Ruth M. Stone
- Laura Boulton Professor, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
- Affiliated Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures,
- Vice Provost for Research
Education
Research Interests
- Music as culture and performance
- Theory of ethnomusicology, Africa, the Middle East
Contact Information
Email: stone@indiana.edu
Office: 510 N. Fess, Room 100A
Phone: (812) 855-0398
Courses Recently Taught
- Pilgrimage and Music in the Middle East
- Fieldnotes in African Research
Publication Highlights
- Music of the Kpelle of Liberia. New York: Folkways Record Corporation, FE4385. Field recordings by Ruth M. and Verlon L. Stone, notes by Ruth M. Stone, 1972.
- Let the Inside Be Sweet: The Interpretation of Music Event among the Kpelle of Liberia. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1982.
- Garland Handbook of African Music. New York: Garland, 1999.
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: The World's Music: General Perspectives and Reference Tools. Vol.10. New York: Routledge, 2002.
