Dr. Timothy J. Kloberdanz

Associate Professor Anthropology E-Mail: Timothy.Kloberdanz@ndsu.edu Office: 404D Minard Hall Phone: (701) 231-8922

Degrees:

• Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1986
• M.A., Colorado State University, 1974
• B.A., University of Colorado, 1971

Dr. Timothy J. Kloberdanz has been a member of the North Dakota State University faculty since 1976. His primary teaching responsibilities are 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.

Dr. Kloberdanz's research interests include Expressive Culture and Folklore, Anthropological Theory, Indians of the Plains, Peoples of Europe, and Ethnicity.  He is on the board of the American Society of Germans from Russia and the North Dakota Humanities Council.

One of Dr. Kloberdanz's longtime research projects is a comparative study of wrought-iron crosses in different 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 the "iron crosses of the prairie."

In the year 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.  

For more information on Germans from Russia.

Courses:

Fall Semester:

• Anthropology 111, Introduction to Anthropology
• Anthropology 208, Folklore and Culture

Spring Semester

• Anthropology 458/658, Indians of the Plains
• Anthropology 461/661, Germans from Russia
• Anthropology 480/680, Anthropological Theory

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