Date Thesis Awarded

5-2018

Access Type

Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only

Degree Name

Bachelors of Arts (BA)

Department

Music

Advisor

Anne K. Rasmussen

Committee Members

Katherine K. Preston

Danielle Moretti-Langholtz

Abstract

This work is an analysis of the life and work of Alice Fletcher and Frances Densmore. Through the examination of The Study of Omaha Indian Music and Chippewa Music, the influences of settler-colonialism, music, gender, and religion are taken into account. It also summarizes contemporary opinions of Fletcher and Densmore and discusses the lasting effect that their research had.

Recommended Citation

Hoak, Lauren, "An Analysis of the Life and Work of Alice Fletcher and Frances Densmore" (2018). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 1245.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1245