A Special Lecture in Honor of Norine Dresser
Sun, Jan 04
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James Dow will give a special lecture in honor of the late Norine Dresser titled, "German Folklore During the Time of National Socialism with some thoughts on Today's 'Alternate Facts'"
Time & Location
Jan 04, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST
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About the Event
"German Folklore During the Time of National Socialism with some thoughts on Today's 'Alternate Facts'"
A Special Lecture in Honor of Norine Dresser, delivered by her good friend Professor James R. Dow.
Noted folklorist and long-standing supporter of WSFS, Norine Dresser has published numerous books and articles, as well as authoring the 8-year award-winning Los Angeles Times column, “Multicultural Manners.” She is best known for her work on vampires, and her scholarly collection of research related to immigration, illness, and death is now housed in the Fife Folklore archives at Utah State University. She taught at California State University, Los Angeles, for over twenty years.
James R. Dow is Professor Emeritus Iowa State and a Fellow of the American Folklore Society. He will pre-record his talk from a Beisl, in Vienna, where, as he notes, "all important discussions take place, over food and wine."
This is a Western States Folklore Society event with additional sponsorship from the Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy at MSU Denver.
The event will take place on January 4th (Sunday) beginning at 12 Mountain Time via Zoom.
Please register here to attend
Read more about Dresser and her work here: https://norinedresser.org/
