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Jo Radner
Joan Newlon Radner is an American folklorist, storyteller and oral historian. She is Professor Emerita at American University in Washington, DC. Education Radner has a BA, MA, and PhD from Harvard University. Her Ph.D. thesis was titled 'Fragmentary annals of Ireland from MS 5301–5320, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, Brussels' and was submitted in 1971. Career Radner began her research career in Celtic Studies, but later published in Irish history and literature, folklore and feminist theory. She was based at American University in Washington, DC where she taught courses in literature, American Studies, folklore, and storytelling. Radner regularly presents 'Burnt into Memory', a performance based around the wildfires that ravaged Brownfield, Maine in 1947. She constructed 'Burnt into Memory' from over 30 hours of interviews with local Brownfield residents who experienced the fires. Recognition Her book ''Feminist messages: coding in women's folk culture'' was awarded t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American University
The American University (AU or American) is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Its main campus spans 90 acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, mostly in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Northwest D.C. AU was chartered by an Act of Congress in 1893 at the urging of Methodist bishop John Fletcher Hurst, who sought to create an institution that would promote public service, internationalism, and pragmatic idealism. AU broke ground in 1902, opened as a graduate education institution in 1914, and admitted its first undergraduates in 1925. Although affiliated with the United Methodist Church, religious affiliation is not a criterion for admission. American University has eight schools and colleges: the School of International Service, College of Arts and Sciences, Kogod School of Business, School of Communication, School of Professional and Extended Studies, School of Public Affairs, School of Education, and the Washington College of Law (WCL). It ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
