Erin R. McCoy is an Associate Professor of English & Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. Her forthcoming book, about the cultural historiography of the Viet Nam War through music, is under contract with McFarland Publishers. For that book, Dr. McCoy traveled to Australia, Laos, Cambodia, and of course, Viet Nam with the help of USC RISE funding. Dr. McCoy lectures on music as a lens with which to look at history and culture and has presented her research around the world. She has been a guest on Vietnam Veterans Podcast, and her recent essay (March 2021) on Feminism in Higher Education was featured in the Oh, the Humanities newsletter.
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Sports & Social Protest Presented by Erin R. McCoy. This program uses the Viet Nam War Civil Rights protests in sport (the Wyoming University “Black 14,” Muhammed Ali’s CO status, 1968 Olympics, etc.) as a spring-board to discuss modern/present-day issues of race (cf. Naomi Osaka, the NBA, the MLB/Black Lives Matter/voting rights) and sport begetting … Read more
Sports and Humanities Presented by Erin R. McCoy. This presentation traces the importance of sport to antiquity and around the world – we begin with sports “propaganda” on Grecian urns and end with a discussion of the who “owns” the modern athlete. Marketing campaigns and the evolution of sport also explored, along with the role … Read more
Civil Rights Movement & the Viet Nam War Presented by Erin R. McCoy. This program will feature songs of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in the United States discussed in context of historical events. Lyrics are provided. Dive into an investigation of the folk roots of early Civil Rights songs and the influence of soul/R&B … Read more
Chicano Rights & Puerto Rican Independence Movement (in Context of Viet Nam War) Presented by Erin R. McCoy. This program will engage participants in a discussion of literature and music from the Chicano and Puerto Rican American population during the Viet Nam War. Music and lyrics are provided. The presentation includes special emphasis on Roy … Read more
Anti-War Music & the Viet Nam War Presented by Erin R. McCoy. This program offers a brief history of anti-war music in the United States up to the Viet Nam War and further discussion of specific anti-war songs (for example: “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” by The Animals, 1965, is the most remembered … Read more
Music & the Viet Nam War Presented by Erin R. McCoy. This program gives an overview of different genres of music of the war, with lyrics displayed while songs play. “Top 40” hits are interspersed with “deep cuts” from the Viet Nam War era, and the discussion includes global cultural, social, and historical contexts for … Read more
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