
Faculty and Staff Profile
John CoggeshallProfessor of AnthropologyOffice: 123B 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 an oral history of "Liberia, South Carolina," an enclave community in upper Pickens County founded by freed slaves in 1865. I also have another book manuscript under contract with UNC Press entitled "Something in these hills: a cultural interpretation of land" in Upstate SC. Professionally, I sit on the Board of the General Anthropology Division of the American Anthropological Association. | |
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"Liberia, South Carolina: An African American Appalachian Community" (UNC Press, 2018)
Honors and AwardsErasmus Scholar, Charles University, Prague (Czech Republic) Fall Semester 2019
LinksLiberia, SC information |