Museum Anthropology Review
“But at the laste, as every thing hath ende…” Today I published my final editorial as founding editor of Museum Anthropology Review. It may be that Museum Anthropology…
Tag: Scholarly Communication
Article: Collaborative Work in Museum Folklore and Heritage Studies: An Initiative of the American Folklore Society and Its Partners in China and the United States
I am very pleased to share news of a new publication. It is an article appearing now in the Journal of American Folklore: Jackson, Jason Baird. “Collaborative Work…
Article: “Kultuuriline omastamine kultuurimuutusena” in Studia Vernacula 14
More good news in terms of publication work. I am pleased to share that my article “Kultuuriline omastamine kultuurimuutusena” is now published in Estonian in the wonderful journal…
Article: “A Survey of Contemporary Bai Craft Practices in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China” in Museum Anthropology Review 16(1-2)
I am very happy to note a new co-authored article titled “A Survey of Contemporary Bai Craft Practices in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China.” It was…
Article: “Basketry among Two Peoples of Northern Guangxi, China” in Asian Ethnology 81(1-2)
I am very happy to note the publication of “Basketry among Two Peoples of Northern Guangxi, China” in the latest double issue of Asian Ethnology. This article is…
Article: “Towards Wider Framings: World-Systems Analysis and Folklore Studies” in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics 16(1)
Page one of the article “Towards Wider Framings” as typeset for the Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. I am happy to report that my article “Towards Wider Framings:…
Questions and Answers on Publishing Journal Articles: A Series Organized by Ilana Gershon
If you are an academic author or aspire to be one, I hope that you will check out the series organized by Ilana Gershon and published on the…
Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community Recognized with Book Prizes
The annual business meeting of the Council for Museum Anthropology (CMA) was held today and one of its key moments was the bestowal of the annual CMA Book…
Native North American Studies in the Work of the American Folklore Society during the First Decade of the 20th Century (1900-1909)
This is another post in a series devoted to better understanding the place of Native North American and First Nations studies within the field of folklore studies as…
Organizing the Material So Far (Native North American Studies and AFS)
The posts on the presence and absence of Native North American and First Nations studies within the work of the AFS were done in a non-sequential way. Several…
Native North American Studies in the Journal of American Folklore During the 2000s and 2010s
Carrying forward from the previous post on the Journal of American Folklore (JAF) during the 1980s and 1990s, my focus here is the presence and absence of Native…
Native North American Studies in the Journal of American Folklore During the 1980s and 1990s
In this post I continue considering the absence and presence of Native North American and First Nations studies within the work of the American Folklore Society. Please look…
The 1950s from the Perspective of the Journal of American Folklore
In this post, I continue the work of assessing the presence and absence of Native North American and First Nations studies in the work of the American Folklore…
The 1940s: JAF and Zumwalt’s American Folklore Scholarship
This series of posts are not attempting to achieve the rigor of a formal article or book. I am working in incremental bits for myself looking at some…
Native American and First Nations Studies in the Work of the American Folklore Society During the 1910s
Here we go again, this time looking at the 1910s. This post is the eighth in a series considering the absence and presence of Native North American and…
Native American and First Nations Studies in the Work of the American Folklore Society During the 1920s
This is a seventh post in a series on the presence and absence of Native American and First Nations studies within the life of the American Folklore Society…
The 1930s from the Perspective of the Journal of American Folklore
This is the sixth post in the series looking at the presence and absence of Native North American and First Nations scholars and scholarship from the work and…
It is Time to Check Out The Michiana Potters: Art, Community, and Collaboration in the Midwest
Hi everyone. Some of you already know that The Michiana Potters: Art, Community, and Collaboration in the Midwest by Meredith A. E. McGriff came out recently from Indiana…
The Free-to-Readers Version of Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community: A Giving Heritage
Many readers of this blog already know about the fifth title in Indiana University Press‘ Material Vernaculars book series–Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community: A Giving Heritage by…
Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community: A Giving Heritage
It is a great moment for a great project. Some Shreds and Patches readers will remember when, in 2017, the Mathers Museum of World Cultures hosted the special…
CFP: Quilt and Textile Studies for Uncoverings 2020
Mathers Museum of World Cultures Research Associate Janice Frisch, who is editor of Uncoverings, shares the following call for papers. Call for Papers Quilt and Textile Studies Uncoverings…
Museum Anthropology Review is a Teenager Now; New Issue is Now Out
Life got away from me last week and I still have more “Exhibition Week” posts to share, but today I turn attention to the new issue of MAR.…
Shreds and Patches in 2018
Which Shreds and Patches posts were most popular in 2018? These were: What is the current status of confidentiality and non-disclosure policies at HAU? Coconut Rattles in Florida…
Reviews for Material Vernaculars Titles
The Material Vernaculars book series, published by the Indiana University Press in partnership with the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, is maturing. Four titles have now appeared and…