Timothy J. Kloberdanz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Email: Timothy.Kloberdanz@ndsu.edu
Office: 404D Minard Hall
Phone: 701.231.8922
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, Anthropology & Folklore, 1986
- M.A., Colorado State University, Anthropology & History, 1974
- B.A., University of Colorado, Anthropology, 1971
Dr. Timothy J. Kloberdanz has been a member of the NDSU faculty since 1976. His research interests include expressive culture and folklore, anthropological theory and methods, world mythology, peoples of the Great Plains, peoples of Europe, Germans from Russia, and ethnicity and ethnic groups.
One of Dr. Kloberdanz's longtime research projects is a comparative study of wrought-iron crosses in parts of the Great Plains and in various parts of the world. His iron cross research has taken him to Germany, Austria, Russia, Mexico, and many parts of Canada and the United States. Presently, he is working with Prairie Public Television on a one-hour documentary that focuses on these "iron crosses of the prairie."
In 2000, Dr. Kloberdanz was named a "Notable North Dakotan" by The Bismarck Tribune. In 2001, he received the Governor's Award for the Arts (Arts in Education Category). This award recognizes individuals' and organizations' outstanding contributions to the state and its cultural heritage. He is on the board of the American Society of Germans from Russia and the North Dakota Humanities Council.
Dr. Kloberdanz teaches introductory anthropology, anthropological theory, folklore and culture, Indians of the Plains, and Germans from Russia. He also teaches continuing education courses for teachers during the summer. These include "Folklore in the Classroom" and "Folklore and the Environment." More information on these classes can be found at the Folk Art Institute web site. See the Germans from Russia site for more information on their contributions to our region's cultural heritage.
Courses
- Anthropology 111 Introduction to Anthropology
- Anthropology 208 Folklore and Culture
- Anthropology 458/658 Indians of the Plains
- Anthropology 461/661 Germans from Russia
- Anthropology 480/680 Development of Anthropological Theory
- Anthropology 491/690 Seminar: Culture Change
- Anthropology 491/690 Seminar: Cultural Dynamics
- Anthropology 491/690 Seminar: World Mythology
