About Me
My name is Meredith Martin, and I am an independent folklorist and radio producer committed to working at the intersection of folklife and social justice, especially in the rural south.
I received my M.A. in Folk Studies from Western Kentucky University in 2008, and before graduate school, I worked as a oral historian, producer and host for Northwest Arkansas Public Radio. I am currently working with Kentucky Remembers!, a youth based human rights education project in partnership with the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, partnering with grassroots organizations in Arkansas, and producing radio segments about folklife and human rights in my home of central Arkansas.
This blog started out as part of an independent study focusing on human rights-based education and folklore and has grown to a discussion of human rights education, social justice issues and how they can and should intersect with public folklore and folklife practice. I hope this blog can encourage dialog between cultural workers, activists, public policy workers and academics. I welcome any comments, thoughts, posts, etc.
Email me at meredith.martin466 (at) wku.edu