Elliott Kuecker

Teaching Assistant Professor

Pronouns

he/him/his

Phone

(919) 962-8366

Email

ellio@unc.edu

Office

Manning Hall - 205

Expertise

Archives and record management, Qualitative research, Critical theory

Education

PhD, Educational Theory & Practice
University of Georgia Graduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies
MLIS, Valdosta State University
MA, English, University of Florida
BA, English, University of Florida

Biography

Elliott spent many years working in academic libraries and archives, serving as an instructional librarian, college archivist, staff in physical and digital preservation, and managing a digital humanities lab. In addition, he has facilitated critical theory reading groups and books to prisoners initiatives.

He publishes within critical archival studies, with an emphasis on the role of children as creators. He also conducts archival research and other qualitative research. He has published research in Archivaria, Journal of Childhood Studies, Qualitative Inquiry, In the Library with a Lead Pipe, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, and other venues.

At SILS, he is the faculty advisor for the Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists and the Queer Information and Library Collective. Professionally, he is also a member of the Committee on Research, Data, and Assessment for the Society of American Archivists and the Education Committee for the Society of North Carolina Archivists.

Courses

INLS 556 Introduction to Archives and Record Management

INLS 525 Electronic Records Management

INLS753 Preservation

INLS 757 Archival Description

INLS 754 Access, Outreach, and Public Service in Cultural Heritage Institutions

INLS 739 Information Needs for Specific Populations

Awards

ALISE Excellent in Teaching (2024)

UNC / Adobe Grants Program Communicating Research with Digital Media (2024)

The Deborah Barreau Award for Teaching Excellence, Awarded by: UNC-CH SILS (2023)

Online Course Design Support Program, UNC-CH Summer School (2023)

Macagnoni Qualitative Research Award, The University of Georgia Qualitative Research Program (2021)

John R. Johnson Memorial Scholarship, American Association of Law Libraries (2015)

American Association of Law Libraries Scholarship, American Association of Law Libraries (2015)

University of Florida Rainbow Alliance Award for LGBTQ+ Research, University of Florida LGBTQ+ Advisory Board (2014)

Publications

Elliott Kuecker, Callie Beattie, Penny Bee, et al, “Teaching Community Archiving,” Archivaria 94, 2024.

Elliott Kuecker, “A Closer Kind of Reading,” International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education 37(6), 2024.

Elizabeth Adams St. Pierre, Elliott Kuecker, Special Issue: “Reading: The Long Preparation for Inquiry,” International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education 37(6), 2024.

Melissa Freeman & Elliott Kuecker (Eds.), Special Issue: “Children’s Creations and Archiving Practices: Methodological Matters,” Qualitative Inquiry, 2023.

Elliott Kuecker, “The Dimension of Care in American Woodshop Class and Wood Play in Schools,” Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy 20(4), 2023.

Elliott Kuecker, “Lists for Many Occasions in Qualitative Research Writing,” Qualitative Studies 8(1) Special Issue: Writing off the Beaten Track: On Making and Breaking Genre Conventions, 2023.

Elliott Kuecker, “Slanted Conventions in Children’s Letters to Beloved Authors,” Journal of Childhood Studies 47(2), 2022.