People

Emeriti Faculty

Faculty Member	Contact	Research Interests
Ilhan Basgoz Professor Emeritus of Central Eurasian Studies; Professor Emeritus of Folklore	Goodbody 153 812-855-2586 turkishindiana.edu	Oral literature; epics; romances; Asia; Near East; Turkey
Richard Bauman Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Folklore; Professor of Anthropology; Professor of Communication and Culture	baumanindiana.edu	Narrative; drama; religion; performance studies; semiotics; Mexico; the United States
Mary Ellen Brown Professor Emerita of Folklore; Professor Emerita of Women's Studies	brown2indiana.edu	Ballad, folksong; historical ethnology and cultural criticism; Scotland; Britain; Europe; the United States
Linda Dégh Distinguished Professor Emerita of Folklore	deghindiana.edu	Narrative; mass media; ethnicity; Indiana; the United States; Canada; Hungary; Europe
Sandra K. Dolby Professor Emerita of Folklore	dolbyindiana.edu	Australian folklore; American folklore; Indiana folklore; Personal narrative; folklore and literature; folksong
Henry H. Glassie College Professor Emeritus of Folklore Read a review of Dr. Glassie's book Pring Twins Seven-Seven: His Art, His Life in Nigeria, His Exile in America by Dr. William Hansen.		Folk art and material culture; historical approaches; the United States, Ireland, Turkey, Bangladesh WFHB Interchange Interview 2011 Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecture
William Hansen Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies; Professor Emeritus of Folklore	hansenindiana.edu	Epic; classical mythology; the ancient world
Roger Janelli Professor Emeritus of Folklore; Professor Emeritus of East Asian Languages and Cultures	janelliindiana.edu	Culture; religion; political economy; anthropological approaches; Korea; East Asia
John W. Johnson Associate Professor Emeritus of Folklore	Ashton-Weatherly 302 812-855-0387 johnsonjindiana.edu	Epic and oral poetry; Somalia; Mali; Africa; computer assisted research; popular culture
Lewis E. Rowell Professor Emeritus of the Jacobs School of Music		Music of India; philosophy of music
William Wiggins Jr. Professor Emeritus of African American and African Diaspora Studies; Professor Emeritus of Folklore	Memorial East M-39 wigginswindiana.edu	Religion; sports; Black America