Identifier
NFAI.E.00001381

Preferred Name
Rory Turner

Biography/History
Rory Turner teaches in the department of Sociology/Anthropology at Goucher College. He received his doctorate in Folklore from Indiana University in 1998. Dr. Turner was the Program Director for Folk and Traditional Arts and Program Initiative Specialist at the Maryland State Arts Council, and co-founded and directed the Maryland Traditions program from 2000-2007. Under Turner’s co-direction, Maryland Traditions developed a robust infrastructure for the study and support of traditional arts and culture in Maryland including grant programs (Apprenticeship Awards and Project Grants), partnerships, research, and award winning products such as the Bridge to Boardwalk (2004) audio journey of Maryland's Eastern Shore. Dr. Turner also founded and launched Goucher College's Master of the Arts in Cultural Sustainability Program and is a former president of the Middle Atlantic Folklife Association. Publications include articles, reviews and creative writing in such journals as Folklore Forum, African Arts, Anthropology and Humanism, and TDR (The Drama Review).