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Indiana University Bloomington
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Core Faculty : People

NAMEHenry Glassie

  • College Professor of Folklore
  • Professor, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
  • Co-Director of Turkish Studies

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • M.A. at State University of New York, Oneonta, Cooperstown Program (Folk Culture), 1965
  • Ph.D. at University of Pennsylvania, 1969, Folklore

Research Interests

  • Folk art and material culture
  • Historical approaches
  • The United States, Ireland, Turkey, Bangladesh

Contact Information

glassieh@indiana.edu
506 N. Fess 205
(812) 855-1499

Courses Recently Taught

  • Folklore Theory in Practice
  • Turkish Art and Archetecture

Publication Highlights

  • Turkish Traditional Art Today. Turkish Studies Series, XI. Bloomington: Indiana University Press; Ankara: Ministry of Culture of the Turkish Republic, 1993. Revised edition: 1994, 1995. New edition: Directorate of Publications, Art Book Series 375. Ankara: Ministry of Culture of the Turkish Republic, 2002.
  • The Potter’s Art. Bloomington: Indiana University Press; Philadelphia: Material Culture, 1999.
  • Vernacular Architecture. Bloomington: Indiana University Press; Philadelphia: Material Culture, 2000, 2003, 2006.
  • The Stars of Ballymenone. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2006.