Esther A. Clinton Department of Popular Culture School of Cultural and Critical Studies 346 Shatzel Hall Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403-0190 (419) 372-8204
[email protected] EDUCATION 2005 Ph.D. Folklore Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Dissertation: Tales Online: Lessons for the Field of Folklore Minor: Old English and German Philology 1997 M.A. Folklore Indiana University, Bloomington, IN M.A. Exam Passed with Distinction Coursework included Old English and Old Norse language and literature, folklore and literature, mythology, cosmology, Classical Greek and Roman popular culture, teaching folklore, folkloristics, fieldwork, genre studies, and performance theory 1994 B.A. (No majors) Hampshire College, Amherst, MA Division III (senior thesis) title: “Demon or Trickster: Satan in the Old English Genesis.” Coursework included Old English language and literature, Arthurian literature, comparative folklore, anthropology, European history, Mayan culture, and Biblical studies PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE BGSU FACULTY POSITIONS 2011-present Adjunct Professor Department of Popular Culture 2010-2011 Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Popular Culture 2008-2010 Adjunct Professor Department of Popular Culture 2006-2008 Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Popular Culture OTHER FACULTY POSITIONS Fall 2004 – Adjunct Instructor LEAP (Learn English for Academic Purposes, ESL Summer 2006 program, Marshall University, Huntington, WV). Fall 2004- Adjunct Instructor General Education, W. Virginia State University, Fall 2005 HBU in Institute, WV. Spring 2003 Full-time Instructor English, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ. Fall 2002 Adjunct Instructor English, Hudson County Community College. Fall 2002 Adjunct Instructor English, Bergen County Community College, Paramus, NJ. Fall 1998- Adjunct Instructor Anthropology, Indiana University – Purdue Uni- Summer 2001 versity, Indianapolis, IN.