Bronner, Simon

Simon Bronner, Ph.D., specializes in the study of the human emotions, perceptions, and motivations that underlie the creation of Folklore. A graduate of the Folklore Institute of Indiana University, Bronner is author of The Carver s Art: Crafting Meaning from Wood (University Press of Kentucky, 1996), a study of the psychological meaning of woodcarving within the lives of four elder woodcarvers in rural Indiana. In 2011 Bronner was named editor of the leading reference work on American Folklore, the Encyclopedia of American Studies.