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Education:
B.A. Psychology, 1973, U. of Texas@Austin
B.S. Education, 1973, U. of Texas@Austin
M.A. Folklore/Anth, 1980, U. of Texas@Austin
Ph.D Folklore/Anth, 1990, U. of Texas@Austin
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Specialties:
| American Folklore |
Material Folk Culture |
| Folklore of the Southern United States |
Ethnomusicology |
| African-American Folklore |
Prison Folklore |
| Foodways |
Folk Narrative |
| Speech Play and Verbal Art |
Rural and Urban Ethnography |
| Mississippi Delta Folklore |
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Courses Regularly Taught:
Cultural Anthropology
Special Topics: Graduate Studies
in Folklore
American Folklore
Introduction to Folklore
African-American Folklore
Material Folk Culture
Special Topics in Heritage Studies:
Folklore of the Powerless
Research: (Representative Publications)
“Dozens.” Encyclopedia of African American
Folklore. Anand Prahlad, ed. Greenwood Press, 2006
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“’ I got my duffel packed, I’m goin’ to Iraq’:
Marching Chants in the Military.” Ballads and
Songs—International Studies, Volume 2 (2006). Special Issue: Ballad
Mediations: Folksongs Recovered, Represented, and Reimagined, pp. 6-18.
“ Mississippi Delta Folklore.” Encyclopedia
of World Folklore. Greenwood Press, 2006.
“ Prisonlore.” Encyclopedia of American
Folklife. Simon Bronner, ed. M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
“ Toasts.” Encyclopedia of African American
Folklore. Anand Prahlad, ed. Greenwood Press, 2006
“ Worldview.” Encyclopedia of World Folklore.
William Clements, ed. Greenwood Press.
“ Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival (aka: King Biscuit Blues Festival).” The
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Online at http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net (November
2006).
Current Project:
Book Manuscript, Prison
Folklore.
Honors/Awards:
1996-1997 Faculty Achievement Award for Research and Scholarship,
Arkansas State University.
Awarded matching grants from the Lecture-Concert series to bring
blues performers to the Delta Blues Symposia, 1995-2004.
Heritage Studies Mini-Grant, ASU, $450, 2005.
College Faculty Achievement Award for Service, 2004-2005.
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