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Research

My current projects:
  • Folklore and Ethnomusicology fieldwork methods handbook
  • Edited volume called Everyday Life on the African Continet
  • The politics of intangible cultural heritage in Malawi.
  • The musical listening practices of American troops fighting in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  • Anti-war activism of contemporary American war veterans.
  • Gender, dance and other performance genres, and gender in Malawi
I made a documentary film about contemporary G.I. resistance in the U.S. called Grounds for Resistance. Visit www.groundsforresistance.com for more information.
 
Research and teaching areas:
  • Folklore
  • Intangible Cultural Heritage
  • African Studies
  • Dance
  • Gender
  • Sexuality
  • Music, Dance and War
  • Personal Narratives
  • Performance and Power