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Beverly Stoeltje

Arts and Humanities · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1975

Publications

58

Citations

936

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

51

Publishing since 1975

Research summary
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Beverly Stoeltje studies folklore, ritual, and performance, examining how cultural traditions, storytelling, and ceremonies function in communities. Her work spans American folklore and African cultural studies, including significant research on the roles of queen mothers and chiefs in Ghana. She also explores how ritual and performance connect to politics, protest, and everyday social life.

Folklore and mythology studiesRitual and performanceAfrican cultural studies (Ghana)Politics of protest and grievingChildren's folklore

Publication activity has been low and intermittent over the past decade, with roughly one publication in most years and none in some.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 305 established Arts and Humanities PIs within our index
Citations: 936cohort median 598
h-index: 16cohort median 11
Publications / year (recent): 0.4cohort median 1.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~1 · 100% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 4 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.4/year recently
2017: 1 publication17182019: 2 publications219202021: 1 publication2122232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of American Folklore×2
  • Utah State University Press eBooks×1
  • Children s Folklore Review×1
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History×1
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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