David E. Whisnant

David E. Whisnant, an Asheville, North Carolina native, holds appointments in English, folklore, American studies, Latin American studies, and communications studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his Ph.D. in American Literature from Duke University in 1965 and in 1996 received a master's in social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has received research fellowships and grants from the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment...See more

David E. Whisnant, an Asheville, North Carolina native, holds appointments in English, folklore, American studies, Latin American studies, and communications studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his Ph.D. in American Literature from Duke University in 1965 and in 1996 received a master's in social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has received research fellowships and grants from the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Smithsonian Institution, the Fulbright Foundation, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. His books include All That Is Native and Fine: The Politics of Culture in an American Region. See less