January 21, 2010
All Day
Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Room 120
Tradition in Clay: Southern Pots Today
Widely known in folklore circles, Henry Glassie is Professor Emeritus of Folklore at Indian University. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. He has served as co-director of Turkish Studies at IU and as an affiliate faculty in American Studies, Central Eurasian Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, India Studies, and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. His work and many publications forcus on folk art and material culture; historical approaches to the study of folk culture,and material culture studies of the United States, Ireland, Turkey, and Bangladesh.
The Art of Dress in Modern India