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Folklore Workshop
"How To Make a Living Doing What You Really Want To Do"
JIn this workshop, Alan Govenar explores the practical issues related to working as a folklorist and bridging the public and academic realms. Subjects of discussion include the process of starting and funding a non-profit organization, maintaining academic affiliation, acquiring technical skills, and creating a body of work through publications, photographs, films, videos and other media that express the depth of one's personal interests and aspirations.
Alan Govenar is a writer, folklorist, photographer, and filmmaker, and is president of Documentary Arts, a non-profit organization he founded in 1985 to present new perspectives on different cultures. Govenar has a B.A. with distinction in American Folklore from Ohio State University, an M.A. in Folklore and Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Ph.D. in Arts and Humanities from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is the author of 17 books, co-author of a musical, Blind Lemon Blues, and producer and director of numerous documentary films for broadcast and educational distribution in the United States and abroad, including The Devil's Swing, Texas Style, Everything But the Squeak, The Human Volcano, The Hard Ride, Dreams of Conquest, and Little Willie Eason and His Talking Gospel Guitar. His film Voyage of Doom was co-produced with La Sept/ARTE for broadcast in 20 French and German countries and with NOVA for primetime broadcast in North America.
Pizza will be provided after the workshop. All are welcome. Please RSVP to Sheila Bock (bock.42@osu.edu) by Tuesday, May 13 if you plan to attend this workshop.
