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Mo Moulton

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Mo Moulton

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1979 (New York)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
New York (birth) → Massachusetts (grew up) → Providence, Rhode Island (Brown University) → Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard University) → Birmingham, United Kingdom (current)

Career

Occupations
Historian, Professor, Author
Active Years
2001-2024
Affiliations
Harvard University, University of Birmingham
Memberships
British Association for Irish Studies (Council 2021-2023)

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
History
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 2001
Country: United States
Phi Beta Kappa
Brown University
History
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 2010
Country: United States

Awards

The Whitfield Prize
2015
Work: Ireland and the Irish in Interwar England
Organization: Royal Historical Society
Result: Runner-up (proxime accessit)
Agatha Award
2019
Work: The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and Her Oxford Circle Remade the World For Women
Category: Best Nonfiction
Organization: Malice Domestic
Result: Winner
Anthony Award
2020
Work: The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and Her Oxford Circle Remade the World For Women
Category: Best Critical/Non-Fiction Work
Organization: Bouchercon
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ireland and the Irish in Interwar England

2014 History

Explores the experiences of Ireland and the Irish in Interwar England.

gendersexualitycolonialismpostcolonialism

The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and Her Oxford Circle Remade the World For Women

2019 Biography/History

Chronicles the lives and achievements of Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford circle of women.

women's empowermentfriendshipliteraturefeminism

Bibliography

  • Ireland and the Irish in Interwar England (2014)
  • The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and Her Oxford Circle Remade the World For Women (2019)

Legacy

Historian of 20th-century Britain and Ireland, known for award-winning works on gender, sexuality, and colonialism/postcolonialism.

Trivia

  • Founder of the College of Arts & Law Trans Support Network at the University of Birmingham.