Deirdre Molloy

Identifiants chercheurs

IdHAL :

dmolloy

ORCID :

0000-0003-2489-4822

Présentation

Deirdre Molloy uses social dance ethnography and digital design to research Black Atlantic identity. Deirdre enjoys mainly Blues, Jazz, Dancehall and West African codes socially. Visiting the USA in 2024 Deirdre also danced with DC Hand Dance, DC Bop, and street dance communities. Highlights of 2024 include presenting reseasrch at the Collegium for African Diaspora Dance at Duke University, at SLIPPAGE dance lab of Northwestern University and at Droppin’ Science hip hop conference in Cork. In 2022, Deirdre affiliated with CIPHER ERC and won the Danijela Memorial Award for interdisciplinary innovation in Film, Music and Theatre. Her doctoral research follows Masters degrees in Multimedia (1.0) and Ethnochoreology (1.0) and a BA (Hons) in Psychology. Deirdre is a PhD candidate at UCC in cotutelle with University of Toulouse, France. Under the artistic name Unity, Deirdre createS film, music and performance collaborations. The Unity short film Drum Calls has been selected for festival screenings in France, Italy, the UK and the USA. Deirdre's research websites are designed to platform Black dance and culture-bearer voices. UNITY ATLANTIC RHYTHM MAP : interactive kinetic heritage journey : co-produced with Gerador / co-funded by Creative Europe: Project Manifest https://unityatlantic.org/DECODENOIR : Interviews, movies, dance ethnography. https://www.decodenoir.org

A peer-reviewed article by Molloy is forthcoming in the Dance Studies Association Journal ‘Conversations Across the Field of Dance Studies’ #44: A journey through the UNITY ATLANTIC RHYTHM MAP. This multimedia research to date is 100% OPEN ACCESS within limits of 3rd party copyright and participant consent. Most media is linked from the NAKALA repository so HAL underestimates the open access score. LICENSING: CC BY-NC-ND permits reusers to cite, copy and distribute the material in any medium or format with the following limits BY: credit must be given to the creator. NC: Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. ND: No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted. (src: https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses/)TO ACCESS FILES/MEDIA CLICK ON THE DOI (10.XXX...)For commercial or derivative use, please contact the author (myself).

Publications

Article dans une revue (1)

A Journey through the &lt;em&gt;Unity Atlantic Rhythm Map&lt;/em&gt; Deirdre Molloy Conversations Across the Field of Dance Studies, 2025, 44, ⟨10.3998/conversations.8517⟩ Article dans une revue (data paper) hal-05433661v1

Communication dans un congrès (6)

A journey through the Unity Atlantic Rhythm Map | software demonstration Deirdre Molloy Collaboration beyond Boundaries, UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association, Jun 2025, Glasgow, United Kingdom Communication dans un congrès hal-05433637v1
Drum Call |Body Recalls (Film, 20 mins) Kane Screening Room UCC Deirdre Molloy Danijela Kulezic-Wilson Memorial Postgraduate Symposium - 17/10/25, Convenors: Rishin Singh and Maxine Acton, Oct 2025, Cork, Ireland. ⟨10.34847/NKL.5C091TX1⟩ Communication dans un congrès hal-05433656v1
Drum Calls | Body Recalls : screening and discussion at La Cave Poesie + Atelier Join in rhythm with Dee and Guests Deirdre Molloy Poétiques et politiques du Plurivers (Volet I), Committee UT2J: Sylvan Hecht, Deirdre Molloy, Juliana Marín Taborda, Atiogbé Jacques Koudjodji, Julie Dérobert, Yannick Essengue, Jun 2025, Toulouse, France Communication dans un congrès hal-05433644v1
Atelier “Black Atlantic Social Dance: from Circle to Line” Deirdre Molloy II Colloque d’Études Décoloniales / Decolonial Studies Conference II, Revue d’Études Décoloniales (RED), Oct 2025, Toulouse, France Communication dans un congrès hal-05433660v1
Black Atlantic Social Dance: from Circle to Line Deirdre Molloy Droppin’ Science — EHHSN 7.0, The European Hiphop Studies Network; CIPHER ERC, May 2024, Cork, Ireland, Ireland Communication dans un congrès hal-04912553v1
Black Atlantic Rhythm Map (preview) Deirdre Molloy BODY GEOGRAPHIES|MAPPING FREEDOMS, Collegium for African Diaspora Dance, Feb 2024, Durham (North Carolina), United States Communication dans un congrès hal-04912529v1

Autre publication scientifique (8)

Manifest exhibition: Black Atlantic Space-Time : at l'Atelier, Nantes Deirdre Molloy,Association Les Anneaux de la Mémoire 2024 Autre publication scientifique hal-05134510v1
Prof. Thomas F. DeFrantz on Dancing a Black Social – an interview Deirdre Molloy 2024, ⟨10.34847/nkl.26cdo895⟩ Autre publication scientifique hal-05126627v1
Blues interview with Brenda Jean Russell in 2021 Deirdre Molloy 2021, ⟨10.34847/NKL.035AIK4M⟩ Autre publication scientifique hal-04850111v1
Dancehall Interview with dancer, Diane Eliot of Guadeloupe in 2021 Deirdre Molloy 2021, ⟨10.34847/NKL.6867L868⟩ Autre publication scientifique hal-04850096v1
Blues interview with dancer, Damon Stone in 2021 Deirdre Molloy 2021, ⟨10.34847/NKL.52D51Q2B⟩ Autre publication scientifique hal-04850113v1
Mandinka rhythms – 2021 Interview with Djembefola, Karamoko Kone Deirdre Molloy 2021, ⟨10.34847/NKL.8431SKV3⟩ Autre publication scientifique hal-04850089v1
Orishas and Duption: interview with Ade Ola of TnT in 2021 Deirdre Molloy 2021, ⟨10.34847/NKL.1C879OMS⟩ Autre publication scientifique hal-04850099v1
Interview with Lucky Lartey : discussing Ewe & Ga rhythms, Sankofa architecture Deirdre Molloy 2021, ⟨10.34847/NKL.8581MWPN⟩ Autre publication scientifique hal-04806035v1

Pré-publication, Document de travail (1)

Black Atlantic Space-Time Portfolio by Unity Deirdre Molloy 2025 Pré-publication, Document de travail hal-05126626v1

Thèse (1)

From Blues Dance to African Diaspora Identity : Diaries, Dialogues, Dreams of Unity (Masters) Deirdre Molloy Musicology and performing arts. University of Limerick, 2021. English. ⟨NNT : ⟩ Thèse tel-04850166v1

Vidéo (7)

Iuna Funebre Deirdre Molloy,Gustavo Gusmão Souza Marques 2024 Vidéo hal-04689722v1
Samba de Roda Deirdre Molloy,Gustavo Gusmão Souza Marques 2024 Vidéo hal-04689711v1
Benguela Deirdre Molloy,Gustavo Gusmão Souza Marques 2024 Vidéo hal-04689717v1
Jexa or Jeja Deirdre Molloy,Gustavo Gusmão Souza Marques 2024 Vidéo hal-04689690v1
Cabula Deirdre Molloy,Gustavo Gusmão Souza Marques 2024 Vidéo hal-04689691v1
Santa Maria Deirdre Molloy,Gustavo Gusmão Souza Marques 2024 Vidéo hal-04689718v1
Barra Vento Deirdre Molloy,Gustavo Gusmão Souza Marques 2024 Vidéo hal-04689709v1