Michael A. Di Giovine
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- Reviews24
- School: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
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- Department: Anthropology
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Location:
700 S High St
West Chester, PA - 19383 - Dates at West Chester University of Pennsylvania: November 2014 - May 2020
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Would take again: Yes
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Mandatory
Average
The class is interesting but his lectures are very disorganized. He may give multiple assignments to help you with your grade, but his grading is confusing.
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Would take again: No
For Credit: Yes
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Poor
Giovine is very close minded, stuck in his ways and quite often repeats himself. He thinks he is always right, doesn't let people finish what they're saying and talks over the other professors. Also during every class he manages to bring up his travels abroad and italy.
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Would take again: Yes
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Good
Professor Di Giovine is a fair grader and doesn't give too many tasks. His lessons sometimes became boring, but usually not too bad. I took this class as a general education requirement and didn't find it too difficult. The final exams are optional as well.
Biography
West Chester University of Pennsylvania - Anthropology
Assistant Professor of Anthropology at West Chester University
Higher Education
Michael
Di Giovine
West Chester, Pennsylvania
I am a socio-cultural anthropologist who received my Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in June 2012. My interests lie in the intersection between heritage discourses, tourism, religion, and revitalization initiatives. Based on nearly three years of research in Italy, my dissertation examined pilgrimage and revitalization associated with the cult of the popular 20th century Catholic saint, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina.
I am Assistant Professor of Anthropology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, as well as an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I am also the Book Reviews Editor of Journeys: The International Journal of Travel and Travel Writing, sit on academic board of the Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, and an a founding member and trustee of both the Tourism-Contact-Culture Research Network and the American Anthropological Association’s Anthropology of Tourism Interest Group.
A former tour operator possessing over a decade of experience with the tourism sector, I am the inaugural research fellow for Slover-Linett Strategies, Inc., an audience planning and research firm specializing in museums and non-profit institutions.
I am the author of "The Heritage-scape: UNESCO, World Heritage and Tourism" (Lexington Books 2009), as well as articles in:
- Curator: The Museum Journal
- Critical Inquiry
- The Journal of Policy Research in Leisure, Tourism and Events
- Journeys: The International Journal of Travel and Travel Writing
- Museum Anthropology Review
- Tourism: An International, Interdisciplinary Journal
- The International Journal of Tourism Anthropology
For more information, please visit www.michaeldigiovine.com.
Specialties: Anthropology of: tourism, pilgrimage, heritage discourses, historic preservation, comparative religious movements, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, development, revitalization, globalization, Cambodia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Italy
Experience
University of Chicago
Lecturer, Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies
Michael worked at University of Chicago as a Lecturer, Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies
The Art Institute of Chicago
Lecturer, Department of Liberal Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Michael worked at The Art Institute of Chicago as a Lecturer, Department of Liberal Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Slover Linett Strategies, Inc.
Research Fellow
Michael worked at Slover Linett Strategies, Inc. as a Research Fellow
International Seminar Design, Inc.
Director of Operations
Michael worked at International Seminar Design, Inc. as a Director of Operations
West Chester University
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Michael worked at West Chester University as a Associate Professor of Anthropology
Education
Georgetown University
BS
Foreign Service / European Studies Certificate
University of Chicago
Ph.D.
Socio-Cultural Anthropology
Theoretical Interests: Tourism/Pilgrimage, Heritage, Museums, Globalization Regional foci: Italy, Cambodia, Viet NamUniversity of Chicago
MA
Social Sciences
University of Chicago
Lecturer, Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies
