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About James Doan

James Doan, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Humanities and Politics the College of Arts and Sciences (HCAS). Since 1988, he has taught courses at NSU in literature, the arts, folklore, mythology and world religions, as well as courses in the Farquhar Honors College. He developed and chaired a faculty lecture series at the university from 2006 to 2017. His research interests include the legend of King Arthur; late Renaissance English drama; Irish and Celtic literature; the figure of the vampire in myth, legend and film; and the supernatural in general.

Dr. Doan's publications include Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh: An Irish Poet in Romance and Oral Tradition; Women and Goddesses in Early Celtic History, Myth and Legend; ‘On the side of light’: critical essays on the poetry of Cathal Ó Searcaigh, which he co-edited with an Irish colleague, and four recent collections of essays, The Universal Vampire: Origins and Evolution of a Legend and Images of the Modern Vampire: The Hip and the Atavistic (both published in 2013), The Supernatural Revamped (2016), Apocalyptic Chic: Visions of the Apocalypse and Post-Apocalypse in Literature and Visual Arts (2017), and Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Trump: Images from Literature and Visual Arts (2019), co-edited with Barbara Brodman, professor emerita at NSU. Images of the Modern Vampire was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction by the Horror Writers’ Association and also included his first full-length play, The Irish Dracula: A Melodrama in Five Acts, produced in March 2014 by the Irish Theatre of Florida. He is actively involved in the theatre community in South Florida, having written and directed plays for Actors Community Theatre (ACT) in Davie. In 2018 he co-founded the South Florida Irish Theatre with a mission to develop Irish and Irish-American theatre in the region. In 2021 he was named to the Board of Stonewall National Museum and Archives.

Positions

1993 - Present Professor, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Halmos College of Arts and Sciences - Department of Humanities and Politics
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2006 - 2014 Humanities Major Chair, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Farquhar College
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1999 Adjunct Professor, Lynn University
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1988 - 1993 Associate Professor, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences
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1982 - 1988 Adjunct Professor, Northeastern University
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1981 - 1988 Assistant Professor, Chamberlayne Jr. College
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1986 - 1987 Adjunct Professor, Stonehill College
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Curriculum Vitae

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Professional Service and Affiliations

Present Writer and Director, Actors Community Theatre (ACT), Davie
Present Co-founder, South Florida Irish Theatre
2006 - 2017 Developer and Chair, Faculty Lecture Series, NSU
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Honors and Awards

  • (2014) Finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction by the Horror Writers Association for Images of the Modern Vampire: The Hip and the Atavistic
  • (2011) Named Impresario of the Year by Florida Grand Opera, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
  • (2009) Named one of the "Irish Education 100" by Irish Voice newspaper, New York
  • (2006) Nominated as Professor of the Year by Farquhar College for the NSU Student Life Achievement Award
  • (1996) British Council six-month Research Fellowship for Northern Ireland, spent at Centre for Irish Literature and Bibliography, University of Ulster, Coleraine, and Institute for Irish Studies, Queen's University, Belfast
  • (1977-1981) Harvard University teaching and research fellowships

Courses

Education

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1981 Ph.D., Folklore and Celtic Studies, Harvard University
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1978 M.A., Celtic Languages and Literature, Harvard University
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1977 M.A., Folklore and Mythology, University of California, Los Angeles
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1975 B.A., Literature (English, French, and Welsh), University of California, Santa Cruz
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Contact Information

(954) 262-8207

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Dramatic Reading (6)

Publications (67)