John Michael Vlach

1.5k total citations
48 papers, 639 citations indexed

About

John Michael Vlach is a scholar working on Anthropology, Literature and Literary Theory and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John Michael Vlach has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 639 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Anthropology, 9 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in John Michael Vlach's work include Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (8 papers), Colonialism, slavery, and trade (7 papers) and Architecture, Design, and Social History (6 papers). John Michael Vlach is often cited by papers focused on Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (8 papers), Colonialism, slavery, and trade (7 papers) and Architecture, Design, and Social History (6 papers). John Michael Vlach collaborates with scholars based in United States. John Michael Vlach's co-authors include Joseph E. Holloway, Wyatt MacGaffey, Thomas J. Schlereth, Richard Price, Henry Glassie, Dell Upton, Roger D. Abrahams, Michael Owen Jones, William L. Van Deburg and Trinh T. Minh‐ha and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Journal of American History and Geographical Review.

In The Last Decade

John Michael Vlach

38 papers receiving 375 citations

Peers

John Michael Vlach
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  • Anthropology 238
  • Sociology and Political Science 161
  • Cultural Studies 71
  • Paleontology 68
  • Literature and Literary Theory 63
Henry Glassie United States
Brian Durrans United Kingdom
Simon Ottenberg United States
Richard M. Dorson United States
Theda Perdue United States
Eric Gable United States
Susanne Küchler United Kingdom
M. J. Sallnow United Kingdom
Philip J. Deloria United States
Simon J. Bronner United States
Henry Glassie United States View profile →
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Title Journal Authors Indexed citations
1 Cultural Transmission and Material Culture: Breaking Down Boundaries Journal of Folklore Research Reviews John Michael Vlach 6
2 George Washington's Mount Vernon: At Home in Revolutionary America The American Historical Review John Michael Vlach et al. 1
3 The New History in an Old Museum: Creating the Past at Colonial Williamsburg Ethnohistory John Michael Vlach, Richard Handler et al. 3
4 Fred B. Kniffen's Milestones in American Folklife Study Journal of American Folklore John Michael Vlach 0
5 "Snug Li'l House with Flue and Oven": Nineteenth-Century Reforms in Plantation Slave Housing John Michael Vlach 4
6 Back of the Big House: The Architecture of Plantation Slavery. The American Historical Review William L. Van Deburg, John Michael Vlach 12
7 By the Work of Their Hands: Studies in Afro-American Folklife Journal of American Folklore John Michael Vlach et al. 10
8 Singing the Master: The Emergence of African American Culture in the Plantation South. Journal of American History John Michael Vlach, Roger D. Abrahams 14
9 Africanisms in American Culture Journal of American Folklore John Michael Vlach, Joseph E. Holloway 155
10 Plain Painters, Making Sense of American Folk Art Journal of American Folklore John Michael Vlach et al. 2
11 Folk Painting-An Oxymoron or a Threat to Folk Orthodoxy? American Quarterly John Michael Vlach et al. 0
12 Folk Art and Art Worlds Journal of American Folklore Kristin G. Congdon, John Michael Vlach et al. 9
13 First-Time: The Historical Vision of an Afro-American People Anthropological Quarterly John Michael Vlach, Richard Price 35
14 African Spaces: Designs for Living in Upper Volta African Arts John Michael Vlach, Trinh T. Minh‐ha et al. 15
15 Alley Life in Washington: Family, Community, Religion, and Folklife in the City, 1850-1970 Journal of American Folklore John Michael Vlach, James Borchert 1
16 Quaker Tradition and the Paintings of Edward Hicks: A Strategy for the Study of Folk Art Journal of American Folklore John Michael Vlach 1
17 Afro-American Folk Crafts in Nineteenth Century Texas Western Folklore John Michael Vlach 0
18 Folk Housing in Middle Virginia: A Structural Analysis of Historic Artifacts Western Folklore John Michael Vlach, Henry Glassie 35
19 Affecting Architecture of the Yoruba African Arts John Michael Vlach 10
20 Toward a Folklife Approach to American Dialects American Speech John Michael Vlach et al. 2

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