Alan Dundes

淇园之竹

Alan Dundes

Professor of Anthropology and Graduate Advisor

Research Interests: I am a folklorist who serves as graduate advisor for the
Master of Arts in Folklore program. My research interests include folklore theory,
the history of folkloristics, symbolism, and the application of psychoanalytic
theory to folklore.



Representative Publications:


1999. International Folkloristics: Classic Contributions by the Founders of
Folklore (editor).

1999. Holy Writ as Oral Lit: The Bible as Folklore.

1998. The Vampire: A Casebook (editor).

1997. Two Tales of Crow and Sparrow: A Freudian Folkloristic Essay on Caste and
Untouchability.



Awards and Accolades:

The 1994 Distinguished Teacher Award

$1 Million Endowment to the Folklore Program from a former student