Mason, Michael
Former Director, Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage
Mason, Michael
Former Director, Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage
My research focuses on a series of questions related to how individuals and groups deploy cultural practices to change and improve their lives. I have worked extensively on Afro-Cuban religions, African Diasporan religion more broadly, Catalonian cultural expressions. and the theory and practice of cultural sustainability.
Geographic Focus
Background And Education
Education And Training
- Ph.D. in Folklore, Indiana University , Folklore Institute, Minor in Religion 1989 - 1997
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Cultural Sustainability: A Framework for Relationships, Understanding, and Action. Journal of American Folklore. 133:81. 2020
- Participatory Museology: Free Expression as the Key to Relevance. Curator: The Museum Journal. 57:401-403. 2014
- Searching for Thunder: A Conversation about Shangó 2009
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Chapter
- Curator: The Museum Journal. 401-403. 2014
- Santeria. 324-326. 2008
- "The Blood That Runs Through the Veins:" The Creation of Identity and a Client's Experience of Cuban-American Santería dilogún divination. 107-117. 2007
