My Academic Identity Is That

My Academic Identity Is That Of A Folklorist, And For Many Years I Have Taught Only Folklore Courses.

Life, It Seems, Is Nothing If Not A Series Of Initiations, Transitions, And Incorporations.

Cities All Over The World Are Getting Bigger As More And More People Move From Rural To Urban Sites, But That Has Created Enormous Problems With Respect To Environmental Pollution And The General Quality Of Life.

Light Travels Faster Than Sound. This Is Why Some People Appear Bright Until You Hear Them Speak.

In My Introductory Course, Anthropology 160, The Forms Of Folklore, I Try To Show The Students What The Major And Minor Genres Of Folklore Are, And How They Can Be Analyzed.