This article is about the Arizona-based cultural studies professor. For the California-based law professor, see Barbara A. Babcock. For the American actress, see Barbara Babcock.
Barbara Ann Babcock (August 7, 1943 – February 6, 2016) was an American folklore scholar, professor of Comparative Cultural and Literary Studies, Women's Studies, and American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona.
Barbara A. Babcock
Born
August 7, 1943
Danville, Pennsylvania
Died
February 6, 2016
Tucson, Arizona
Occupation(s)
Professor, folklorist
Known for
comparative cultural studies of women in the American Southwest
Babcock was from Danville, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John Reed Babcock.[1] Her father was a medical doctor affiliated with Geisinger Medical Center. She earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Northwestern University in 1965.[2] She completed doctoral studies at the University of Chicago in 1975,[3] with a dissertation titled "Mirrors, Masks, and Metafiction: Studies in Narrative Reflexivity".[4] In 1977–1978, she held the Weatherhead Fellowship at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to work on a post-doctoral project, "Pueblo Ritual Clowning."[5]
Careeredit
Babcock taught at the University of Texas at Austin, before she joined the faculty at the University of Arizona in 1980. Her research involved Pueblo culture, women's work, and storytelling.[6][7][8][9] Books written or edited by Babcock included The Pueblo Storyteller: Development of a Figurative Ceramic Tradition (1986, with Guy Monthan and Doris Born Monthan),[10][11]The Reversible World: Essays on Symbolic Inversion, Daughters of the Desert: Women Anthropologists and the Native American Southwest, 1880–1980 (1988, with Nancy J. Parezo), an illustrated catalog published to accompany a museum exhibit and conference of the same title,[12][13]Pueblo Mothers and Children: Essays by Elsie Clews Parsons, 1915–1924 (1991), and The Great Southwest of the Fred Harvey Company and the Santa Fe Railway (1996, with Marta Weigle).[14] She edited special issues of journals including "Signs About Signs: The Semiotics of Self-Reference" (a special issue of Semiotica), "Inventing the Southwest: Region as Commodity" (1990, a special issue of the Journal of the Southwest),[7] and "Bodylore" (1994, a special issue of the Journal of American Folklore).[3][8]
Babcock married Thaddeus John Koza in 1965.[2] She died in 2016, at her home in Tucson, aged 72 years.[3]
Referencesedit
^"Birthday Party". The Danville Morning News. 1950-08-07. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-08-12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ab"Miss Babcock and Mr. Koza Marry in PSU Chapel". The Daily Item. 1965-09-03. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-08-12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abcd"In Memoriam: Barbara Babcock". UA@Work. April 1, 2016. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
^Babcock, Barbara Anne (1998). Mirrors, masks, and metafiction : studies in narrative reflexivity. University Microfilms. OCLC 473776989.
^"Weatherhead Fellowship". School for Advanced Research. from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
^Babcock, Barbara A. (1993). "At Home, No Womens Are Storytellers: Ceramic Creativity and the Politics of Discourse in Cochiti Pueblo". In Lavie, Smadar; Narayan, Kirin; Rosaldo, Renato (eds.). Creativity/Anthropology. The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues. Cornell University Press. pp. 70–99. ISBN978-0-8014-2255-3. JSTOR 10.7591/j.ctt207g6hf.7. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
^ abBabcock, Barbara A. (1990). "'A New Mexican Rebecca': Imaging Pueblo Women". Journal of the Southwest. 32 (4): 400–437. ISSN 0894-8410. JSTOR 40169766.
^ abBabcock, Barbara A. (1994). "Pueblo Cultural Bodies". The Journal of American Folklore. 107 (423): 40–54. doi:10.2307/541072. ISSN 0021-8715. JSTOR 541072.
^Babcock, Barbara A. (1987). "Taking Liberties, Writing from the Margins, and Doing It with a Difference". The Journal of American Folklore. 100 (398): 390–411. doi:10.2307/540900. ISSN 0021-8715. JSTOR 540900.
^Babcock, Barbara A.; Monthan, Guy; Monthan, Doris Born (1986). The Pueblo Storyteller: Development of a Figurative Ceramic Tradition. University of Arizona Press. ISBN978-0-8165-0870-9.
^"'Pueblo Storytelling' Signing Party Set Sunday at Museum". Arizona Daily Sun. 1986-06-13. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-08-12 – via Newspapers.com.
^Haynes, Junella (1991). "Review of Daughters of the Desert: Women Anthropologists and the Native American Southwest, 1880–1980. An Illustrated Catalogue". American Indian Quarterly. 15 (3): 403–405. doi:10.2307/1185496. ISSN 0095-182X. JSTOR 1185496.
^. The Wenner-Gren Foundation. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
^Givens, Douglas (1997-11-20). "The Great Southwest of the Fred Harvey Company and the Santa Fe Railway, edited by Marta Weigle and Barbara A. Babcock. The Heard Museum, Phoenix (printed by The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, for The Heard Museum), 1996". Bulletin of the History of Archaeology. 7 (2): 48. doi:10.5334/bha.07214. ISSN 2047-6930.
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This article is about the Arizona based cultural studies professor For the California based law professor see Barbara A Babcock For the American actress see Barbara Babcock Barbara Ann Babcock August 7 1943 February 6 2016 was an American folklore scholar professor of Comparative Cultural and Literary Studies Women s Studies and American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona Barbara A BabcockBornAugust 7 1943Danville PennsylvaniaDiedFebruary 6 2016Tucson ArizonaOccupation s Professor folkloristKnown forcomparative cultural studies of women in the American Southwest Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life editBabcock was from Danville Pennsylvania the daughter of John Reed Babcock 1 Her father was a medical doctor affiliated with Geisinger Medical Center She earned a bachelor s degree in comparative literature from Northwestern University in 1965 2 She completed doctoral studies at the University of Chicago in 1975 3 with a dissertation titled Mirrors Masks and Metafiction Studies in Narrative Reflexivity 4 In 1977 1978 she held the Weatherhead Fellowship at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe New Mexico to work on a post doctoral project Pueblo Ritual Clowning 5 Career editBabcock taught at the University of Texas at Austin before she joined the faculty at the University of Arizona in 1980 Her research involved Pueblo culture women s work and storytelling 6 7 8 9 Books written or edited by Babcock included The Pueblo Storyteller Development of a Figurative Ceramic Tradition 1986 with Guy Monthan and Doris Born Monthan 10 11 The Reversible World Essays on Symbolic Inversion Daughters of the Desert Women Anthropologists and the Native American Southwest 1880 1980 1988 with Nancy J Parezo an illustrated catalog published to accompany a museum exhibit and conference of the same title 12 13 Pueblo Mothers and Children Essays by Elsie Clews Parsons 1915 1924 1991 and The Great Southwest of the Fred Harvey Company and the Santa Fe Railway 1996 with Marta Weigle 14 She edited special issues of journals including Signs About Signs The Semiotics of Self Reference a special issue of Semiotica Inventing the Southwest Region as Commodity 1990 a special issue of the Journal of the Southwest 7 and Bodylore 1994 a special issue of the Journal of American Folklore 3 8 Babcock served as president of the Society for Humanistic Anthropology and director of the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University 3 Personal life editBabcock married Thaddeus John Koza in 1965 2 She died in 2016 at her home in Tucson aged 72 years 3 References edit Birthday Party The Danville Morning News 1950 08 07 p 2 Retrieved 2020 08 12 via Newspapers com a b Miss Babcock and Mr Koza Marry in PSU Chapel The Daily Item 1965 09 03 p 5 Retrieved 2020 08 12 via Newspapers com a b c d In Memoriam Barbara Babcock UA Work April 1 2016 Retrieved 2020 08 12 Babcock Barbara Anne 1998 Mirrors masks and metafiction studies in narrative reflexivity University Microfilms OCLC 473776989 Weatherhead Fellowship School for Advanced Research Archived from the original on August 8 2020 Retrieved 2020 08 12 Babcock Barbara A 1993 At Home No Womens Are Storytellers Ceramic Creativity and the Politics of Discourse in Cochiti Pueblo In Lavie Smadar Narayan Kirin Rosaldo Renato eds Creativity Anthropology The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues Cornell University Press pp 70 99 ISBN 978 0 8014 2255 3 JSTOR 10 7591 j ctt207g6hf 7 Retrieved 2020 08 12 nbsp a b Babcock Barbara A 1990 A New Mexican Rebecca Imaging Pueblo Women Journal of the Southwest 32 4 400 437 ISSN 0894 8410 JSTOR 40169766 a b Babcock Barbara A 1994 Pueblo Cultural Bodies The Journal of American Folklore 107 423 40 54 doi 10 2307 541072 ISSN 0021 8715 JSTOR 541072 Babcock Barbara A 1987 Taking Liberties Writing from the Margins and Doing It with a Difference The Journal of American Folklore 100 398 390 411 doi 10 2307 540900 ISSN 0021 8715 JSTOR 540900 Babcock Barbara A Monthan Guy Monthan Doris Born 1986 The Pueblo Storyteller Development of a Figurative Ceramic Tradition University of Arizona Press ISBN 978 0 8165 0870 9 Pueblo Storytelling Signing Party Set Sunday at Museum Arizona Daily Sun 1986 06 13 p 8 Retrieved 2020 08 12 via Newspapers com Haynes Junella 1991 Review of Daughters of the Desert Women Anthropologists and the Native American Southwest 1880 1980 An Illustrated Catalogue American Indian Quarterly 15 3 403 405 doi 10 2307 1185496 ISSN 0095 182X JSTOR 1185496 Daughters of the Desert Women Anthropologists and Students of the Native American Southwest The Wenner Gren Foundation Archived from the original on 2020 11 23 Retrieved 2020 08 12 Givens Douglas 1997 11 20 The Great Southwest of the Fred Harvey Company and the Santa Fe Railway edited by Marta Weigle and Barbara A Babcock The Heard Museum Phoenix printed by The University of Arizona Press Tucson for The Heard Museum 1996 Bulletin of the History of Archaeology 7 2 48 doi 10 5334 bha 07214 ISSN 2047 6930 Portal nbsp Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbara A Babcock folklorist amp oldid 1195839862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
