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Lisa Gilman

Office: 447 PLC
Phone: (541) 346-3967
Email: lmgilman@uoregon.edu
Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington, 2001
Research Areas:
African Studies
Dance
Gender
Music, Dance and War
Personal Narratives
Performance and Power
Courses Taught:
American Folklore
Dance and Identity in the United States
Dance and World Cultures
Folklore and Gender
Folklore and Sexuality
Folklore in the United States
Gender, Performance and Power
Introduction to Folklore
Voices of African Women
Women's Folklore
Publications: "Dance, Gender and Popular Music in Malawi: The Case of Rap and Ragga" (with John Fenn)
The Journal of Popular Music 25:3 (2006)
"Women as Religious and Political Praise Singers within African Institutions: The Case of the CCAP Blantyre Synod and Party Politics in Malawi" (with Clara Henderson) Women and Music: A Journal of Gender and Culture 8 (2004)
"Purchasing Praise: Women, Dancing and Patronage in Malawi Party Politicking Africa Today 48 (2001)
In Progress:
Dancing in the Votes: Gender Performance and Politics in Malawi
Bodies on the Line: Dance and Militarism Around the World
Professional Memberships :
American Folklore Society
Society for Ethnomusicology
International Council for Traditional Music
Congress on Research in Dance
African Studies Association
National Women's Studies Association
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