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Articles 421 - 450 of 1922
Full-Text Articles in Anthropology
Krinsky, Michael (Fa 1039), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Krinsky, Michael (Fa 1039), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1039. Paper titled “Polack Jokes” in which Michael Krinsky collects ethnic jokes from his college roommate.
Steder, Robbie (Fa 1038), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Steder, Robbie (Fa 1038), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 1038. Paper titled “Needlecraft” in which Robbie Steder describes the techniques, materials, and patterns used by women who embroider and sew. Paper is based on data collected by Steder from family and acquaintances and contains photographic examples of handiwork.
Lopez, Victor M. (Fa 1037), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lopez, Victor M. (Fa 1037), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1037. Paper titled “Spanish Oxcarts” in which Victor M. Lopez discusses the history, production, and lore of traditional Costa Rican oxcarts. Paper is based on information collected by Lopez from family and friends.
Green, William A., Jr. (Fa 1035), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Green, William A., Jr. (Fa 1035), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1035. Paper titled “Folk Beliefs Told Throughout My Family” in which William A. Green, Jr. discusses folklore associated with his family in Louisville, Kentucky. Paper is based on data collected by Green from family members.
Leek, Michael (Fa 1036), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Leek, Michael (Fa 1036), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1036. Paper titled “Football: Beliefs, Proverbs, and Stories” by Michael Leek that explores traditions and superstitions relating to football. Paper is based on information gathered by Leek from family members and former coaches.
Falkenburg, Charles W. (Fa 1034), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Falkenburg, Charles W. (Fa 1034), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1034. Paper titled “Coach Diddle Stories” written by Charles W. Falkenburg, a student in a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University (WKU). Includes a short narrative paper about WKU Hilltopper basketball coach Edgar Allen Diddle based on stories collected by Falkenburg from Ted Hornback, another WKU basketball coach.
Functions, Forms, And Accessibility Of English As A Second Language Courses In South-Central Kentucky, Mollie Todd
Functions, Forms, And Accessibility Of English As A Second Language Courses In South-Central Kentucky, Mollie Todd
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
In the South-Central region of Kentucky there are several facilities that teach English as Second Language (ESL) courses. This thesis examines the forms and styles of these classes, as well as problems refugee students face in the classroom and the functions the classes may serve beyond the teaching of English. To accomplish this, I used anthropological field work methods, including semi-structured interviews with local ESL teachers, volunteers, and professionals in refugee services and participant observation. I will focus on the interviews I have conducted; what content has been collected, structure of the interviews, and what questions were asked. This paper …
The Menstrual Taboo And Modern Indian Identity, Jessie Norris
The Menstrual Taboo And Modern Indian Identity, Jessie Norris
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Throughout the 20th century India underwent several political and cultural changes, including their independence from Britain in the 1940s and their declaration as a secularized nation. However, even secular India has been unable to remove itself from a religious practice that functions within it, the menstrual taboo. The Hindu menstrual taboo has survived for thousands of years, which begs the question: Are Hindu beliefs and values fundamentally Indian? The practice and history of Hinduism in India has informed the mistreatment and negative stigmas associated with women and menstruation. Restrictions are placed on menstruating women in India, including exclusion from religious …
Language Choice Of Bilingual Musicians, Macy Lethco
Language Choice Of Bilingual Musicians, Macy Lethco
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Often unconsciously, every bilingual makes a choice in each interaction of which language to use. These choices have many motivating factors but are mainly based on the content of the message and the identity of the speaker. This may occur in seconds and without hesitation. If even here, a choice is taking place, how much more in the writing, composition, and production of a song or album? Artists, unlike speakers in a conversation, can choose the audience the communicate with. Musicians and music listeners who choose to define themselves in a personal bilingual identity, which at the same time is …
Pestel, Jerry (Fa 1026), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pestel, Jerry (Fa 1026), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1026. Student folk studies project titled: “Polack Jokes,” which includes interviews and survey sheets about Polack jokes from Jefferson County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a joke, informant’s name, motif index number, and photos.
Hager, Anne Rogers (Fa 1025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hager, Anne Rogers (Fa 1025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1025. Folk studies student project titled: “The Art of Quilting,” which includes interviews and survey sheets about quilting in Edmonson County and Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include brief descriptions of quilts, beliefs, informant’s name, and photos.
Mulberry, Larry G., B. 1949 (Fa 1024), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mulberry, Larry G., B. 1949 (Fa 1024), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1024. Student folk studies project titled: “Folk Dances,” which includes survey sheets about folk dances in Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include brief descriptions of individual dances, dance steps, informant’s name, and motif index number.
Roe, Edd (Fa 1027), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Roe, Edd (Fa 1027), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1027. Student folk studies project titled: “Fishing,” which includes interviews and survey sheets about fishing in the Pennyroyal Region of Kentucky. Sheets may include information about a fish, bait, joke, belief, informant’s name, and motif index number.
Perkins, Terry (Fa 1028), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Perkins, Terry (Fa 1028), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1028. Student folk studies project titled: “Traditional Broom-making,” which includes information and illustrations about broom-making in Green County, Kentucky. Sheets may include information about types and parts of brooms.
Interview With Zona Ascensio (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Zona Ascensio (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Zona Ascensio conducted by Chloe Brown on 26 April 2017. From project titled “The Women’s March: Community and Material Culture,” which details the experiences of participants in The Women’s March on 21 January 2017 in Washington, D.C. The interviews include details of the march and the political and material culture surrounding it. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.
Morrow, David L. (Fa 1019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morrow, David L. (Fa 1019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1019. Folk studies student project titled: “Forms and Origins of Gravestones in Various Parts of Russell County, Kentucky,” which includes descriptions of gravestones in Russell County, Kentucky. Included are brief information of gravestone producers, graveyard and gravestone information, a tale, and photos.
Bain, Jan (Fa 1023), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bain, Jan (Fa 1023), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1023. Folk studies student project titled: “[Tales and Song],” which includes survey sheets of two tales and one song from Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets include tale or song, informant’s name and information, and motif index number.
Woodard, Ronny (Fa 1022), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Woodard, Ronny (Fa 1022), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1022. Folk studies student project titled: “Ferryboating from One Man’s Point of View: A Disappearing Tradition in Kentucky,” which includes an interview and survey sheets about the Rangers Landing ferry in Henderson County, Kentucky. Survey sheets include brief descriptions of customs, folktale, superstition, and photos.
Bain, Jan (Fa 1021), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bain, Jan (Fa 1021), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1021. Folk studies student project titled: “[Housing],” which includes brief descriptions and photos of “I” houses in Warren County, Kentucky.
Powell, Joseph, B. 1949 (Fa 1020), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Powell, Joseph, B. 1949 (Fa 1020), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1020. Folk studies student project titled: “Christmas Customs in My Family,” which includes descriptions and survey sheets of Christmas practices in Grayson County, Kentucky. Survey sheets include brief descriptions of customs, stories, and beliefs, informant’s name, and motif index number.
Rose, Midge (Fa 1013), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rose, Midge (Fa 1013), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1013. Student folk studies project titled: “Hog Killing,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of the hog killing process in Boyle County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief, traditional practice, or tool, informant’s name and photo.
Gill, Ted (Fa 1015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gill, Ted (Fa 1015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1015. Folk studies student project titled: “Bee Keeping,” which includes interview and survey sheets with brief descriptions of the beekeeping culture in Jackson County, Indiana. Sheets may include a brief description of belief or item, and a photo of bee culture.
Wilson, Daniel J. (Fa 1014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wilson, Daniel J. (Fa 1014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1014. Student folk studies project titled: “Weaving.” Project includes survey sheets with a description of the weaving process in Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief, traditional practice, or tool, informant’s name, woven swatch, and photo.
Montgomery, Susan H. (Fa 1011), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montgomery, Susan H. (Fa 1011), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1011. Folk studies student project titled: “Molasses Making.” Project includes interviews and survey sheets with brief descriptions of molasses making in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief or item, informant’s name, and a photo along with jokes and recipes.
Interview With Annalicia Carlson (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Annalicia Carlson (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Annalicia Carlson conducted by Chloe Brown on 17 April 2017. From project titled “The Women’s March: Community and Material Culture,” which details the experiences of participants in The Women’s March on 21 January 2017 in Washington, D.C. The interviews include details of the march and the political and material culture surrounding it. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.
Phelps, Billy J. (Fa 1008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Phelps, Billy J. (Fa 1008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1008.
Carter, Fred (Fa 1010), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carter, Fred (Fa 1010), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1010. Folk studies student project titled: “Bee-keeping Project,” which includes interviews and survey sheets with brief descriptions of the beekeeping culture in Taylor County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief or item, informant’s name, and a photo of bee culture.
Riddle, Karen (Fa 1009), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Riddle, Karen (Fa 1009), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1009. Folk studies student project titled: “Making of Molasses,” which includes a description of the molasses making process and related material in Clinton County, Kentucky, with interviews, photos and folklore by motif index number.
Interview With Conor Scruton (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Conor Scruton (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Conor Scruton conducted by Chloe Brown on 13 April 2017. From project titled “The Women’s March: Community and Material Culture,” which details the experiences of participants in The Women’s March on 21 January 2017 in Washington, D.C. The interviews include details of the march and the political and material culture surrounding it. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.
Schwab, Edmond V., Sr., B. 1948 (Fa 1016), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Schwab, Edmond V., Sr., B. 1948 (Fa 1016), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1016. A history of the Burnet and Schwab families compiled from old family films which were digitized and saved on DVDs with dubbed commentary. Most of the films centered around vacations and important family events such as birthdays, religious rites of passages, and festivals.