Aidan Beatty
Graduate Advisor and Lecturer
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Aidan Beatty serves as Senior Academic Coordinator and Lecturer for the Department of History. In addition to teaching courses on Irish and British political and social history, he works closely with graduate students and the Director of Graduate Studies on programmatic and financial matters, advising, and professional development. He is also the point of contact for students who are interested in applying to the doctoral program, or who wish to enroll in the Department's Graduate Courses.
He received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 2015, and before coming to Carnegie Mellon, he taught at the University of Pittsburgh, Wayne State University and the University of Chicago. He is the author of the award-winning , and more recently has published (Manchester 2023). Dr. Beatty's most recent book - - was published with Pluto Press in September 2024. He currently serves as President of the American Conference for Irish Studies. To find out more, see his website .
Education
Ph.D.: University of Chicago, 2015
B.A.: Trinity College Dublin, 2009
Courses Taught
- The Jewish Peoples: A Global History
- Modern Ireland: Politics and Culture from the Famine (1847) to Today
- The Roots of Brexit: Identity, Politics, and Cultures in Contemporary Britain
- Introduction to Historical Research and Writing
- Research Training Course: "Ireland" in the Global Imagination
Department Member Since: 2023