Joan Erdman
Joan Erdman, PhD, is Professor of Anthropology and Cultural
Studies at Columbia College Chicago.
Dr. Erdman earned her BA in Social Relations from Radcliffe
College, Harvard University, and her MA and PhD in Anthropology from the
University of Chicago.
Dr. Erdman is an anthropologist and writer who teaches
courses that consider India’s cultural policies, artists in particular
societies, ethnographic research methods, eastern humanities, and the patronage
of the arts in various cultures. Her books include Stages: The Art and Adventures of Zohra Segal (who is one of
India's most famed actors); Arts
Patronage in India: Methods, Motives and Markets, for which she was the
editor and a contributor; and Patrons and
Performers in Rajasthan: The Suble Tradition.
Her recent articles focus on dancer and choreographer Uday Shankar, and new
dance in India, including Dance
Discourses: Rethinking the History of the 'Oriental Dance'. She is working
on a book length manuscript on Uday Shankar and his art as a dancer and
choreographer.
Contact Dr. Erdman:
Mail:
Dr. Joan Erdman
Columbia College Chicago
Department of HHSS
600 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL
60605
Phone:
312.369.7530
Email:
jerdman@colum.edu
