Mary McCay

Landrieu Distinguished Teaching Professor of English/Co-Director of American Studies

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Office Location
314 Bobet Hall
Mailing Address
Loyola University New Orleans
Department of English
6363 St. Charles Ave.
Campus Box 50
New Orleans, LA 70118
Direct Phone
(504) 865-3389
Fax Number
(504) 865-2294
E-mail Address
mccay@loyno.edu
Personal Website
http://www.loyno.edu/~mccay/

Areas of Expertise

American Literature, Film, Travel Writing, Irish Literature

Degrees

Ph.D., Tufts University; M.A., Boston College; B.A., Catholic University of America

Short Bio

Prof. Mary McCay trained as an Olympic swimmer, but gave it up because she could not read while swimming. Instead, she earned a B.A. (from Catholic University of America), M.A. (from Boston College), & Ph.D. in English (from Tufts University). That led, by a rather circuitous route, to Loyola University. She teaches American Literature, Film, Travel Writing and Irish Literature. Reading leads to writing, and her books, Rachel Carson and Ellen Gilchrist, are the result, as well as numerous articles on American literature and culture and Irish Literature and film. She also directs Loyola's Irish Studies Summer Program at Trinity College, Dublin; the Americans in Paris Program in Paris; and two exchange programs: Keele University in the UK and Radboud University in The Netherlands. One day, she might swim the Channel. Meanwhile, she received the Dux Academicus in 2004. The Landrieu Distinguished Teaching Professor, she is currently on sabbatical.

Courses Taught

  • The World of Blade Runner
  • Survey of Modern Drama
  • How to Read A Film
  • Honors Thesis