentation], International Research Society for Children's Literature Biennial Conference, Stockholm, Sweden , 14-AUG-19 - 18-AUG-19. [Details]
(2019) Fashion, Costume and Visual Cultures annual conference,
Harvey, K. (2019) Harry Potter and the School Uniform. [Oral Presentation], Fashion, Costume and Visual Cultures annual conference, Roubaix, France , 09-JUL-19 - 11-JUL-19. [Details]
(2018) Fashion, Costume and Visual Cultures annual conference,
Harvey, K. (2018) Dressing Disney's Children in the Twenty-First Century. [Oral Presentation], Fashion, Costume and Visual Cultures annual conference, Zagreb, Croatia , 17-JUL-18 - 19-JUL-18. [Details]
(2013) Borderlines XVII: Occupying Spaces,
Harvey, K. (2013) ‘Of þe erth and of þe cley we haue owr propagacyon’: Physicality & Performance. [Chaired Session], Borderlines XVII: Occupying Spaces, Dublin , 19-APR-13 - 21-APR-13. [Details]
(2008) British Graduate Shakespeare Conference,
Harvey, K. (2008) Fixing the 'Problem Plays' for Children: Charles and Mary Lamb’s Tales from Shakespeare. [Oral Presentation], British Graduate Shakespeare Conference, Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK , 19-JUN-08 - 21-JUN-08. [Details]
(2008) Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature Postgraduate Symposium,
Harvey, K. (2008) Children’s Shakespeares: Text and Production. [Invited Oral Presentation], Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature Postgraduate Symposium, Belfast , 22-NOV-08. [Details]
(2009) Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature,
Harvey, K. (2009) The Afterlife of The Taming of the Shrew in Children’s Literature. [Invited Oral Presentation], Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature, Dublin , 06-FEB-09 - 07-FEB-09. [Details]
(2010) Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature,
Harvey, K. (2010) ‘I’ll make the statue move indeed': Stop-motion Animation and Tragicomedy in Shakespeare: The Animated Tales. [Oral Presentation], Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature, Dublin , 05-MAR-10 - 06-MAR-10. [Details]
(2011) Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting,
Harvey, K. (2011) Illustrating Macbeth: Text and Image. [Conference Paper], Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting, Bellevue, Washington, USA , 07-APR-11 - 09-APR-11. [Details]
(2011) World Shakespeare Congress,
Harvey, K. (2011) ‘Nice Mr Shakespeare wrote this just for you': Visual Narratives and the Child Reader in the Picture Books of Marcia Williams. [Conference Paper], World Shakespeare Congress, Prague, Czech Republic , 17-JUL-11 - 22-JUL-11. [Details]
(2012) British Shakespeare Association Annual Conference,
Harvey, K. (2012) ‘From Love in Earnest to Love in Play': Layering Cels and Meaning in Shakespeare: The Animated Tales. [Oral Presentation], British Shakespeare Association Annual Conference, Lancaster, UK , 24-FEB-12 - 26-FEB-12. [Details]
(2012) Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting,
Harvey, K. (2012) Elizabethan Costume Design and Revisionist History. [Conference Paper], Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachussetts, USA , 05-APR-12 - 07-APR-12. [Details]
(2012) Green Man & Wild Man in Children's Literature and Culture,
Harvey, K. (2012) ‘You Will Find the Going Hard': Growth and Decay in Grimm and Sendak’s Dear Mili. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Green Man & Wild Man in Children's Literature and Culture, Dublin , 20-JUL-12 - 21-JUL-12. [Details]
(2013) Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting,
Harvey, K. (2013) After-School Shakespeare: Misquotation, Mistranslation, and Not-Schoolwork. [Conference Paper], Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada , 28-MAR-13 - 30-MAR-13. [Details]
(2013) International Research Society for Children's Literature Biennial Conference,
Harvey, K. (2013) Text into Image and Darkness into Light: Animating the Written Text (panel organiser). [Oral Presentation], International Research Society for Children's Literature Biennial Conference, Maastricht, Netherlands , 10-AUG-13 - 14-AUG-13. [Details]
(2014) Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting,
Harvey, K. (2014) ‘Terrible Shakespeare': Terry Deary’s Alternative Histories for Children. [Conference Paper], Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting, St Louis, Missouri, USA , 10-APR-14 - 12-APR-14. [Details]
(2014) Myth-Making Across Boundaries,
Harvey, K. (2014) Mythologies of Ireland in Tomm Moore’s The Secret of Kells. [Oral Presentation], Myth-Making Across Boundaries, Izmir, Turkey , 22-OCT-14 - 24-OCT-14. [Details]
(2015) International Research Society for Children's Literature Biennial Conference,
Harvey, K. (2015) Interactive Theatre and Adaptation in the Baboró International Arts Festival for Children, 2014. [Oral Presentation], International Research Society for Children's Literature Biennial Conference, Worcester, UK , 08-AUG-15 - 12-AUG-15. [Details]
(2016) Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting,
Harvey, K. (2016) Reconfiguring Shakespearean Authorship: Bill (2015) and the Legacy of Horrible Histories. [Conference Paper], Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA , 23-MAR-16 - 26-MAR-16. [Details]

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2012 Trinity College Dublin PhD English
2006 Trinity College Dublin Bachelor of Arts English and History
2007 King's College London Master of Arts Shakespearean Studies: Text and Playhouse

Modules Taught

  Term/Year Module Title Module Code Subject / Desc
Semester 2 Children and Storytelling CN2106
Semester 1 Children and Creativity CN1101
Semester 2 The Child in Film CN1105
Semester 1 Twenty-First-Century Young Adult Fiction CN3105

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