Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Johnson, John
- Abstract:
- The Johnson, John mss., 2013, consists of teaching materials for Professor John Johnson's course, "Folklore in Film."
- Extent:
- 2 Boxes
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Johnson, John mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
John Johnson, 1942- , is an Associate Professor Emeritus of Folklore at Indiana University. He was born on March 14, 1942 in Abilene, Texas. He received his B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1965, and it was there that he first became interested in folklore. After graduation, he joined the Peace Corps in Somalia. His experiences with Somali poetry inspired him to pursue a master's degree in Somali oral literature from the School of African and Oriental Studies at the University of London, which he received in 1971. His dissertation eventually led him to Indiana University where he received his Ph.D. in folklore with a minor in African studies in 1978. Johnson began teaching in the Folklore and Ethnomusicology department at IU in 1979 until his retirement in 2006. Somali poetry remains one of his central research interests, along with popular culture and Malian folklore.
- Scope and Content:
The Johnson, John mss., 2013, consists of teaching materials for Professor John Johnson's course, "Folklore in Film." The materials include course evaluations, bibliographies, lecture notes, clippings to use as sources, and class assignment rubrics; the bulk of the collection consists of records of the panel projects chosen by students for the course's final assignment.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 2017
- Arrangement:
Arrangement follows the collection's original order within four binders: "Course Files," "Past Panel Topics I," "Past Panel Topics II," and "Past Panel Topics III."
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Johnson, John mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu