- Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2014
- M.A., Western Kentucky University, 1997
Jon Kay
Associate Professor, Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Interim Director, Arts & Humanities
Director, Traditional Arts Indiana
he/him
- jkay@iu.edu
- (812) 855-0418
- 800 E. 3rd St., 219
- Office Hours
Education
Humanities Hero profile by Indiana Humanities
Research interests
- public folklore
- Indiana folklife
- folk arts and aging
- material culture
- museums
- occupational folklife
- digital humanities
Courses recently taught
- Indiana Folklore
- Lab in Public Folklore & Ethnomusicology
- Public Practice in Folklore & Ethnomusicology
Awards & Distinctions
- 2023 Mary Burgan Distinguished Service Award for Indiana University
- 2020 Bicentennial Professor
- 2018 National Endowment for the Arts Art Works Folk & Traditional Arts grant
- 2013 Indiana Governor’s Arts Award
Other publication highlights
- “The Oak-Rod Basketmakers of Brown County, Indiana” In Rooted, Revised, Revisited: Basketry in America. Kristin A. Schwain and Josephine Stealey, eds. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2017.
- Indiana Folk Arts: 200 Years of Tradition and Innovation (exhibition catalogue). Jon Kay, ed. Bloomington: Mathers Museum of World Cultures, 2016.
The College of Arts