History & Anthropology
Dr. Amber R. Clifford-Napoleone
Instructor in Anthropology and Curator of the Nance Collections
Wood 136B
(660)-543-4877
clifford@ucmo.edu
IM drclifford@live.com
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Vita
Bachelor of Arts- History (Central MO State University) 1997
Master of Arts in Museum Science (Texas Tech University) 2000
Master of Arts in History (Central MO State University) 2001
Doctor of Philosophy- American Studies (University of Kansas) 2007
Dissertation: Queering the Inferno: Space, Identity, and Kansas City's Jazz Scene
Textile consultant on the State of Missouri list of Conservators
Certified QualityMatters Peer Reviewer
Peer Reviewer in Collections Management for AAM's Museum Assessment Program
2008 Faculty Fellow, Center for Advancement of Contemplative Education, Naropa University
2011 NEH Summer Institute Fellow, "Ethnomusicology and Global Culture"
UCM's Phi Kappa Phi Secretary (2011) Board Member and National 2006 Unsung Heroine Award Winner
Advisor, UCM Anthropology Club
McNair Central Achievers Program Mentor and Advisor
Winner of the Non-Tenure Track Excellence in Teaching Award
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences- 2010
Specialties
*Cultural Studies and American Studies, with a focus on gender in American music scenes
*Women, Gender and Sexuality cross-culturally
*Museum Anthropology, material culture studies, ethnography and textiles
*Contemplative pedagogy
Current Research
Crossing the Disciplinary Line: Anthropology, American Studies, and the Study of "Jazz"
By Amber R. Clifford-Napoleone, University of Central Missouri
Presented at the annual meeting of American Studies Association, Albuquerque, NM, October 2008, and the Central States Anthropological Society Annual Conference, Champaign-Urbana, IL, April 2009.
Selected Presentations 2008-2009
Paper, “The Leather Sisterhood: Heavy Metal, Masculinity, and Lesbian Fandom,” presented at First International Conference on Gender and Heavy Metal, University for Music, Cologne, Germany, October 2009.
Chair and Panelist, “Exploring Sub-Cultures,” Central States Anthropological Society Annual Meeting, April 3-5, 2009. Paper “Opening the Disciplinary Gates: Anthropology, American Studies, and the Study of “Jazz.”
Panelist, “Opening the Disciplinary Gates: Anthropology and American Studies,” American Studies Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 2008.
Selected Publications
Articles "Esther Newton" and "Class" in LGBTQ America Today: An Encyclopedia (Greenwood Press, 2009).
“Prostitution and Reform in Kansas City, 1880-1930” in The Other Missouri History (University of Missouri Press, 2005).
“Review: Out In Theory” in Archives of Sexual Behavior (Fall 2007).
“Review: The Motorcycle Diaries,” in Journal of Motorcycle Studies online.
Courses Taught
ANTH 1820: Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 3801: Applied Anthropology
ANTH 3850: Peoples of the World
ANTH 4815: Special Projects in Anthropology
ANTH 4820: Sexual Dynamics and Culture
ANTH 4860: Museum Studies
ANTH 4870: Comparative Cultures
ART 1800: Ideas and the Visual Arts
Professional Organizations
American Anthropological Association
Central States Anthropology Society
Society for Gay and Lesbian Anthropologists
Association for Feminist Anthropology
American Studies Association
Mid-America American Studies Association
American Association of Museums
Association for the Contemplative Mind in Higher Education
Favorite Anthropologist
Esther Newton- no Esther means no Judith Butler, no GLBTQ history, no women in American ethnography
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