Academic interests
Folk culture (dance, music and costume) in Eastern Europe with special reference to Romania, Bulgaria and Macedonia.
Performance folklore, dance and music, in Eastern Europe
Memory and peformance
Changing perceptions to folk culture in post-communist society both within Eastern Europe and among eastern European Diaspora.
Role played by the communist past in present representations of folk culture in south east Europe.
Urban-rural divide in attitudes to folklore, changes in attitudes to folklore and folk material performed on transfer from rural to urban environment.
Effect of globalism on regional folklore / culture.
Influence of internet on diffusion of folklore among the world.
Cultural transmission.
Prehistory peoples of the Balkans, and the cultural imprint left by these groups on this area
Non academic interests
Renovation / repair of old folk costumes from Romanian and Bulgaria.
Genealogy.
Practical Archaeology.