Folklore & Medicine:
Vernacular Authority and Tellability in
Public Health Discourse
A conversation with Kristiana Willsey
Lunch and Learn
Wednesday September 15th, 2021 at 12:00pm-1:00pm
Kristiana Willsey has a PhD in Folklore from Indiana University and teaches in the Anthropology department at the University of Southern California. Previously, she was a visiting scholar at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Publications:
Falling Out of Performance: Pragmatic Breakdown in Veterans’ Storytelling
Fake Vets’ and Viral Lies: Personal Narrative in a Post-Truth Era
At War With Stories: A Vernacular Critique of the Narrative Boom from American Military Veterans
This event will require masks indoors and outdoors for all attendees, vaccinated or unvaccinated. Masks should be worn at all times when individuals are not actively consuming food or beverage. Unvaccinated individuals must maintain a 6’ physical distance from those outside of their household while consuming food or beverage. Anyone refusing to comply with mask requirements is subject to removal from the event. Please note that protocols are subject to change.