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Missouri Folk Arts

Missouri Folk Arts
Mondays & Wednesdays, Aug. 18-Dec. 3
2:00-3:15 p.m.
131 Social Sciences & Business Bldg. (SSB), UM-St. Louis
Noncredit Fee: $160
Info/Registration: (314) 516-5974 or pattersonam@umsl.edu
Online Registration: Click here to register online with a credit card.

This course may also be taken for three hours of college credit as Anthropology 2119, Class #14753.

Course Description
This course will begin by introducing folklore as a field of study, and then focus broadly on folk arts and crafts, with a strong focus on Missouri folk arts and crafts. An important element of this course will be enlisting Missouri folk artists (mainly ones designated as Masters by the Missouri Arts Council's Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program) to talk to the class and demonstrate their art. Possible folk arts covered could include blacksmithing, fiddle making, quilting, fiddling, blues, storytelling, German lacemaking (klöppelei), saddlemaking, and Native American regalia, among others. Students will be responsible for assigned coursework, readings, discussion, and a final paper.

Instructor
This class will be taught by John Wolford, who has a PhD in Folklore. Dr. Wolford has been on the faculty of UM-St. Louis and served as internship coordinator for the Missouri Historical Society. He has been studying folk material culture for more than 25 years and earned his doctorate in folklore and American studies in 1992. Dr. Wolford has been on the Anthropology faculty at UM-St. Louis since 1993; has served as a panelist on the Indiana Arts Commission, Missouri Folk Arts Program, and National Endowment for the Arts, evaluating both folk arts and folk festival grant applications; and has likewise served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Humanities evaluating oral history grant applications. He recently retired from his position at the Missouri History Museum, where he had served in a variety of positions and functions since 1993.

Registration
Noncredit registration for Missouri Folk Arts:

• PHONE: Contact Ashley Patterson at (314) 516-5974.
• ONLINE: Register online with your MasterCard, Visa, or Discover credit card.
• MAIL or FAX: Download and complete a noncredit registration form, and send it by fax or mail with your payment.

Credit registration for Missouri Folk Arts:

• Regular UM-St. Louis students may register:
  • online at https://myview.umsl.edu,
  • at the Registrar's Office in 351 Millennium Student Center, or
  • by contacting Ashley Patterson at (314) 516-5974 or pattersonam@umsl.edu.

• New students may register by contacting Ashley Patterson at (314) 516-5974 or pattersonam@umsl.edu.