Faculty and Staff Profile
John CoggeshallProfessor of AnthropologyOffice: 123D Brackett Hall Phone: 656-3822 Fax: 656-1252 Email: RAUCUS@clemson.edu | |
Educational BackgroundPh.D. Anthropology M.A. Behavioral Science B.A. Anthropology | Courses TaughtIntroduction to Anthropology
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ProfileI have recently published a book entitled "Something in these hills: the culture of family land in southern Appalachia" (U North Carolina Press, 2022) about the symbolic meaning of land for families in Upstate SC. I have also published a second book, an oral history of "Liberia, South Carolina," about an enclave community in upper Pickens County founded by freed slaves in 1865 (UNC Press, 2018). I am currently working on a third book, "A Slow Life But a Good Life," a collection of stories from people in Upstate SC. | |
Research InterestsU.S. regional and ethnic cultures. Specific research interests include the cultural history of the SC mountains, traditional cultures in the Midwest and Carolinas, heritage tourism, gated communities, ethical issues in ethnographic research, and undergraduate pedagogy. Research Publications"Something in these hills: the culture of family land in southern Appalachia" (UNC Press, 2022)
Honors and AwardsErasmus Scholar, Charles University, Prague (Czech Republic) Fall Semester 2019
LinksLiberia, SC informationSomething in these hills information | |
