Judy Peiser
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Judy Peiser is co-founder and current executive director of the Center for Southern Folklore
in Memphis, Tennessee
. She graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois
and a master's degree from the University of Memphis
http://www.southernfolklore.com/judy.htm.
Peiser founded the Center for Southern Folklore in 1972 along with William Ferris
.
Peiser has produced numerous documentary films including Fannie Bell Chapman: Gospel Singer, Gravel Springs Fife and Drum, and Ray Lum: Mule Trader. http://www.folkstreams.net/filmmaker,67
She is currently a member of the board of directors of the North American Folk Alliance. http://www.folkalliance.org/about_us/index.php.
Peiser is a frequent lecturer at preservation and folk gatherings throughout the world. She was recognized by Esquire Magazine for changing America and by Southern Living
for having made a difference in the changing South.
Center for Southern Folklore
The Center for Southern Folklore is an American non-profit cultural organization based in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1972 by William Ferris and Judy Peiser, its mission is "to preserve, defend, protect and promote the music, culture, arts, and rhythms of the South."The Center produces...
in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. She graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
and a master's degree from the University of Memphis
University of Memphis
The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
http://www.southernfolklore.com/judy.htm.
Peiser founded the Center for Southern Folklore in 1972 along with William Ferris
William Ferris
William Ferris may refer to:*William H. Ferris , African American journalist and author*William R. Ferris , folklorist and scholar of the U.S. South, former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities...
.
Peiser has produced numerous documentary films including Fannie Bell Chapman: Gospel Singer, Gravel Springs Fife and Drum, and Ray Lum: Mule Trader. http://www.folkstreams.net/filmmaker,67
She is currently a member of the board of directors of the North American Folk Alliance. http://www.folkalliance.org/about_us/index.php.
Peiser is a frequent lecturer at preservation and folk gatherings throughout the world. She was recognized by Esquire Magazine for changing America and by Southern Living
Southern Living
Southern Living is a widely read lifestyle magazine aimed at readers in the Southern United States featuring recipes, house plans, and information about Southern culture and travel...
for having made a difference in the changing South.