The Cultural Politics of the North American Folk Music Revival in Washington, D.C
Cosmopolitan Folk: The Cultural Politics of the North American Folk Music Revival in Washington, D.C. by Stephen Fox Lorenz B.A. in English, May 1990, Washington College M.A. in American Studies, May 2003, The George Washington University A Dissertation submitted to The Faculty of The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences of The George Washington University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy May 18th, 2014 Dissertation directed by Joseph Kip Kosek Associate Professor of American Studies and John Vlach Professor Emeritus of American Studies and of Anthropology The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences of The George Washington University certifies that Stephen Fox Lorenz has passed the Final Examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy as of March 20th, 2014. This is the final approved form of the dissertation. Cosmopolitan Folk: The Cultural Politics of the North American Folk Music Revival in Washington, D.C. Stephen Fox Lorenz Dissertation Research Committee: Joseph Kip Kosek, Associate Professor of American Studies, Dissertation Co-Director John Vlach, Professor Emeritus of American Studies and of Anthropology, Dissertation Co-Director Michael Taft, Head of the Archive of Folk Culture at The American Folklife Center (Retired), Committee Member Suleiman Osman, Associate Professor of American Studies, Department Reader ii © Copyright 2014 by Stephen Fox Lorenz All rights reserved iii Dedication The author wishes to dedicate this work to his father Jack Lorenz. Who knew all those trips as a kid to hear bluegrass at the Birchmere would lead here? iv Acknowledgements The author wishes to acknowledge and thank the individuals who gave interviews, special advice, and support for this dissertation.
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