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'''Jack (John Francis) Santino''', Ph.D. is an academic [[folklorist]].

He is a Professor of [[Popular culture studies|Popular Culture]] at [[Bowling Green State University]] and is Director of the Bowling Green Center for Culture Studies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/popc/page16747.html |title=Jack Santino - Popular Culture - BGSU |publisher=Bgsu.edu |date=2013-01-07 |accessdateaccess-date=2014-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207022659/http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/popc/page16747.html |archive-date=2013-12-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His work has primarily focused on ritual, celebrations, and holidays as well as occupational culture and popular music. He has been a featured expert on a television special produced by [[History (U.S. TV channel)|The History Channel]], about [[Hallowe'en]].

Along with [[Paul Wagoner]], Santino produced ''[[Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle]]'' a film, winner of four regional [[Emmy Award]]s on African American Pulman car unionisation.<ref name="pwf">{{cite web|url=http://www.paulwagnerfilms.com/miles-of-smiles-about-film/ |title=Miles of Smiles - About Film |access-date= |accessdate=30 March 2014|website = Paul Wagner Films}}</ref>

From 1996 to 2000 Santino was the editor of the ''[[Journal of American Folklore]]''.<ref name="afsnet.org">{{Cite web|url = http://www.afsnet.org/aboutAFS/AFSlead.cfm|title = About the American Folklore Society: AFS Leadership|website = The American Folklore Society|archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007165341/http://www.afsnet.org/aboutAFS/AFSlead.cfm|archivedatearchive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref> During 2002-3 Santino was the Presidentpresident of the [[American Folklore Society]].<ref name="afsnet.org"/>

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 1, 1947. He received a bachelor's degree in English at [[Boston College]]. He then studied Folklore at the [[University of Pennsylvania]], where he earned his Ph.D. in 1978. His thesis was entitled "The outlaw emotions : workers' narratives from three contemporary occupations".<ref>{{Cite journal|title = The outlaw emotions : workers' narratives from three contemporary occupations|date = |year = 1978|publisher = University of Pennsylvania|last = Santino|first = Jack|oclc = 7285613|url = httphttps://www.worldcat.org/title/outlaw-emotions-workers-narratives-from-three-contemporary-occupations/oclc/7285613&referer=brief_results}}</ref>

He has nine published books listed in WorldCat.<ref>{{cite web|last=Santino |first=Jack |url=http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Jack+Santino&fq=ap%3A%22santino%2C+jack%22+%3E+dt%3Abks&dblist=638&start=11&qt=next_page |title=Results for 'Jack Santino' > 'Jack Santino' > 'Book' |publisher=Worldcat.org |access-date= |accessdate=2014-03-30}}</ref> He has three children: Ian, Will and Hannah.

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