Rachel Gough is a writer, lecturer, and researcher at University College Cork, working across film theory, video game studies, and national cinema. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on ecological representation, hauntology, and postcolonial theory. She is co-founder of “Haunted Futures”, an international research network that hosts annual conferences and fosters critical dialogue on hauntology and radical cultural inquiry. Dr Gough is also a researcher with UCC’s Sustainability Institute on the CLIMATUDE project, an engaged research initiative examining Irish public attitudes and values around climate change. She has consulted for multiple Irish environmental charities, contributing to Media Action Plans that promote public understanding of biodiversity and environmental legislation. She serves on the Estudios Irlandeses editorial board and is Public Relations Officer for Women in Research Ireland. Her creative work spans fiction and poetry, with publications in Outpost, Bealtaine, Quarryman, Best Small Fictions, and The National Flash Fiction Anthology. Her short fiction has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as part of the Short Works Programme. In 2025 she was awarded first place in the flash fiction category at the Write by the Sea Literary Festival.
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