Anthropology: Cultural anthropology, ethnomusicology, public anthropology, accessibility, folklore, Appalachia, American South.
Ozzy Raylene Whitley is originally from Columbia, South Carolina. She has resided in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina during her time earning her B.A. from Coastal Carolina University. There, Ozzy received her degree in anthropology and geography, and certificates in applied archaeology, cultural heritage studies, and geospatial technologies.
Her research interests are in Appalachian studies, American Southern studies, and ethnomusicology. She is currently working on research revolving around socioeconomic exploitation in Appalachia, and how it is recorded in local Americana music. Other topics of focus in her research are epistemology, ethnographic writing, cultural geography, power, and intersectionality.
ANTH 396: Death, Dead Bodies, and Culture (TA).
ANTH 370: Cultures and Environment (TA).
B.A., Anthropology & Geography, Coastal Carolina University. 2021.
Certificate, Applied Archaeology, Coastal Carolina University. 2021.
Certificate, Geospatial Technologies, Coastal Carolina University. 2021.
Certificate, Cultural Heritage Studies, Coastal Carolina University. 2021.