Raleigh, Wake County, NC
Skills: Audio Production, Interviews, Photography, Research, Sound Recording, Teaching, Writing
Professional Statement / Description of Work
Phillip MacDonald is a folklorist, photographer, and writer born, raised, and living in North Carolina. Phillip’s research interests include Southern history, African American history, and Cultural Tourism. His scholarship examines the intersectionality of identity, culture, and landscapes with an emphasis on the "lived experience” of people. Whether it be through prose, photography, or a combination of the two, Phillip constructs unique and candid stories for and about folks.Education / Experience
Folklore Consultant NC Jukebox - The Frank Clyde Brown Collection Duke University M.A. Folklore University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Thesis: "Birthplace of the Blues: Dockery Farms, The Mythic South, and the Erasure of the African American Lived Experience in Mississippi Blues Tourism." B.A. History North Carolina State University Honors Thesis: " Yonder Stand Ten Thousand: African American Bluesmen, Mobility, Masculinity and the Question of Violence in Mississippi."Awards / Shows / Fairs / Collections
The D.K. Wilgus Fellowship in Comparative Ballad and Folksong Study University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate Teaching Assistantship Department of American Studies University of North Carolina at Chapel HillGallery by Phillip MacDonald
