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John Harney

Associate Professor

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Education

BA English and History, University College Cork
MA Chinese Studies, University of Sheffield
PhD History, The University of Texas at Austin

BIOGRAPHY

John Harney came to Centre in 2013 as an assistant professor of history and was awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor in 2019. His scholarly interests include identity formation and colonial and post-colonial relations in East Asia, the history of popular participation in sports in the modern era, Catholicism and Catholic communities in 20th-century China, representations of history in video games, and the wider uses and interpretations of history in popular culture.

John founded the Centre College Esports Program in 2019 and served as Director and Head Coach for three years. He remains a supporter of Centre esports and collegiate esports competitions.

Publication

Empire of Infields: Baseball in Taiwan and Cultural Identity, 1895-1968, University of Nebraska (2019) - http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803286825/

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