William R. Ferris | Academic Influence

Why Is William R. Ferris Influential?

According to Wikipedia, William Reynolds Ferris is an American author and scholar and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. With Judy Peiser he co-founded the Center for Southern Folklore in Memphis, Tennessee; he was the founding director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, and is co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture.

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William R. Ferris's Published Works

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Published Papers

Local Color: A Sense of Place In Folk Art (1982) (9)
"My Idol Was Langston Hughes": The Poet, the Renaissance, and Their Enduring Influence (2010) (2)
Eudora Welty: "... standing under a shower of blessings" (2003) (0)
Moon Pies and Memories (2013) (0)
Harold Burson on interviewing Faulkner for the Memphis Commercial Appeal (2006) (0)

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What Schools Are Affiliated With William R. Ferris?

William R. Ferris is affiliated with the following schools:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Pennsylvania
Davidson College
Yale University
Northwestern University