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Guy Beiner is a Professor and Sullivan Chair in Irish Studies at Boston College's History Department. He specializes in cultural and social history, memory studies, and Irish studies. His work explores historical processes of remembering and forgetting, with a focus on oral traditions, folk historiography, and pandemics like the 1918 influenza. He holds a Ph.D. from University College Dublin and has authored influential books such as Forgetful Remembrance and Pandemic Re-Awakenings, earning multiple awards including the Katherine Briggs Folklore Award and George L. Mosse Prize.
- Education: Ph.D., University College Dublin
- Affiliations: Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, Boston College
- Key Research Areas: 1798 Rebellion in Ulster, Spanish Flu pandemic, historiography of terrorism, public history and heritage
His research bridges academic and vernacular historiography, emphasizing marginalized voices and communal memory practices. Recent work examines how historical traumas are commemorated—or deliberately forgotten—in modern societies.
