Mo Moulton (born 1979)[1] is an American[2] author and historian of 20th century Britain and Ireland, interested in gender, sexuality, and colonialism/postcolonialism. They are a senior lecturer in the history of race and empire at the University of Birmingham.[3][4]

Mo Moulton
Born1979
New York
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Historian, lecturer, author
Known forIreland and the Irish in Interwar England, The Mutual Admiration Society
Websitemomoulton.com//

Education and early life

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Moulton was born in New York in 1979 and grew up in Massachusetts.[5] They majored in history as an undergraduate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 2001.[6] After working for non-profit organisations, they returned to graduate study at Brown University, earning a PhD in 2010.[3]

Academic career

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Moulton became a lecturer at Harvard University from 2010 until 2016 before moving to the University of Birmingham[3] as a senior lecturer.[7]

They were elected to the council of the British Association for Irish Studies for the 2021–2023 term.[8]

Personal life

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Moulton identifies as "queer, trans, and nonbinary" and uses singular they as their preferred pronoun. At Birmingham, they are a founder of the College of Arts & Law Trans Support Network.[5]

Bibliography and book awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Moulton, Mo, 1979". LC Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. ^ Moulton, Mo (21 November 2016). "An American in Brexit Britain: Reflections After the Presidential Election". Catapult.
  3. ^ a b c "Mo Moulton". University of Birmingham.
  4. ^ Smith, Antonia Parker (13 May 2020). "20 Questions for SHaCademics – Dr Mo Moulton". University of Birmingham.
  5. ^ a b "Mo Moulton". Rainbow Network. University of Birmingham. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  6. ^ "Curriculum vitae" (PDF). Harvard University. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  7. ^ "Mo Moulton | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.
  8. ^ "BAIS Council for 2021–2023". British Association for Irish Studies. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-10 – via Wordpress.
  9. ^ Reviews of Ireland and the Irish in Interwar England:
  10. ^ Schwartz, Larry. "The Whitfield Book Prize". Minnesota State University Moorhead. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  11. ^ Reviews of The Mutual Admiration Society:
  12. ^ Glyer, Mike (4 May 2020). "2019 Agatha Award Winners". File 770.
  13. ^ Schaub, Michael (19 October 2020). "Winners of Anthony Awards Announced at Bouchercon". Kirkus Reviews.
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