What folklorists do : professional possibilities in folklore studies /

"What can you do with a folklore degree? Over six dozen folklorists, writing from their own experiences, show us. What Folklorists Do examines a wide range of professionals-both within and outside the academy, at the beginning of their careers or holding senior management positions-to demonstra...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Lloyd, Timothy Charles (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2021
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Timothy Lloyd
  • One. Researching and Teaching
  • Doing Fieldwork: Tom Mould
  • Integrating Fieldwork and Library Research: Elissa R. Henken
  • Collaborating across Disciplines: Sheila Bock
  • Practicing Internationalism: Dorothy Noyes
  • Connecting Folklore Studies to Digital Humanities: John Laudun
  • Using Big Data in Folklore Scholarship: Timothy R. Tangherlini
  • Understanding the Information Technology World Ethnographically: Meghan McGrath
  • Doing Public Humanities: Danille Christensen
  • Serving a Campus as an International Scholar: Ziying You
  • Working as an Independent Scholar: Luisa Del Giudice
  • Teaching at a Community College: David J. Puglia
  • Teaching Undergraduate Students: David Todd Lawrence
  • Teaching Graduate Students: Ray Cashman
  • Teaching in an Interdisciplinary Department: Tom DuBois
  • Teaching Medical Professionals: Bonnie Blair O'Connor
  • Teaching Writing: Martha C. Sims
  • Integrating Vernacular and Mainstream Science in Teaching: Sandra Bartlett Atwood
  • Two. Leading and Managing
  • Leading at a University: Patricia A. Turner
  • Chairing a Department: Debra Lattanzi Shutika
  • Directing an Academic Program: Michael Ann Williams
  • Managing an Academic Program: Cassie Rosita Patterson
  • Building an Online School: Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman
  • Performing Diplomacy: Valdimar Hafstein
  • Leading a Federal Government Agency: Bill Ivey
  • Directing a Federal Government Office: Elizabeth Peterson
  • Leading in a Consulting Firm: Malachi O'Connor
  • Directing Communications Strategy: Katy Clune
  • Directing a Learned Society: Jessica A. Turner
  • Directing a Museum: Jason Baird Jackson
  • Directing a Nonprofit Organization: Ellen McHale
  • Directing a Recording Label: Daniel Sheehy
  • Coordinating Research Projects: Diana Baird N'Diaye
  • Managing Regional Arts Programs: Teresa Hollingsworth
  • Managing a State Government Program: Steven Hatcher
  • Three. Communicating and Curating
  • Archiving for Preservation, Access, and Understanding: Terri M. Jordan
  • Building and Providing Access to Library Collections: Moira Marsh
  • Curating in a Changing Museum World: Carrie Hertz
  • Producing Audio Ethnography: Rachel Hopkin
  • Translating Language, Place, and Performance: Levi S. Gibbs
  • Critiquing Internet Culture: Andrea Kitta
  • Communicating and Educating Online: Jeana Jorgensen
  • Creating Educational Content: Jon Kay
  • Designing Visual Communications: Meredith A.E. McGriff
  • Presenting Ethnography Graphically: Andy Kolovos
  • Portraying and Preserving Culture through Documentation: Tom Rankin
  • Becoming a Journalist: Russell Frank
  • Editing a Scholarly Journal: Ann K. Ferrell
  • Publishing Scholarly Books: Amber Rose Cederström
  • Producing Festivals: Maribel Alvarez
  • Leading Cultural Tours: Joan L. Saverino
  • Performing Music and Theater: Kay Turner