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Anne Dhu McLucas

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Anne Dhu McLucas
BornJuly 26, 1941 Edit this on Wikidata
Denver Edit this on Wikidata
DiedSeptember 8, 2012 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 71)
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Anne Dhu McLucas (July 26, 1941 – September 8, 2012) was an American ethnomusicologist and educator known for her research on American and Scottish traditional music.[1] McLucas (née Shapiro) attended the University of Colorado and Harvard University, receiving her doctorate from Harvard in 1975.[2][3] She taught at Boston College, Colorado College, Harvard University, and Wellesley College. She returned to her native Oregon to teach at University of Oregon. She was the dean of the OU School of Music and Dance from 1992 to 2002.[4]

McLucas was murdered, along with her partner, James Gillette, in their home on September 8, 2012.[5]

The Society for American Music (where she had served as president from 1997 through 1999) established a fellowship in her honor.[6]

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  1. ^ Preston, Katherine K. "McLucas [née Shapiro], Anne Dhu)". Oxford Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.a2088674. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ Marquard, Bryan. "Anne Dhu McLucas, 71, an ethnomusicologist and outdoorswoman". Boston.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Anne Dhu McLucas". College Music Symposium. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ "In Memoriam: Anne Dhu McLucas, 1941-2012". Women In Academia Report. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ^ "University Professor Anne Dhu McLucas's death shocks School of Music and Dance community". Daily Emerald. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Anne Dhu McLucas Fellowship". Society for American Music. Retrieved 7 June 2024.