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Carl Rahkonen
received his Ph.D. degree in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
from Indiana University, Bloomington, and is a Music
Librarian and Professor at Indiana University of
Pennsylvania.
He is a member of the Library Faculty and is responsible for reference, collection development
and cataloging for the
Orendorff Music Library at
Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He serves as bibliographer for
the Music and Art
Departments. He teaches courses in
Music
Bibliography,
Information Literacy in World Music, and
Ethnic Music and Culture. Additional professional interests include
Copyright issues in the digital age. He is active in the Music
Library Association, and its
Atlantic
Chapter, as well as the Society
for Ethnomusicology, and its Niagara
and Mid-Atlantic
Chapters, and the
Allegheny Chapter of the AMS. |
His research interests include Finnish, Scandinavian, Baltic, Russian and Celtic folk music;
folk instruments, especially the Finnish kantele; polka bands and
fiddling, especially in Western Pennsylvania; and the history of
ethnomusicology, especially its women
pioneers. For a
more detailed description of his academic activities, see his professional vitae.
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