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Marsha L. MacDowell <macdowel@pilot.msu.edu> Michigan State University Museum North American Indian and Native Hawaiian quilting; African-American quilting; traditional culture of the Great Lakes region; women's traditional expressive culture; South African cultural heritage; issues in contemporary museum work |
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Address: | Michigan State University Museum Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1045 United States |
List Affiliations: | List Editor for H-Quilts |
Interests: | African American History / Studies American History / Studies Anthropology Demographic History / Studies Ethnic History / Studies Local History Native American History / Studies Women, Gender, and Sexuality |
Bio: Ph.D. Michigan State University Marsha MacDowell and C. Kurt Dewhurst, eds. To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions, Santa Fe, New Mexico: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1997 Marsha MacDowell, ed. African American Quilting in Michigan, East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press, 1998. Coordinator, Michigan Traditional Arts Program; Curator of Folk Arts, Michigan State University Museum; Professor, Department of Art (teaching courses in museum studies and art history); Principal, South African National Cultural Heritage Project; Advisory Board Member, Center for Great Lakes Culture |