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PublisherUniversity Press of Colorado
ISBN-100874216117
ISBN-139780874216110
eBay Product ID (ePID)46746941
Product Key Features
Number of Pages310 Pages
Publication NameLiving Folklore : Introduction to the Study of People and Their Traditions
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
SubjectFolklore & Mythology, General, Customs & Traditions, Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities
TypeTextbook
AuthorMartine Stephens, Martha Sims
Subject AreaSocial Science, Education
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2005-011837
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentContentsAcknowledgments 000Preface 0001 Folklore 000What is folklore? 000A working definition 000Scholarly definitions of folklore 000Genres of folklore 000Defining folklore beyond genre labels: texts and contexts 000A brief history of folklore study 0002 Groups 000What is a folk group? 000Definitions 000How folk groups form 000Self-identification and group membership 000Family, school and occupational groups 000Family 000School groups 000Occupational groups 000Example: folklore in the music store 000Groups and belief 000Example: belief and contemporary legends 0003 Tradition 000What is tradition? 000Tradition is both lore and process 000Tradition helps to create and confirm a sense of identity 000Identified as a tradition by the community 000How do people learn and share traditions? 000Example: Tradition in our daily lives 000Do traditions disappear? 000Dynamic and conservative elements of tradition 000Inventing tradition 000The question of authenticity 000Example: traditions in folk art 0004 Ritual 000What is ritual? 000Low-context and high-context rituals 000Invented ritual 000The question of belief in sacred and secular rituals 000Liminality and ritual space 000Types of rituals 000Rites of passage 000Coming of age rituals 000Initiation rituals 000Naming rituals 000Example: rituals and private and public identity 0005 Performance 000What is performance? 000Example: a proverbial performance 000The study of performance 000Performance texts 000Texture 000Context 000Physical context 000Social context 000Recognizing texts in context: performance markers/framing 000Reflexivity 000Emergence 000Folklore that pushes the boundaries 000Example: performance that transcends roles and rules 000Aesthetics 000Critic v. group consensus 000Traditionality 000Skill 000Practicality 000The nature of aesthetic response 000Personal narrative in performance 0006 Approaches to interpreting folklore 000Functionalism 000Structuralism 000Psychoanalytic interpretation 000Post-structuralist approaches 000Feminist interpretations 000Reciprocal ethnography 000Intersectionality 0007 Fieldwork and ethnography 000Collecting data: the nuts and bolts of fieldwork 000Accessing information 000Getting started on fieldwork 000Developing and asking good questions 000Some types of questions: 000Example: using open-ended questions 000Field notes 000Example: write-up of field notes 000Transcribing and transcripts 000Returning from the field: follow-up research 000The people factor: interpersonal and ethical concerns 000Insider and outsider roles 000Observation and participant-observation roles 000Rapport: creating and understanding researcher-consultant relationships 000Example: complex relationships and responsibilities. 000Ethics 0008 Examples of folklore projects 000One of the guys (Joe Ringler) 000Gay rituals: outing, biking, and sewing (Mickey Weems) 000Roadside memorials: material focus of love, devotion, andremembrance (Gary E. A. Saum) 000The art of gunsmithing in central Ohio: Heritage Gunsmiths,Inc. (Kevin Eyster) 0009 Suggestions for activities and projects 000Group and classroom activities 000Personal reflection 000Library research 000Fieldwork projects 000Integrated projects-bringing it all together 000Notes 000References 000Index 000
SynopsisLiving Folklore is a comprehensive, straightforward introduction to folklore as it is lived, shared and practiced in contemporary settings. Drawing on examples from diverse American groups and experiences, this text gives the student a strong foundation--from the field's history and major terms to theories, interpretive approaches, and fieldwork. Many teachers of undergraduates find the available folklore textbooks too complex or unwieldy for an introductory level course. It is precisely this criticism that Living Folklore addresses; while comprehensive and rigorous, the book is specifically intended to meet the needs of those students who are just beginning their study of the discipline. Its real strength lies in how it combines carefully articulated foundational concepts with relevant examples and a student-oriented teaching philosophy.
LC Classification NumberGR45
