Scott Hamilton Suter, Assistant Professor of English, received his Ph.D. in American Civilization from The George Washington University in 1994. He also holds an M.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and B.A. in English from James Madison University. His master's thesis explored the presentation of Native American religion in seven Early American promotional tracts. His graduate work at GWU focused on American folklife and Material Culture Studies, and his dissertation, "'The Importance of Making Progress': The Potteries of Emanuel Suter, 1851-1897, explores the connection between traditional craft, regionalism, and American culture in the second half of the nineteenth century.
In 1996, Dr. Suter was selected as a Senior Fulbright Scholar and taught American Studies and American Literature at Presov University in Presov, Slovak Republic http://www.unipo.sk. He has also been an Adjunct Assistant Professor in both the English and Anthropology departments at James Madison University. In addition to teaching, Dr. Suter was curator of the Shenandoah Valley Folk Art & Heritage Center, and has served as a consultant to museums including the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania and the Blue Ridge Institute. In 1999, the University Press of Mississippi published his Shenandoah Valley Folklife, an introduction to the traditions of that region, and he has published articles and lectured on topics ranging from cottage style gas stations to the significance of amateur baseball leagues. Along with other projects, Dr. Suter is currently at work on a book-length study of nineteenth-century Rockingham County, Virginia, potters. |
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