Dr. Séamus O’Connell
Discipline: Music (Ethnomusicology & Performance Studies)
Nationality: Irish
Academic Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology, University College Cork, Ireland
- M.Phil. in Music and Media Technologies, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- B.A. (Hons) in Music, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Professional Experience:
- Research Fellow, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick, Ireland (2016-2019)
- Visiting Lecturer in Ethnomusicology, University of Glasgow, UK (2019-2022)
Selected Publications:
- O’Connell, S. (2023). The Revival and Reinvention of Traditional Irish Music in the Diaspora. Ethnomusicology, 67(2), 245-263. (Pub. ID: ETH2023-008)
- O’Connell, S., & MacMahon, R. (2021). Soundscapes of Migration: Identity and Belonging in Urban Irish Communities. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 42(5), 567-584. (Pub. ID: JIS2021-001)
- O’Connell, S. (2018). Technology and the Performance of Authenticity in Contemporary Folk Music. Popular Music, 37(1), 89-105. (Pub. ID: POM2018-003)
- O’Connell, S., & de Graaf, J. (2016). Mediating Tradition: Digital Archives and the Future of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Archives and Manuscripts, 44(3), 187-201. (Pub. ID: ARM2016-005)