Elise Anderson:
CLASS OF 2002
Tishomingo High SchoolClass of 2002
Tishomingo, OK
Oklahoma Baptist UniversityClass of 2006
Shawnee, OK
Tishomingo Middle SchoolClass of 1998
Tishomingo, OK
Tishomingo Elementary SchoolClass of 1994
Tishomingo, OK
Elise's Story
I graduated from OBU with a degree in voice (and anthropology minor) in 2006. I received an M.A. and am currently pursuing a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology at Indiana University-Bloomington, where I've worked in a sound and video lab and been fortunate to spend several academic years and summers as a language and area studies fellow. Currently I am an AI for a 100-level course in world music. My research focuses on performance (theories of), constructivism, and symbolism, broadly speaking. I'm in the beginning stages of writing a proposal for dissertation research in northwest China and Central Asia. My interests in this region of the world have led me to study a number of languages: Turkic (not Turkish but...Expand for more
the broader language family from which Turkish is derived), Persian, and Mandarin. While language-learning is often exhausting, I find it immensely useful and rewarding. I hope to research, publish, and teach in a university setting someday.
My studies constitute most of my life, and I like it that way. Despite the stress associated with graduate studies leading toward a career in academia, I find it a real pleasure (and privilege) to make my living from studenthood. My interests beyond academia include beer and wine, farmer's markets, cooking and baking, entertaining, doing yoga, jogging (I'm training for a half marathon in spring 2010), and spending time with my boyfriend of two and a half years.
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