Ohio State University. Mershon Center for International Security Studies
Abstract
Streaming audio requires RealPlayer.The University Archives has determined that this item is of continuing value to OSU's history.Margaret Mills (Ph.D., Harvard), Professor of Near Eastern
Languages and Cultures, recently returned from a research trip
to Afghanistan. In her talk, she will describe her experiences
there during the month of August and compare them to her
previous trips: she has been studying that country since 1974
and witnessed its many historical and cultural changes.
Mills came to OSU in 1998 from the University of Pennsylvania,
where she was Chair of the Department of Folkore and Folklife.
She is widely regarded as a leading specialist in the popular
culture of the Persian and Farsi-speaking world. Her book,
Rhetorics and Politics in Afghan Traditional Storytelling, won the
1993 Chicago Folklore Prize for best academic work in
folklore.She is the author or co-editor of four additional books,
with two others in preparation, as well as numerous other
publications.Ohio State University. Mershon Center for International Security StudiesEvent webpage, streaming audi
