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John W. Roberts (academic)

December 18, 2023

John W. Roberts (born 1949)[1] is an academic who specialises in Folklore, African-American Studies and English Literature. His work has argued for the "integrity, authenticity, and authority" of African-American vernacular traditions.[2]

He is Professor Emeritus of English at Ohio State University.[3]

Early life and education edit

Roberts gained a bachelor's degree in English from Tusculum College, Tennessee, before studying for a master's degree in English at Columbia University. He then researched for a doctorate in English (with a specialization in English) at Ohio State University.[4][5]

Career edit

Roberts taught at the University of Pennsylvania, becoming both associate professor in the Folklore and Folklife department and Director of the Afro-American studies program.[6]

Roberts joined Ohio State University as a professor of English in 1996. In 1998 he was appointed Chair of the Department of African-American and African Studies.[7]

In 2000, Roberts was appointed Deputy Chair of the National Endowments for the Humanities.[8] In 2003, he returned to Ohio State University, becoming Dean of Arts and Humanities in 2004, In 2010 he was appointed Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) at the University of Houston.[9]

In 2015, Roberts was appointed Vice President of Isaacson Miller, an executive search firm.[10]

Recognition edit

Roberts served as the president of the American Folklore Society from 1997 to 1998.[11] His Presidential lecture was titled, '"... Hidden Right out in the Open": The Field of Folklore and the Problem of Invisibility' and examined the difficulties faced by Folklore in establishing itself as a discipline in American Colleges and Universities.[12] Roberts had also served as the President of the Association of African and African-American Folklorists from 1989 to 1997.

As well as role at the National Endowment for the Humanities, Roberts has served on several other committees, including the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, and the board of both the University of Pennsylvania Press, and the board of the Smithsonian Institution's Folklife and Cultural Studies programs.

Roberts was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for 1994–1995.[13]

Selected publications edit

Roberts, John W. (1981). ""Railroad Bill" and the American Outlaw Tradition". Western Folklore. 40 (4): 315–328. doi:10.2307/1499713. ISSN 0043-373X.

Roberts, John W. (1982). "Strategy, Morality and Worldview of the Afro-American Spirituals and Trickster Tales," Western Journal of Black Studies 6 (1982): 101–107.

Roberts, John W. (1983). "Stackolee and the Development of a Black Heroic Idea". Western Folklore. 42 (3): 179–190. doi:10.2307/1499416. ISSN 0043-373X.

Roberts, John W. (1984), "James Baldwin," in Thadious Davis and Trudier Harris, eds., Afro-American Fiction Writers After 1955. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1984, pp3–16. ISBN 978-0-8103-1711-6. OCLC 1015160502.

Roberts, John W (1990). From trickster to badman: the Black folk hero in slavery and freedom. Philadelphia: Univ. of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-8141-5. OCLC 263444631.

Roberts, John W. (1993). "African American Diversity and the Study of Folklore". Western Folklore. 52 (2/4): 157–171. doi:10.2307/1500084. ISSN 0043-373X.

Roberts, John W. (1995). From hucklebuck to hip-hop : social dance in the African-American community in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: Odunde Inc. ISBN 1-885066-11-2. OCLC 36033946.

Roberts, John W. (1996) "African American Folklore," in the Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History, edited by Jack Salzman, David Lionel Smith and Cornel West, New York: MacMillan Library Reference. ISBN 978-0-02-897345-6. OCLC 989040700

Roberts, John W. (1999). ""... Hidden Right out in the Open": The Field of Folklore and the Problem of Invisibility 1998 American Folklore Society Presidential Address". The Journal of American Folklore. 112 (444): 119–139. doi:10.2307/541945. ISSN 0021-8715.

Roberts, John W. (2001), “Tricksters, Martyrs, Black Firsts: Representations of the Hero in African American Folk Art,” in Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of the South, Volume II. Edited by Paul Arnett and William Arnett, Atlanta: Tinwood Books, pp. 74–91. ISBN 978-0-9653766-3-1. OCLC 320010062.

Roberts, John W. (2008). "Grand Theory, Nationalism, and American Folklore". Journal of Folklore Research. 45 (1): 45–54. ISSN 0737-7037.

Roberts, John W. (2016), 'Introduction' to Newsum, H. E SoulStirrers : Black Art and the Neo-Ancestral Impulse. Demetrius Lynn Eudell, John W. Roberts. Jackson. ISBN 978-1-62674-634-3. OCLC 908287092.

Roberts, John W. (2021-01-01). "Systemic Racism in American Folkloristics". Journal of American Folklore. 134 (533): 265–271. doi:10.5406/jamerfolk.134.533.0265. ISSN 0021-8715.

External links edit

  • A Conversation with John W. Roberts (AFS 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting) - organised by the American Folklore Society's “Collecting Memories” Oral History Project.

References edit

  1. ^ Roberts, John W. (2010-11-24). From Trickster to Badman: The Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-0311-0.
  2. ^ "John W. Roberts". Philadelphia Folklore Project. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  3. ^ Roberts, John W. (2021-01-01). "Systemic Racism in American Folkloristics". Journal of American Folklore. 134 (533): 265–271. doi:10.5406/jamerfolk.134.533.0265. ISSN 0021-8715. S2CID 246626946.
  4. ^ "John W. Roberts Named Dean of UH College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences". ssl.uh.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  5. ^ Humanities. National Endowment for the Humanities. 2000.
  6. ^ "White House Appoints John W. Roberts Deputy Chairman of National Endowment for the Humanities". The National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  7. ^ "University names three new deans". University names three new deans. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  8. ^ "White House Appoints John W. Roberts Deputy Chairman of National Endowment for the Humanities". The National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  9. ^ Aguilar, Jose (2010-03-08). "CLASS selects Roberts for dean position". The Cougar. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  10. ^ "John Roberts Joins Isaacson, Miller as Vice President". PRWeb. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  11. ^ "Past AFS Presidents". The American Folklore Society. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  12. ^ Roberts, John W. (1999). ""... Hidden Right out in the Open": The Field of Folklore and the Problem of Invisibility 1998 American Folklore Society Presidential Address". The Journal of American Folklore. 112 (444): 119–139. doi:10.2307/541945. ISSN 0021-8715. JSTOR 541945.
  13. ^ "John W. Roberts". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2022-05-14.

December 18, 2023
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John W Roberts born 1949 1 is an academic who specialises in Folklore African American Studies and English Literature His work has argued for the integrity authenticity and authority of African American vernacular traditions 2 He is Professor Emeritus of English at Ohio State University 3 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Recognition 4 Selected publications 5 External links 6 ReferencesEarly life and education editRoberts gained a bachelor s degree in English from Tusculum College Tennessee before studying for a master s degree in English at Columbia University He then researched for a doctorate in English with a specialization in English at Ohio State University 4 5 Career editRoberts taught at the University of Pennsylvania becoming both associate professor in the Folklore and Folklife department and Director of the Afro American studies program 6 Roberts joined Ohio State University as a professor of English in 1996 In 1998 he was appointed Chair of the Department of African American and African Studies 7 In 2000 Roberts was appointed Deputy Chair of the National Endowments for the Humanities 8 In 2003 he returned to Ohio State University becoming Dean of Arts and Humanities in 2004 In 2010 he was appointed Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences CLASS at the University of Houston 9 In 2015 Roberts was appointed Vice President of Isaacson Miller an executive search firm 10 Recognition editRoberts served as the president of the American Folklore Society from 1997 to 1998 11 His Presidential lecture was titled Hidden Right out in the Open The Field of Folklore and the Problem of Invisibility and examined the difficulties faced by Folklore in establishing itself as a discipline in American Colleges and Universities 12 Roberts had also served as the President of the Association of African and African American Folklorists from 1989 to 1997 As well as role at the National Endowment for the Humanities Roberts has served on several other committees including the President s Committee on the Arts and Humanities and the board of both the University of Pennsylvania Press and the board of the Smithsonian Institution s Folklife and Cultural Studies programs Roberts was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for 1994 1995 13 Selected publications editRoberts John W 1981 Railroad Bill and the American Outlaw Tradition Western Folklore 40 4 315 328 doi 10 2307 1499713 ISSN 0043 373X Roberts John W 1982 Strategy Morality and Worldview of the Afro American Spirituals and Trickster Tales Western Journal of Black Studies 6 1982 101 107 Roberts John W 1983 Stackolee and the Development of a Black Heroic Idea Western Folklore 42 3 179 190 doi 10 2307 1499416 ISSN 0043 373X Roberts John W 1984 James Baldwin in Thadious Davis and Trudier Harris eds Afro American Fiction Writers After 1955 Detroit Gale Research Co 1984 pp3 16 ISBN 978 0 8103 1711 6 OCLC 1015160502 Roberts John W 1990 From trickster to badman the Black folk hero in slavery and freedom Philadelphia Univ of Pennsylvania Press ISBN 978 0 8122 8141 5 OCLC 263444631 Roberts John W 1993 African American Diversity and the Study of Folklore Western Folklore 52 2 4 157 171 doi 10 2307 1500084 ISSN 0043 373X Roberts John W 1995 From hucklebuck to hip hop social dance in the African American community in Philadelphia Philadelphia PA Odunde Inc ISBN 1 885066 11 2 OCLC 36033946 Roberts John W 1996 African American Folklore in the Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History edited by Jack Salzman David Lionel Smith and Cornel West New York MacMillan Library Reference ISBN 978 0 02 897345 6 OCLC 989040700Roberts John W 1999 Hidden Right out in the Open The Field of Folklore and the Problem of Invisibility 1998 American Folklore Society Presidential Address The Journal of American Folklore 112 444 119 139 doi 10 2307 541945 ISSN 0021 8715 Roberts John W 2001 Tricksters Martyrs Black Firsts Representations of the Hero in African American Folk Art in Souls Grown Deep African American Vernacular Art of the South Volume II Edited by Paul Arnett and William Arnett Atlanta Tinwood Books pp 74 91 ISBN 978 0 9653766 3 1 OCLC 320010062 Roberts John W 2008 Grand Theory Nationalism and American Folklore Journal of Folklore Research 45 1 45 54 ISSN 0737 7037 Roberts John W 2016 Introduction to Newsum H E SoulStirrers Black Art and the Neo Ancestral Impulse Demetrius Lynn Eudell John W Roberts Jackson ISBN 978 1 62674 634 3 OCLC 908287092 Roberts John W 2021 01 01 Systemic Racism in American Folkloristics Journal of American Folklore 134 533 265 271 doi 10 5406 jamerfolk 134 533 0265 ISSN 0021 8715 External links editA Conversation with John W Roberts AFS 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting organised by the American Folklore Society s Collecting Memories Oral History Project References edit Roberts John W 2010 11 24 From Trickster to Badman The Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN 978 0 8122 0311 0 John W Roberts Philadelphia Folklore Project Retrieved 2022 05 14 Roberts John W 2021 01 01 Systemic Racism in American Folkloristics Journal of American Folklore 134 533 265 271 doi 10 5406 jamerfolk 134 533 0265 ISSN 0021 8715 S2CID 246626946 John W Roberts Named Dean of UH College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences ssl uh edu Retrieved 2022 05 14 Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities 2000 White House Appoints John W Roberts Deputy Chairman of National Endowment for the Humanities The National Endowment for the Humanities Retrieved 2022 05 14 University names three new deans University names three new deans Retrieved 2022 05 14 White House Appoints John W Roberts Deputy Chairman of National Endowment for the Humanities The National Endowment for the Humanities Retrieved 2022 05 14 Aguilar Jose 2010 03 08 CLASS selects Roberts for dean position The Cougar Retrieved 2022 05 14 John Roberts Joins Isaacson Miller as Vice President PRWeb Retrieved 2022 05 14 Past AFS Presidents The American Folklore Society Retrieved 2022 05 14 Roberts John W 1999 Hidden Right out in the Open The Field of Folklore and the Problem of Invisibility 1998 American Folklore Society Presidential Address The Journal of American Folklore 112 444 119 139 doi 10 2307 541945 ISSN 0021 8715 JSTOR 541945 John W Roberts John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Retrieved 2022 05 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John W Roberts academic amp oldid 1170455273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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