Dr. Glenn Hooper

Biography

Glenn Hooper is an adjunct faculty member specializing in Irish Studies, History, and Tourism. He completed his M.Phil. at the University of Essex in 1996, Ph.D. at University College Dublin in 1993, M.A. at the University of Nottingham in 1989, and B.A. at Trinity College Dublin in 1988. He has held various academic positions, including part-time researcher and lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University, and research fellow at the Open University. He has also lectured at institutions such as Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, and University of Aberdeen. Hooper's research interests encompass travel writing, material culture, and heritage, with a focus on the interplay of history and tourism. He has edited several significant publications including 'Connecting Museums' and 'Heritage Tourism Britain Ireland'. His work has contributed to the understanding of cultural representations in tourism and has spanned a range of topics from dark tourism to the historical narratives of travel writing in Ireland.

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