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E. Moore Quinn


Professor of Anthropology

Education 

  • Ph.D., Anthropology, Brandeis University
  • M.A., Anthropology, Brandeis University
  • M.L.A., Celtic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University

Research Interests

  • Irish and Irish American Studies
  • The history and politics of representation
  • Ethnomusicology
  • Language and gender
  • Theme tourism in Ireland
  • Expressive culture
  • The theory and teaching of visual ethnography


Courses Taught 

  • ANTH 101:  Introduction to Anthropology
  • ANTH 109:  ST: Culture Through Irish and "Celtic" Music
  • ANTH 205:  Language and Culture
  • ANTH 319:  Special Topics in Anthropology
  • ANTH 326:  Peoples and Cultures of Europe
  • ANTH 329:  Special Topics- Peoples & Cultures of Ireland
  • ANTH 341:  Culture and the Individual (Fall 2018)
  • ANTH 352:  Folklore of Ireland and the British Isles
  • ANTH 490:  Independent Study in Anthropology
  • ANTH 491:  Research Methods in Anthropology
  • ANTH 499:  Bachelor’s Essay

 

Selected Honors and Awards

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS

  • 2017  Elected Social Sciences Representative, American Conference for Irish Studies.
  • 2016  Nominated for the Distinguished Research Award- College of Charleston
  • 2014  Nominated for the William V. Moore Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Award- College of Charleston
  • 2013  Recipient, First Year Experience Outstanding Service in Teaching Award- College of Charleston

STUDY ABROAD

  • Skibbereen, County Cork, and vicinity, County Cork, Republic of Ireland Ethnographic Fieldwork in Ireland   2017
AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS
  • Pearson Education Ltd. Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Award (Specialist 1-3) in Principles of Customer Service in Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism (completed at North West Regional College, Londonderry, Northern Ireland)   2013    
  • Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies Certification in “Teaching Peace in the 21st Century” (completed at the University   of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana)    2013
  • Certification in Distance Education Instruction Teaching and Learning Technology (TLT) (College of Charleston)  2013    

 

  • Nominee, South Carolina African American Heritage Commission’s “Preserving Our Places in History” Project Award for producing the documentary “Stay in de Boat”, 2011.
  • Book-length Manuscript Nominee, American Conference for Irish Studies Murphy Prize, 2010.

Selected Publications 

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS AND REVIEWS

  • 2017a  “The Lore of Women: Irish Expressive Culture in New England after the Great Hunger.” In Women and the Great Hunger in Ireland, edited by Christine Kinealy, Ciarán Reilly and Jason King, 123-137. Hamden, CT:

                Quinnipiac University Press.

  • 2017b  “Bounty, Moderation and Miracles: Women and Food in Narratives of the Great Famine.” New Hibernia Review 21:2: 111-129 (co-authored with Cara Delay).

  • 2017c  “‘Sheaves of Corn in an Autumn Field’: The Hungry Walk to Delphi Lodge.” In The Many Voices of Pilgrimage and Reconciliation, edited y Ian S. McIntosh and Lesley D.

            Harmon, 31-46. Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International.

  • 2015a  “‘They Make Us Feel Like Family’: The Irish Bed and Breakfast as Co-memorative Act.” New Hibernia Review 19:1: 77-97.
  • 2015b  “Introduction: Uneven Stitches and Exquisite Designs: New Thoughts on the Texts and Textures of Irish America.” Texts and Textures of Irish America: a
            Special Issue of Irish Studies Review 23:2: 128-134.
  • 2015c  “The Irish Rent . . . and Mended: Transitional Textual Communities in Nineteenth Century America.” Texts and Textures of Irish America: a Special
            Issue of Irish Studies Review 23:2: 209-224.
            paths-journeys-of-transformation/, 99-113.
  • 2015e  “Toasting King William and ‘Cushla-mo-cree’: Irish Verbal Art in 18th Century America.” Consuming St. Patrick’s Day. UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, edited by Jonathan Skinner and Dominic Bryan, pp. 27-51.
  • 2015f   “‘All I Had Left Were My Words’:” The Widow’s Curse in 19th and 20th Century Ireland.” Women, Reform, and Resistance in Ireland, 1850-1950,
             edited by Christina Brophy and Cara Delay (New York: Palgrave Macmillan):  211-233.
  • “Computing Cultural and Linguistic Survival: A Case Study of Student Filmmaking in the Digital Age.” Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Integrating Research, Education, and Problem-Solving (IREPS), An on-line digital publication. The 3rd International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics, and tics (IMCIC), Orlando, Florida, March 25-28, 2012.