- Ph.D., University of Louisiana, 2012
- M.A., Middle Tennessee University, 2007
- B.A., Maryville College, 2002
K. Brandon Barker
Lecturer, Folklore and Ethnomusicology
- barkerbr@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-7817
- 800 E. 3rd St., 217
- Office Hours
Education
Research interests
- folklore and embodiment
- folk illusions
- material culture and embodiment
- American vernacular and country music
- children's folklore
- folklore and contemporary theories of mind
- American foodways
- folklore and early American life
- sociolinguistics of the American South
Courses recently taught
- Folklore and the Body
- Introduction to Folklore
- Children's Folklore
- American Country Music
- Folklore of the South
- American Foodways
Awards & Distinctions
- Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award, 2019
- Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award, 2017
- The Florence Sanders Jones Awards for Outstanding Graduate Student in English, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, 2010
Books
Publication highlights
- 2019. Folk Illusions: Children, Folklore, and Sciences of Perception. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. (with Claiborne Rice)
- 2018. "Folk Illusions as Emic, Educational Prompt." Journal of Folklore and Education 5(1)
- 2017. "Folk Illusions: More than Child's Play." The Psychologist (Vol. 30): 52-54. (with Claiborne Rice)
- 2016. "Searching for Ratzinger." Turnip Trucks 2(2): 94-128. (with Daniel John Povinelli)
- 2016. Scientific American: Mind "Discover the Science of School Yard Illusions." (by Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknik)
- 2012. "Folk Illusions: An Unrecognized Genre of Folklore." Journal of American Folklore. 125 (498): 444-473. (with Claiborne Rice)
- 2011. "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board." In World Without Weight: Perspectives on an Alien Mind. By Daniel J. Povinelli. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 289-290
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