Henry Glassie
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Henry H. Glassie III is a folklorist and emeritus College Professor of Folklore
at Indiana University Bloomington
. With specializations in folk art
, folklife
, vernacular architecture
and material culture, Glassie has written nearly twenty books on folklore of the areas of Ireland
, Turkey
, Bangladesh
, and the United States
. Three of these have been named by The New York Times
as "Notable Books of the Year."
Glassie received his B.A. from Tulane University
in 1964, his M.A. from the Cooperstown Graduate Program http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/cgp/ of the State University of New York in 1965, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania
in 1969. During the time of his doctoral work, he also served as the state folklorist for Pennsylvania
. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship
in 1972. He is also a former president of the American Folklore Society
and the Vernacular Architecture Forum
.
Glassie was nominated to the National Council on the Humanities by President Bill Clinton
in 2000. He served in 2001.
Glassie is married to fellow folklorist Pravina Shukla
, clothing and adornment specialist, and has four children and four grandchildren. His book, Prince Twins Seven-Seven was released in 2010 by Indiana University Press.
Major works include:
The 2011 Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecture will be delivered by Henry Glassie, College Professor Emeritus of Folklore, Indiana University."
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
at Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...
. With specializations in folk art
Folk art
Folk art encompasses art produced from an indigenous culture or by peasants or other laboring tradespeople. In contrast to fine art, folk art is primarily utilitarian and decorative rather than purely aesthetic....
, folklife
Folklife
Folklife is an extension of, and often an alternate term for the subject of, folklore. The term gained usage in the United States in the 1960s from its use by such folklore scholars as Don Yoder and Warren Roberts, who wished to recognize that the study of folklore goes beyond oral genres to...
, vernacular architecture
Vernacular architecture
Vernacular architecture is a term used to categorize methods of construction which use locally available resources and traditions to address local needs and circumstances. Vernacular architecture tends to evolve over time to reflect the environmental, cultural and historical context in which it...
and material culture, Glassie has written nearly twenty books on folklore of the areas of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Three of these have been named by The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
as "Notable Books of the Year."
Glassie received his B.A. from Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
in 1964, his M.A. from the Cooperstown Graduate Program http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/cgp/ of the State University of New York in 1965, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 1969. During the time of his doctoral work, he also served as the state folklorist for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
in 1972. He is also a former president of the American Folklore Society
American Folklore Society
The American Folklore Society is the US-based professional association for folklorists, with members from the US, Canada, and around the world. It was founded in 1888 by William Wells Newell, who stood at the center of a diverse group of university-based scholars, museum anthropologists, and men...
and the Vernacular Architecture Forum
Vernacular Architecture Forum
The Vernacular Architecture Forum is a scholarly organization founded in 1980 to support the study and preservation of all aspects of vernacular architecture and landscapes. The organization has brought together scholars and practitioners from a wide variety of disciplines--geography, folklore,...
.
Glassie was nominated to the National Council on the Humanities by President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
in 2000. He served in 2001.
Glassie is married to fellow folklorist Pravina Shukla
Pravina Shukla
Pravina Shukla is an Associate Professor of Folklore at Indiana University Bloomington and serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Anthropology Department, the India Studies Program, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and the Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior...
, clothing and adornment specialist, and has four children and four grandchildren. His book, Prince Twins Seven-Seven was released in 2010 by Indiana University Press.
Major works include:
- Pattern in the Material Folk Culture of the Eastern United States (1969)
- Folk Housing in Middle Virginia: A Structural analysis of Historic Artifacts (1975)
- All Silver and No Brass: An Irish Christmas Mumming (1975)
- Passing the Time in Ballymenone (1982), awarded the Chicago Folklore Prize
- Irish Folktales (1985)
- The Spirit of Folk Art: The Girard Collection at the Museum of International Folk Art (1989)
- Turkish Traditional Art Today (1993)
- Art and Life in Bangladesh (1997)
- Material Culture (1999)
- The Potters Art (1999)
- Vernacular Architecture (2000)
- The Stars of Ballymenone (2006)
- Prince Twins Seven-Seven (2010)
- "The Annual Meeting of the American Council of Learned Societies, to be held in Washington on May 5-7.
The 2011 Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecture will be delivered by Henry Glassie, College Professor Emeritus of Folklore, Indiana University."