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Faculty
members of the Sociology & Anthropology Department |
EDUCATION:
1. PHD in Anthropology , University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 1975.
2. M.A. in Anthropology , University
of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 1968.
3. B.A. in Psychology and Economics, Yankton College, South Dakota 1965.
RESEARCH
INTRESTS:
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Folklore and Popular Culture
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Culture and Mental Health
UNIVERSITY
TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE:
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1967-1969:
Instructor in Psychology (part time, two years), Hawaii community college.
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1971-1972: Instructor, Freshmen
Seminar Program( full time, two years ), Uyniversity of Hawaii
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1972-1975: Assistant Proffessor of
Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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1975-1976: Assistant Proffessor of
Psychology, Department of Psychology
and Education, Birzeit University, West Bank.
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1976-1981: Assistant Proffessor of
Anthropology and Chairman of Sociology and Anthropology Department Birzeit
University, Birzeit West Bank.
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1981-1983:
Associate Proffesor and Dean of Faculty of Arts, An-Najah National
University, Nablus, Palestine.
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1983-1985:
Acting President, An-Najah University, Nablus, Palestine.
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1985-1989: Director, Research and
Documentation Center, Birzeit University.
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1989-1996: Associate Professor,
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Birzeit University, West Bank.
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1996 - Present: Full Professor,
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Birzeit University.
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1989 |
(Co-author)
Speak Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian Arab Folktales Universityof
California Press, Berkeley, Ca.
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1992a
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Ed-Dar Dar
Abuna( This is our Father’s Home): Collective Papers in Palestinian
Folklore. The Jerusalem Center for Palestinian Studies, Jerusalem (in
Arabic)
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1992b
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Es-Shatat
Alfilistini (Palestine Diasporal: Collected Papers on the 1948 Eviction
of the Palestiniane People. The Jerusalem Center for Palestinian
Studies, Jerusalem (in Arabic)
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1994a
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(Editor)
Folk Heritage of Palestine, Research Center for Arab Heritage, Taybeh,
Israel.
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1994b
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(
Co-Editor) Discourse and Palestine: Power, Text and Context, Het
Spinhuis Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlads.
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B: ARTICLES
1986
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“What is
Folklore ? “Society and Heritage, Number 1,8, Al-Bireh , West Bank(in
Arabic)
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1987
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“The
Distinguishing Characteristics of Folklore Material, “Samed el-Iqtisadi,
number67 and 68 (in Arabic)
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1988a
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“1948:
Emigeration or Eviction, “Mawakib, number 7 and 8, Nazareth, Israel(in
Arabic)
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1988b
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“The
Status of the Scientific Research and Research Institutions in the
Occupied Territories “ Al-Aswar number 1, Acre, Israel( in Arabic)
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1989
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“
Proverbs as Indicators of Social Dimensions, Society and Heritage,
number 20,Al-Bireh, West Bank(in Arabic)
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1990a
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“The
Role of Zionist Ideology in the Eviction of the Palestinian in 1948 “
Qadaya Magazine, Jerusalem (in Arabic)
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1990b
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“Humor
of the Palestinian Intifada, Journal of Folklore Research, Vol, 27,
number 3, Folklore Instiute, Indian University.
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1991a
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“Jokes
and Humorous Tales From the Intifada, “ Qadaya Magazine, number6,
Jerusalem(in Arabic).
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1991b
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“Patterns
in the Evictions of the Palestinians in 1948, Qadaya Magazine,number8,
Jerusalem(in Arabic)
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1993a
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“The
Role of Folklore in the Preservation of Palestinian National Identity.
“Kanaan Magazine, number21 and22, Research Center for Arab Heritage,
Tayibeh, Israel (in Arabic)
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1993b
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“The
Eviction of the Palestinian People in 1948: A rview Article, Afaq
Filistiniyya, Magazine, number7, Birzeit University, Birzeit, West
Bank(in Arabic)
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1995a
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“Palestinian
Humor During the Gulf War, Journal of Folklore Research, vol.32number1,
Folklore Institute, Inndian University.
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1995b
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“The
Role of Women in Intifada Legend, “Contemporary Legend, vol.3,
International Society for Contemporary Legend Research.
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1995c
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“The Arabic Ear Versus the American Eye: The Role of Different Senses in Different Culture, “ Society and Heritage, number 26, The Center for Palestinian Folklore Research, Al-Bireh, West Bank. |
CURRENT RESEARCH:
· Palestinian Political Humor Massacres in 1948, Folktales of Jerusalem