Meets with F803.  In conjunction with the work of Traditional Arts Indiana,
students will identify and document the traditional arts and cultures of
Indiana.  The practicum will include weekly discussions of readings (about
fieldwork and genres, in particular), time for reflection, and opportunities
to work collaboratively.  It is intended primarily as a chance to practice
publicly oriented field  research (project planning, participant-observation
and interviewing, transcription and database entry, photography).  Students
will be able to choose from an array of  field sites (for example,
Monroe/Owen counties, northwest Indiana, Ohio River Valley, Ft. Wayne,
Indianapolis).  The final course materials will be fully documented field
collections and a 10-page paper reflecting on the work and presenting ideas
for ways in which the field data can be integrated into public programs
(museum exhibits, school programs, radio series, etc.).