Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth | University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences

Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth

I am a cultural anthropologist interested in the craft production as a means of re-enchantment of labor and material within a regional and global context, advised by Dr. Ann Kingsolver. My research investigates how makers of musical instruments in West Virginia navigate a terrain of local wood and forestry practices, regional representation, and economic futures tied to music, craft, and the environment. I also maintain a research interest in the South Caucasus and Eastern Europe addressing issues of regional identity and in analogous mountain communities through craft creation and representation.

Contact Information

jasper.waugh@uky.edu

Fieldwork in West Virginia

Education

BA in Anthropology and History, University of Virginia, 2010
MA in Anthropology, University of Kentucky, 2016
 

Research Interests

Anthropology of craft
Material culture
Appalachia
Global Mountain Regions
Anthropology of Work

Affiliations

Anthropology
Appalachian Center
Asian Cultural History Program, Smithsonian Institution

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Courses

ANT 225 - Culture, Environment, and Global Issues

APP 200 - Introduction to Appalachian Studies

ANT 160 - Cultural Diversity in the Modern World

Awards

2017 Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant.

2017 Provost’s Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Kentucky

2017 Lambda Alpha Graduate Research Grant Award.

2014, 2016 , 2017 University of Kentucky Appalachian Center James S. Brown Graduate Student Award.

2016 Certificate for Outstanding Teaching, College of Art & Sciences, University of Kentucky

2016 William Y. Adams Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student, Department of Anthropology, University of Kentucky

2015 University of Kentucky Department of Anthropology Susan Abbott-Jamieson Pre-Dissertation Research Grant. $800.00

Selected Publications

Selected Publications:

Forthcoming Resonating with the Trees: Tracking Musical Instrument Tonewood Between Appalachian and Carpathian Forest Environments in Global Mountain Regions: A Dialogue

Toward the Future. Ann Kingsolver and Sasikumar Baladundarum, eds.

2017 Review of Guitar Makers: The Endurance of Artisanal Values in North America, by Kathryn Dudley, The Anthropology of Work Review.

2014 Undiscovered Art from the Korean War: Explorations in the Collection of Chester and Wanda Chang. Washington, D.C.: Asian Cultural History Program, Smithsonian Institution.

2013 Turkmenistan: Arts from the Land of Magtymguly. Washington, D.C.: Asian Cultural History Program, Smithsonian Institution.