Colin Townsend

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I am a cultural anthropologist currently working on my PhD at the University of South Carolina at Columbia. I have been a drummer/percussionist for over thirty years, progressing throughout my life from elementary school orchestra to high school symphonic and marching band to several touring metal and rock bands. My lifelong passion for music, combined with a curiosity about other cultures, eventually led me to cultural anthropology and ethnomusicology. After completing my bachelor’s degree at Western Carolina University in 2006 I entered the graduate program at USC, earning a master’s degree in cultural anthropology in 2008. At the moment, I am working hard towards the completion of my doctorate, with the eventual goal of teaching in a college or university while continuing my research in music and religion.

Teaching Assistant at University of South Carolina

August 2006 - December 2008

Course(s): The Human Lifespan across Cultures; Language, Culture, and Society; Latin American Culture; Japanese Culture; Cultures of Islam; Religion, Politics, and Culture

Adjunct Instructor at Midlands Technical College

January 2009

Course(s): Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Adjunct Instructor at University of South Carolina

January 2009

Course(s): Understanding Other Cultures, Anthropology of Art

University of South Carolina-Columbia

2008 – 2011

PhD student

University of South Carolina-Columbia

2006 – 2008

MA

Concentration: Anthropology

Western Carolina University

2004 – 2006

BA

Concentration: Anthropology

Haywood Community College

2002 – 2004

AA

Concentration: college transfer