Background
Barton, Halbert Everett was born on December 18, 1963 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of John Selby and Irene Elizabeth (Brooks) Barton.
anthropologist educator organizer performer
Barton, Halbert Everett was born on December 18, 1963 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of John Selby and Irene Elizabeth (Brooks) Barton.
Bachelor, University California, Santa Cruz, 1987. Master of Arts, Cornell University, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1995.
Visiting professor English Metropolitan University, Cupey, Puerto Rico, 1992. Visiting professor anthropology University California, Santa Cruz, 1995. Artist-in-residence Miracle Theatre Group, Portland, 1996-1997.
Assistant professor anthropology Long Island University, Brooklyn, since 1998. Cultural consultant Lincoln High School, Portland, since 1996, El Puente Academy, Brooklyn, since 1997, Bronx Public Schools, 1998. Invited presenter Oregon Council on Humanities, Portland, 1997.
Co-founder, development director Centro de Investigacion Cultural Raíces Eternas, Carolina, Puerto Rico, since 1998.
Youth advisor Lafayette (California) Presbyterian Church, 1995. Founder, director Los Bomberos de Brooklyn drum-dance ensemble, since 2000. Member American Anthropology Association, Latin America Studies Association, Society for Ethnomusicology, National Association Practicing Anthropologists, Society for Cultural Anthropology, Dance Research Congress.
Married Mayra Pilar Santos-Febres, August 17, 1991 (divorced January 1996).