Robert Myers
Biographic Data
| ID | 1505993 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Myers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Myers |
| SIGNATURE | MYERS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Alfred University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9575-4889 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1946 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Words, Like Viruses, Spill Over. Consider “Porn”
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Anthropology Now in October 2023, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/19428200.2023.2230089
The Theatre of Sa'dallah Wannous
The Theatre of Sa'dallah Wannous is the first book in English to provide a clear sense of the significance and complexity of Wannous' life and work. It is unique in bringing cross-disciplinary scholarship on Wannous together and aligning it with cultural practice and memory by including contributions from leading academics as well as renowned cultural figures from the Arab world. This volume should be of interest to literary and theatre studies s…
Modern and Contemporary Political Theater from the Levant
In Modern and Contemporary Political Theater from the Levant, A Critical Anthology, Robert Myers and Nada Saab provide a sense of the variety and complexity of political theater produced in and around the Levant from the 1960s to the present within a context of wider discussions about political theater and the histories and forms of performance from the Islamic and Arab worlds. Five major playwrights are studied, ʿIsam Mahfuz, from Lebanon; Muham…
That Most Dangerous, Sacred American Space, the Bathroom
Spoiler alert: In Hitchcock's masterpiece Psycho, Janet Leigh was not savagely murdered in the living room, but we'll get to that.Culture wars can erupt anywhere, including in the bathroom. These s
Trigger Happy with Gunspeak
Film and Video
Film reviewed in this issue.Gringo Trails
The Familiar Strange and the Strange Familiar in Anthropology and Beyond
Painting the Theater of the East
Although theater is not the first association one is likely to make at the mention of Orientalism, Edward Said's 1978 landmark study of Arab/Muslim culture as seen and defined by Western eyes, the
Wolves from the Sea
The Extinct "Grass Eaters" of Benton County
Kim Allen Scott, Robert Myers, The Extinct "Grass Eaters" of Benton County: A Reconstructed History of the Harmonial Vegetarian Society, The Arkansas Historical Quarterly, Vol. 50, No. 2 (Summer, 1991), pp. 140-157
God Shall Be All in All’
The Courtship of Mary Jones
A Richmond Reader
Through documentary and literary selections, this anthology tells the story of Richmond's 250 years. The selections reveal the richness of Richmond's historical and cultural traditions, including eyewitness accounts of many of Richmond's major historical events as well as profiles of individuals who have been active in the city's life. Other selections describe dat-to-day lives of Richmonders since 1750. Each piece is introduced by the editors to…
An Uneasy Alliance
This article explores the role relationship of olergy and funeral directors from the perspective of the funeral director. Much of the conflict can be explained from a socio-historical perspective as the status of the funeral director has been enhanced and that of the clergy has become more tenuous. Funeral directors are moving boldly into the area of itgrief counseling" which previously was the almost exclusive domain of the clergy. For their par…
El Fortalecimiento De La Capacidad Investigativa en Educación en Colombia
El propósito general del presente trabajo puede resumirse de la siguiente manera: comprender mejor el proceso de crecimiento y consolidación de la capacidad nacional para realizar investigación sobre educación en Colombia y analizar los factores que influyen en ese crecimiento y consolidación. Empezaremos por una descripción del contexto histórico y social de la investigación educativa en Colombia en términos de las siguientes categorías: el clim…
Clergy and Funeral Directors
A Georgian at Princeton
A Georgian at Princeton
Journal Article A Georgian at Princeton. By Robert Manson Myers. (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976. 365 pp. $12.95.) Get access Arthur S. Link Arthur S. Link Princeton University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 64, Issue 1, June 1977, Pages 153–154, https://doi.org/10.2307/1888319 Published: 01 June 1977
Lessons from America
The Children of Pride
Children of Pride and Patriarchy
The Children of Pride
The Children of Pride
The Chinese Peasant Economy
Journal Article Myers (R. H.). The Chinese Peasant Economy Get access The Chinese Peasant Economy: Agricultural Development in Hopei and Shantung, 1890-1949. By R. H. Myers. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: Oxford University Press, 1970. Pp. xix + 394. £5.75.) Daniel Thorner Daniel Thorner École Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Sorbonne, Paris Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Econ…
The 1968 outbreak of dengue in Vellore, Southern India
The 1968 outbreak of dengue in Vellore, Southern India. R M Myers, M J Varkey, R Reuben, E S Jesudass, and B BenjaminCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.61.7.1379 Published Online: August 29, 2011
The Familiar Strange and the Strange Familiar in Anthropology and Beyond
Wolves from the Sea
That Most Dangerous, Sacred American Space, the Bathroom
Spoiler alert: In Hitchcock's masterpiece Psycho, Janet Leigh was not savagely murdered in the living room, but we'll get to that.Culture wars can erupt anywhere, including in the bathroom. These s
Clergy and Funeral Directors
Fifty Sermons on Handel's Messiah
When William Cowper introduced these verses into The Task in 1785 the gigantic Handel Commemoration of the preceding year still rang fresh in the ears of thousands of Englishmen. In 1783 several musical amateurs had proposed to commemorate the centenary of Handel's birth and the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death by a series of stupendous Handel performances on a hitherto unprecedented scale, and the first great Handel Festival had accordingly…
Handel's Messiah
The 1968 outbreak of dengue in Vellore, Southern India
The 1968 outbreak of dengue in Vellore, Southern India. R M Myers, M J Varkey, R Reuben, E S Jesudass, and B BenjaminCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.61.7.1379 Published Online: August 29, 2011
The Children of Pride
The Children of Pride
The Chinese Peasant Economy
Journal Article Myers (R. H.). The Chinese Peasant Economy Get access The Chinese Peasant Economy: Agricultural Development in Hopei and Shantung, 1890-1949. By R. H. Myers. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: Oxford University Press, 1970. Pp. xix + 394. £5.75.) Daniel Thorner Daniel Thorner École Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Sorbonne, Paris Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Econ…
The Children of Pride
Children of Pride and Patriarchy
Lessons from America
A Georgian at Princeton
A Georgian at Princeton
Journal Article A Georgian at Princeton. By Robert Manson Myers. (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976. 365 pp. $12.95.) Get access Arthur S. Link Arthur S. Link Princeton University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 64, Issue 1, June 1977, Pages 153–154, https://doi.org/10.2307/1888319 Published: 01 June 1977
Clergy and Funeral Directors
An Uneasy Alliance
This article explores the role relationship of olergy and funeral directors from the perspective of the funeral director. Much of the conflict can be explained from a socio-historical perspective as the status of the funeral director has been enhanced and that of the clergy has become more tenuous. Funeral directors are moving boldly into the area of itgrief counseling" which previously was the almost exclusive domain of the clergy. For their par…
El Fortalecimiento De La Capacidad Investigativa en Educación en Colombia
El propósito general del presente trabajo puede resumirse de la siguiente manera: comprender mejor el proceso de crecimiento y consolidación de la capacidad nacional para realizar investigación sobre educación en Colombia y analizar los factores que influyen en ese crecimiento y consolidación. Empezaremos por una descripción del contexto histórico y social de la investigación educativa en Colombia en términos de las siguientes categorías: el clim…
A Richmond Reader
Through documentary and literary selections, this anthology tells the story of Richmond's 250 years. The selections reveal the richness of Richmond's historical and cultural traditions, including eyewitness accounts of many of Richmond's major historical events as well as profiles of individuals who have been active in the city's life. Other selections describe dat-to-day lives of Richmonders since 1750. Each piece is introduced by the editors to…
The Courtship of Mary Jones
God Shall Be All in All’
The Extinct "Grass Eaters" of Benton County
Kim Allen Scott, Robert Myers, The Extinct "Grass Eaters" of Benton County: A Reconstructed History of the Harmonial Vegetarian Society, The Arkansas Historical Quarterly, Vol. 50, No. 2 (Summer, 1991), pp. 140-157
Wolves from the Sea
Painting the Theater of the East
Although theater is not the first association one is likely to make at the mention of Orientalism, Edward Said's 1978 landmark study of Arab/Muslim culture as seen and defined by Western eyes, the
The Familiar Strange and the Strange Familiar in Anthropology and Beyond
Film and Video
Film reviewed in this issue.Gringo Trails
Trigger Happy with Gunspeak
That Most Dangerous, Sacred American Space, the Bathroom
Spoiler alert: In Hitchcock's masterpiece Psycho, Janet Leigh was not savagely murdered in the living room, but we'll get to that.Culture wars can erupt anywhere, including in the bathroom. These s
Modern and Contemporary Political Theater from the Levant
In Modern and Contemporary Political Theater from the Levant, A Critical Anthology, Robert Myers and Nada Saab provide a sense of the variety and complexity of political theater produced in and around the Levant from the 1960s to the present within a context of wider discussions about political theater and the histories and forms of performance from the Islamic and Arab worlds. Five major playwrights are studied, ʿIsam Mahfuz, from Lebanon; Muham…
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