INGRID BIANCA BYERLY Ph.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
MAY 1996: Ph.D. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY.
Department of Cultural Anthropology, Duke.
Field of Dissertation Specialization: Ethnomusicology
Dissertation Title: "THE MUSIC INDABA:Music as Mirror, Mediator and Prophet In the South African Transition from Apartheid to Democracy."
MAY 1994: M.A. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY.
Department of Cultural Anthropology, Duke.
Field of Thesis Specialization: Sociolinguistics
Thesis Title: "POLYPHONIC VOICES IN A COMPLEX SOCIETY: Reviewing History and Identity in South Africa".
Course Credits:
Theories of Cultural Anthropology
History of Anthropology
Anthropology as Applied Profession Ethnography of Communication Sociocultural Anthropology Comparative Methods Language and Society Cognitive Anthropology Cognitive Psychology African Studies: The Idea of Africa History of Apartheid in South Africa Future Democracy in South Africa
Teaching International Students and English As A Foreign Language International House, London.
Major Areas:
Principles of Language
Teaching and Learning Techniques for Development of
Competence in Communication
Monolingual and Multilingual Classes
Educational Techniques for Intercultural Classes
Language Analysis
Phonetic Systems
DEC 1982: B.A. HONOURS (LITERATURE) University Of South Africa,
Pretoria, South Africa.
Major Thesis: Social and Revolutionary Writings
of the Romantic Era in Britain
Coursework: Middle English Translation and Literary Appreciation
Shakespeare and his Age: The Complete Plays
Twentieth Century Literature Twentieth Century Literary Theory
Majors: Psychopedagogics
Sociopedagogics
Orthopedagogics
Didactical Pedagogics
Course Credits: Fundamental Education History of Pedagogics
Institutional Organisation&Admin.
Guidance Counseling
DEC 1979: B.A. Degree University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Majors: English Literature Afrikaans and Nederlands.
Course Credits: Philosophy of Religions
Classical Life and Thought
History and Appreciation of Music
SPECIALIZED FIELD TRAINING:
MARCH 1995: FCC (Federal Communications Commission) CERTIFICATION:
RADIO PRESENTATION IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Training, written and audio audition: FCC.
WXDU 88.7FM Radio Station, Durham, North Carolina
1989: Zulu Language Course.
University of Witwatersrand Adult Education Program
1987-1987: Educators Instructional Training:
Courses to teach the Educational Theories and Strategies for Basic Instructors' Course and the Advanced Instructors' Courses: Education and Training Division: Standard Bank of South Africa, Johannesburg
1986-1987: Video Production Training: Scriptwriting, Camera and Editing
Education and Training Division, South Africa.
Head of Video Production: Wim Spronk
HONORS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
July 2004: Invited to deliver Keynote Address at International Conference
on ‘Composing Apartheid,’
Grahamstown Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa.
May 2002- Named ‘Most Influential Professor’ by students of Duke University.
Honored by President Nan Keohane at Seniors Graduation Reception, Duke University.
2001-2002:DUKE BIDDLE-SEMANS FELLOWSHIP (with DOLLY RATHEBE)
For the Project ‘So Long Dolly: The Biography of Dolly Rathebe’: to record (on audio and video) the life history of a Township Jazz legend.
2000-2001: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES:
Fellowship to write ethnomusicology manuscript entitled "Things Come Together: Musical Codes, Characters and Collaborations in Apartheid South Africa".
1999-2000WENNER-GREN ARCHIVAL FELLOWSHIP-
For the project ‘The Life and Works of Ernestine Friedl"
To record the life and works of the senior anthropologist
through video and audio interviews.
1997-1998: WENNER-GREN RICHARD CARLEY HUNT AWARD
(American Anthropological Association):
For post-doctoral fieldwork, research and writing on dissertation project "Mirror, mediator and Prophet: The Music Indaba of Late-Apartheid South Africa". Journal article appeared in Ethnomusicology, 1998.
Nov. 1996: CHARLES SEEGER PRIZE: Awarded for "Most Distinguished Paper presented by a Doctoral Candidate" in 1995. Annual conference of the Society for Ethnomusicology, Los Angeles, California.
Award Ceremony in Toronto, Canada in November 1996.
July 1995: HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL "DOCTORAL PRESTIGE SCHOLARSHIP" (South Africa)
For final dissertation write-up. R40 500 (equiv. $12 000)
1991-94: ERNEST OPPENHEIMER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP renewals:
Awards of R10,000 renewed annually from grade transcripts and faculty recommendations.
DUKE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP:
Award amount:: $18,000 per annum
July 94 SIGMA Xi AWARD:
For fieldwork expenses in South Africa towards doctoral dissertation.
June 1994 ALEANE WEBB AWARD: For equipment and materials
during fieldwork visit to South Africa.
June 1994 DUKE GRADUATE SCHOOL TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP:
For South African fieldwork.
June 93 CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AWARD:
For summer research in South Africa.
1990-91 ERNEST OPPENHEIMER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:
Towards Master's Degree at Duke.
1990: FULBRIGHT AWARD: for graduate studies in USA:
(Declined in order to attend Duke specifically).
June 89 NATIONAL PANASONIC VIDEO PRODUCTION AWARD: Individual Winner. Awarded in London, England for production, script, camera and editing. Educational Documentary "When Nations Meet":
A video on Global Intercultural Communication.
SACEE BURSARY (South African Council of English Education):Awarded for the purpose of a BA Honours Degree in English Literature.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Teaching and Research
2007-Present: Founder and Director. ‘Art of College Seminars’.(http://www.artofcollege.com)
2001-Present: Visiting Assistant Professor and Independent Research Scholar.
Joint Appointments for invited courses between the Department of Cultural Anthropology,
the Pre-Major Advising Center and the Graduate School, Duke University.
2000-2001: Visiting Research Scholar: Dept. of Cultural Anthropology, Duke. ACLS Fellowship Scholar (American Council of Learned Societies)
Spring 1999: Visiting Assistant Professor: Department of Cultural Anthropology,
Duke University
Fall 1998: Visiting Assistant Professor: Department of Music, UNC Chapel Hill
Fall 1997: Visiting Assistant Professor: Dept. of Cultural Anthropology, Duke..
1997-1999- Affiliated Research Scholar: Department of Music, Duke University
Summer 95: Summer Session Lecturer: Department of Cultural Anthropology, Duke.
Summer 95: Presentation of radio series entitled "The Music Indaba"
Program Featuring the history and development of South African music. WXDU Durham. (FM 88.7)
1989/1990 Voice-Banking System Recordings:
Chosen as "The Voice" for the first Bank-by-Phone system, South Africa. Complete system instructions, user-interface and adaptations recorded in English and Afrikaans. Electronic Banking Division,
Standard Bank of South Africa.
Summers of Course Director: (Promotion) Intercultural Studies and
89, 90 & 93 English as a Foreign Language.
International Regent Summer Course, Oxford, England.
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Jan 1988 - Senior Lecturer: (Promotion) Intercultural Communication and
June 1990: Business Courses, and Coordinator of Employees'
"Jabulani" cultural performances of music & dance:
Education and Training Division,
Standard Bank of South Africa.
Jan 1986 - Lecturer: English and Communications. Video Production,
Jan 1988 Scriptwriting & Interviewing.
Education and Training Division, (ETD)
Standard Bank of South Africa.
Summers of Course Teacher:
1985/6/7/8 Intercultural Studies and English as a Foreign Language.
International Regent Summer Course, Oxford, England.
May 1985- Teacher of English, Dance and Music to French children in
July 85 Belgium. (Au Pair/Governess) Koksijde, Belgium.
Jan 1985 - Piano teacher. Thompson Music School, East Finchley, London.
Jan 1983 Teacher: English, Afrikaans, music & drama to multi-racial classes
July 1984 St. Barnabas College, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Jan 1981- Teacher of English, French & Afrikaans:
Dec 1982 Menlo Park High School, Pretoria.
1980 Teaching/Grading Assistant Department of English, University of South Africa.
PUBLICATIONS and EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Present Project: "TO A CERTAIN DEGREE: THE ART OF GRADUATING":
A book for college students on approaches to learning, and strategies for success.
Publication Forthcoming.
"Musical Markers as Catalysts in Social Revolutions:
The Case of Gabriel’s ‘Biko.’ "
(Forthcoming) in GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS: Peter Gabriel from Genesis to Growing Up.. (eds. Michael Drewett, Sarah Hill and Kimi Karki) Ashgate Pubishers, London.
‘DECOMPOSING APARTHIED. Things Came Together:
The Anatomy of a Music Revolution.’
Book chapter in COMPOSING APARTHEID: Music for and Against Apartheid. Pp. 256-280. (ed. Grant Olwage) 2007.
University of the Witwatersrand Press, Johannesburg..
2005- ‘Things Came Together: DECOMPOSING APARTHEID.’
Keynote Address at International Conference ‘Composing Apartheid’ South Africa). July 2005.
2003: ‘MUSIC IS THE WEAPON OF THE FUTURE:
Fifty Years of African Popular Music’ (Review of Book by Frank Tenaille). In Notes Volume 60, Number 2, December 2003.
2001- ‘SO LONG DOLLY: The Biography of Dolly Rathebe’
A recorded biography (on video and audio) of the life of the South African township music legend. Preliminary Interviewing Project funded by a Duke-Semans Fellowship.
(Written Biography and Edited Documentary to follow).
2000- THE LIFE AND WORKS OF ERNESTINE FRIEDL"
A recorded biography (on video and audio) of the life history of anthropologist Ernestine Friedl, Project funded by the Wenner-Gren Society for Anthropological Research for their Archives.
1998: "MIRROR, MEDIATOR AND PROPHET:
The Music Indaba of late-Apartheid South Africa"
"Ethnomusicology" (Winter)1998 Vol 42 no. 1-44.
Winner of the 1996 Charles Seeger Prize.
1996: "SO YOU WANT TO GRADUATE?… Ingrid's Rumination."
Department of Cultural Anthropology Newsletter, Volume 3, Number 4. pp. 2-5. Duke University.
May 1996: "THE MUSIC INDABA: Music as Mirror, Mediator and Prophet in the South African Transition from Apartheid to Democracy."
Ph.D. Dissertation. Department of Cultural Anthropology, Duke..
Abstract in ‘Dissertation Abstracts International’, Volume 57, No. 5, 1996.
UMI Dissertation Services UMI No. 9628771
May 1994 : "POLYPHONIC VOICES IN A COMPLEX SOCIETY:
Reviewing History and Identity in South Africa".
Master's Thesis, Department of Cultural Anthropology, Duke University
1993: "Education and Emancipation Through Music" Fieldwork Report.:
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, Volume 6, no 1. Dec. Fall 1993,
Center for International Studies, Duke University.
A Video Letter Poem: Composed between South African students (Johannesburg) and International students (Oxford). 19 minutes.
PRESENTATIONS and CONFERENCES
| 2004 | ‘DECOMPOSING APARTHEID: How Things Came Together"
KEYNOTE ADDRESS at International Conference ‘Composing Apartheid’. Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. |
| 2002 | ‘Musical forms in the Transition of Ideology and Power’ Invited Speaker In seminar ‘Culture, Art and Knowledge’ (Prof. Alexei Yurchak) University of California, Berkeley |
| 1999 | "Leadership & Community: Icons from the Past,
Models for the Present" Invited Chair. Session: Music: Community and Global Africa, October 7-9 1999,Department of African and African-American Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. |
| "The Art of Scholarship and the Craft of Graduating:
Getting Away with Fervor"
Television Guest Appearance on WUNC Television "Talkback Live", 20 October 1999 |
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| 1998 | "Traditional Ethnomusicological Models" Panel Chair. Session: MACSEM ’98, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Society for Ethnomusicology, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA |
| "Alternative Rock in the Late-Apartheid Transition to Democracy." Paper presented at the conference ‘Re-presenting Rock". 4-6th April 1997. Duke University | |
| 1997 | "Successful Mentoring Relationships" Panel Member, Graduate and Professional Women's Network. Duke Women's Center,Duke University. Februrary 1997 |
| 1996 | "The Mission of Music in Late-Apartheid South Africa". Cultural Anthropology Colloquia, Duke University |
| 1995 | "THE MUSIC INDABA: Musical Collaboration as Mediator and Prophet in the South African Transition from Apartheid to Democracy' – Paper for Presentation at the Society for Ethnomusicology, Los Angeles, October 1995. |
| "Educating Through Underground Music: The Late-Apartheid
and Late-Soviet Eras: A Comparative Study."
Lectures and Presentations in Russia for 'Kabinet, The Russian Journal of Arts and Sciences’ Sessions delivered in collaboration with Dr. Alexei Yurchak at the Borey Art Gallery,, Pushkinskaia Art Clinic (St. Petersburg) and Russian State Humanitarian University (Moscow). May. |
May 1995: "Educating the Youth of Totalitarian States Through Music":
Radio Interview on Radio Baltica.St. Petersburg, Russia.
In collaboration with Dr. Alexei Yurchak.
DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF BASIC AND ADVANCED INSTRUCTORS' COURSES:
Education and Training Department, Standard Bank of South Africa, 1986-1990.
Teaching workshops and promotions-based examinations for training managers held in training centers in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Durban Port Elizabeth, East London and Thaba 'Nchu.
DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF BUSINESS EMPLOYEE TRAINING
Education and Training Department, Standard Bank of South Africa, 1986-1990.
Mensa South Africa, Institute of Personnel Management, Eastcape Training Center, First National Bank, Chamber Of Mines, Child Welfare
Management and Education Courses Taught:
Intercultural Communication
Public Speaking
Goal Setting and Problem Solving
Management Skills
Leadership Strategies
Self-Development
Study Skills
Motivation Skills
Instructional Design
Courseware Development
Stress and Time Management
Creativity and Whole Brain Training
Public Speaking
Presentation Skills
Group Dynamics
Video Production and Scriptwriting
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