Experts & Speakers Faculty Profile
John W. Johnson
Associate Professor of Folklore, College of Arts and Sciences
IU Bloomington
Associate Professor of Folklore
Interests:
African folklore, African music, songs and dance, Mali, poetry, SomaliaEducation:
- B.A. at University of Texas, 1965
- Ph.D. at Indiana University, 1978
Background:
- Expert on Somalia, Mali, and other African nations.
- Specialties are African folklore, folklore and popular culture in the United States, folk epic, and folk poetry.
