Joseph Patrick Kelly (Joe Kelly) is a scholar, editor, and professor of English at the

College of Charleston The College of Charleston (CofC or Charleston) is a public university in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, it is the oldest university in South Carolina, the 13th-oldest institution of higher lea ...

. He earned his B.A. from the

University of Dallas The University of Dallas is a Private university, private Catholic church, Catholic university in Irving, Texas, United States. Established in 1956, it is Higher education accreditation in the United States, accredited by the Southern Associat ...

and received his Ph.D. in English in 1992 from the

University of Texas, Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 students as of fall 20 ...

. Dr. Kelly was born in 1962 and resides in

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Scholar and professor

Dr. Kelly is a tenured professor and past graduate director of the English program at the

. His book ''Our Joyce: From Outcast to Icon'' was published in 1998, and he has written critical articles on

James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (born James Augusta Joyce; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influentia ...

and presented at the American Conference for Irish Studies. In addition to his interests in modern British fiction, he conducts research in antebellum South Carolina history and published “Henry Laurens and the Southern Man of Conscience” in the ''South Carolina Historical Magazine''. Dr. Kelly has been an active member of the faculty senate and has served as a Western Civilization professor for the Honors Program.

Editor

Dr. Kelly edited the five volume ''Seagull Reader'' series for W.W. Norton. Each volume offers introductory material and anthology reading appropriate for composition and literature classes. The collection includes ''Seagull Reader: Essays'', ''Seagull Reader: Poetry'', ''Seagull Reader: Plays'', ''Seagull Reader: Stories'', and ''Seagull Reader: Literature''.

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20070207042515/http://www.cofc.edu/~english/people/kelly.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20070207122639/http://www.wwnorton.com/college/titles/english/seagull2/ *http://www.southcarolinahistoricalsociety.org/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20110109234435/http://www.acisweb.com/index.php {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Joseph Patrick Living people College of Charleston alumni American academics of English literature University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts alumni University of Dallas alumni Year of birth missing (living people)