By Eleanor Hasken (Indiana University) — 

In this interview with Robert Dobler, a lecturer at Indiana University in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusciology, Robby and I discuss what brought him to folkloristics and, more importantly, what kept him in the discipline. Robby offers advice to up-and-coming folklorists, who are interested in going into academia post-grad. Robby also broaches conversations where people question his choice of discipline and the utility of the study of folklore, particularly how he responds to people who question his decision. To close, Robby offers tips to aspiring professionals.

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