Melissa Pittman

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

@summerpennell I would say "middle aged" is from 40-55 #TSUfolk

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

@summerpennell @KateRistau @rachel_mabe I loved hearing from both guest speakers! They both had very interesting insights and stories. #TSUFolk

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

@AmberVannoyTSU I'm still not over it; that was definitely one of the most disturbing things I've heard in a while.#TSUfolk

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

@AlainaAmb8116 I always wondered if her tweet was intended as social commentary, albeit in the form of a very poorly executed joke #TSUfolk

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

I think telling politically charged jokes in repressive regimes is a way for people to get some control back in their lives #TSUfolk

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

19th century play for children was under adult supervision, with adults using their power to socialize children. #TSUfolk

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

Almost everyone in the Midwest has green bean casserole, but it's not their absolute favorite #TSUfolk

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

My family immigrated to the US from Canada, so I had never heard about green bean casserole until reading for #TSUfolk

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

@4beccerorworse @Jennjennchen @kah4874 For my #TSUfolk interview I started every question with 'so' or 'okay', and then I would throw 'kind of' in at random.

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

I had a lot of fun coding for #TSUfolk once I got the hang of it, now I just need to make sure my themes are good. 😬

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

Unsurprisingly, it took me hours to transcribe... now I'm realizing coding is probably going to take longer and be more difficult 😭 #TSUfolk

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

Appropriation: Sugar Skull face paint used for Halloween, this make-up tutorial was made for views not to respect Mexican culture #TSUfolk

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

The Day of the Dead has come to symbolize Mexican national identity just as Halloween represents American national identity #TSUfolk

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

I visited three cemeteries for my Ecology class, and this was one of the most memorable epitaphs I saw #TSUfolk

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

It's sad how we, as a society, always tend to create 'outsiders' and 'insiders'. We won't just let people be people. :( #TSUfolk

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

Bessie took pride in her songs, but had to act passively about her success. Plus her husband was cruel whenever she tried to record #TSUfolk

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

#TSUfolk Scene 1 would be a video of the sermon (with interviews with members), scene 2 would be the ethnographer's interpretation of it.

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

@pack_the_PETE I love the alpaca guys! I finally bought a scarf from them a semester or two ago. They're probably my favorite #TSUfolk tradition.

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

Reading folktales for children for #TSUfolk, most of these stories are pretty violent- someone always ends up dead or mutilated!

[Melissa Pittman @MelissaCPittman]

Get Out, The Island, and American Horror Story: Coven all feature evil doctors who steal organs #TSUfolk