“Tradition, Faith, Mystery, Service: Wart Healing and Folk Cures in Northwest Alabama” was published in the Alabama Folklife Association’s journal, Tributaries, in 2020. This research-based essay was based on fieldwork conducted with folklorist Jennifer Joy Jameson in 2015, with funding from the Joyce H. Cauthen Fellowship awarded by Alabama Folklife in 2015.
“An Engaging Collection: Folkstreams.net,” published in Engaging Collections, celebrates the iconic documentary archive, complete with standards-aligned lesson guidelines for educators and .pdf of incredibly entertaining documentaries for individuals.
“A Room of Unknown,” a personal essay based on Neil Young’s “Unknown Legend,” was published in drDOCTOR May, 2020
Sarah Carter has been writing book reviews for Tennessee Humanties’ Ch16 since 2015. Reviews of these titles (which mainly focus on history, music, the American South, & YA literature) can be accessed by clicking the photo to the left.
Nashville-related travel content for Thrillist since 2018.
“Wart Healers,” a research-based personal essay exploring folk healing in Alabama was published in Julep Journal in 2017. This essay grew out of fieldwork done during my time as a Joyce H. Cauthen fellow funded by Alabama Folklife.