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Dr. Richard Burns
Associate Professor of English and Folklore
Education
- Ph.D. Folklore/Anth, University of Texas at Austin
- M.A. Folklore/Anth, 1980, University of Texas at Austin
- B.S. Education, 1973, University of Texas at Austin
- B.A. Psychology, 1973, University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Specialties
- American Folklore
- Folklore of the Southern United States
- African-American Folklore
- Foodways
- Speech Play and Verbal Art
- Mississippi Delta Folklore
- Material Folk Culture
- Ethnomusicology
- Prison Folklore
- Folk Narrative
- Rural and Urban Ethnography
Courses Taught
- Cultural Anthropology
- Special Topics: Graduate Studies in Folklore
- American Folklore
- Introduction to Folklore
- African-American Folklore
- Material Folk Culture
- Special Topics in Heritage Studies: Folklore of the Powerless
Honors/Awards
- 1996-1997 Faculty Achievement Award for Research and Scholarship, Arkansas State University.
- Awarded matching grants from the Lecture-Concert series to bring blues performers to the Delta Blues Symposia, 1995-2004.
- Heritage Studies Mini-Grant, ASU, $450, 2005.
- College Faculty Achievement Award for Service, 2004-2005.
Contact Information
P:
(870) 972-2164
rburns@AState.edu
Office
Building: HSS
Room: 4083