Contemporary Folklore

Author : Diane Goldstein,Sylvia Grider,Jeannie Banks Thomas
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780874216813

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Haunting Experiences by Diane Goldstein,Sylvia Grider,Jeannie Banks Thomas Pdf

Ghosts and other supernatural phenomena are widely represented throughout modern culture. They can be found in any number of entertainment, commercial, and other contexts, but popular media or commodified representations of ghosts can be quite different from the beliefs people hold about them, based on tradition or direct experience. Personal belief and cultural tradition on the one hand, and popular and commercial representation on the other, nevertheless continually feed each other. They frequently share space in how people think about the supernatural. In Haunting Experiences, three well-known folklorists seek to broaden the discussion of ghost lore by examining it from a variety of angles in various modern contexts. Diane E. Goldstein, Sylvia Ann Grider, and Jeannie Banks Thomas take ghosts seriously, as they draw on contemporary scholarship that emphasizes both the basis of belief in experience (rather than mere fantasy) and the usefulness of ghost stories. They look closely at the narrative role of such lore in matters such as socialization and gender. And they unravel the complex mix of mass media, commodification, and popular culture that today puts old spirits into new contexts.

Author : Soumen Sen
Publisher : NFSC www.indianfolklore.org
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9788190148139

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Khasi-Jaintia Folklore by Soumen Sen Pdf

With reference to United Khāsi-Jaintia Hills (India).

Author : Mare Kõiva
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Estonians
ISBN : IND:30000057611281

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Contemporary Folklore by Mare Kõiva Pdf

Author : Irma-Riitta Järvinen
Publisher : Coronet Books
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : IND:39000006080712

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Contemporary Folklore and Culture Change by Irma-Riitta Järvinen Pdf

Author : Michael Dylan Foster,Jeffrey A. Tolbert
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781457197468

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The Folkloresque by Michael Dylan Foster,Jeffrey A. Tolbert Pdf

"This volume introduces a new concept to explore the dynamic relationship between folklore and popular culture: the “folkloresque.” With “folkloresque,” Foster and Tolbert name the product created when popular culture appropriates or reinvents folkloric themes, characters, and images. Such manufactured tropes are traditionally considered outside the purview of academic folklore study, but the folkloresque offers a frame for understanding them that is grounded in the discourse and theory of the discipline.Fantasy fiction, comic books, anime, video games, literature, professional storytelling and comedy, and even popular science writing all commonly incorporate elements from tradition or draw on basic folklore genres to inform their structure. Through three primary modes—integration, portrayal, and parody—the collection offers a set of heuristic tools for analysis of how folklore is increasingly used in these commercial and mass-market contexts.The Folkloresque challenges disciplinary and genre boundaries; suggests productive new approaches for interpreting folklore, popular culture, literature, film, and contemporary media; and encourages a rethinking of traditional works and older interpretive paradigms."

Author : Mare Kõiva
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Estonians
ISBN : UOM:39015048858776

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Contemporary Folklore by Mare Kõiva Pdf

Author : Rosemary Levy Zumwalt
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1988-06-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0253204720

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American Folklore Scholarship by Rosemary Levy Zumwalt Pdf

"American Folklore Scholarship is rich reading, outlining the intellectual genealogy of American folklore and delivering many interesting historical tidbits. Folklore teachers will want to use this book in their introductory theory classes, while doctoral students will want to memorize the book before their qualifying exams." --Folklore Forum "... a welcome overview of the discipline in North America and the practitioners who established it." --American Anthropologist In this classic text, Zumwalt examines the split between literary folklorists and anthropological folklorists. The former looked at literary forms for folklore; the latter looked at the life and unwritten culture of the people. This struggle shaped the study of folklore in the U.S.

Author : Russell Frank
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1604739290

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Newslore by Russell Frank Pdf

Newslore is folklore that comments on and hinges on knowledge of current events. These expressions come in many forms: jokes, urban legends, digitally altered photographs, mock news stories, press releases or interoffice memoranda, parodies of songs, poems, political and commercial advertisements, movie previews and posters, still or animated cartoons, and short live-action films. In Newslore: Folklore on the Internet and in the News, author Russell Frank offers a snapshot of the items of newslore disseminated via the Internet that gained the widest currency around the turn of the millennium. Among the newsmakers lampooned in e-mails and on the Web were Bill and Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, and such media celebrities as Princess Diana and Michael Jackson. The book also looks at the folk response to the September 11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina, as well as the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004. Frank analyzes this material by tracing each item back to the news story it refers to in search of clues as to what, exactly, the item reveals about the public's response. His argument throughout is that newslore is an extremely useful and revelatory gauge for public reaction to current events and an invaluable screen capture of the latest zeitgeist.

Author : Richard M. Dorson
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783110803099

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Folklore in the Modern World by Richard M. Dorson Pdf

Papers presented at the 9th International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, Chicago, 1973.

Author : Diarmuid Ó Giolláin
Publisher : Cork University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 1859181694

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Locating Irish Folklore by Diarmuid Ó Giolláin Pdf

The first of its kind, Irish Folklore is a key text that uses Nordic ethnography methods and Latin American culture theory to explain how differing groups legitimise their own identities by identifying with notions drawn from folklore.

Author : Frank J. Miller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781000161236

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Folklore for Stalin by Frank J. Miller Pdf

After the First Congress of Soviet Writers in 1934, folklore, like literature, became an instrument of the political propagandist. Folklorists devoted considerable efforts to attending to what purported to be a rebirth of the Russian epic tradition, producing works of pseudofolklore that as often as not featured Joseph Stalin in the hero's role. Miller's account of this curious episode in the history of popular culture and totalitarian politics, and his synopses and translations of "classic" examples of folklore for Stalin, seek to serve as a resource not only for the study of contemporary folklore but also for the political scientist.

Author : Nancy Nicholson
Publisher : David & Charles
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-24
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781446374665

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Modern Folk Embroidery by Nancy Nicholson Pdf

“Her unique color combinations, stitching style and use of felt present a fun and fresh take on the age-old decorative stitching method” (Bolt Fabric Boutique). Folk art is influencing everything from fashion to interiors and now you can incorporate this trend into your home in a contemporary way with this collection of stunning modern folk art inspired embroidery designs by leading designer, Nancy Nicholson. This collection includes 30 embroidery designs with project ideas to show you how to use the designs to create beautiful and practical home decor items and accessories. The techniques for the stitches and project instructions are shown using Nancy’s stitch diagrams so extremely easy to follow whether you are an experienced stitcher or a newbie. The projects are divided between felt and fabric sections and include: pin cushion, lampshade, tote bag, cushion, table runner, coaster and pinafore. Nancy’s distinctive folk art style perfectly captures this trend and will appeal to stitchers of all ages and abilities. “I was blown away by the beautiful photography, the lovely, easy-to-follow projects dripping with inspiration, and the conversational tone of the writing . . . The instructions to make up the projects are clear and easy to follow.” —Kate & Rose

Author : Mellie Leandicho Lopez
Publisher : UP Press
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Folk literature, Philippine
ISBN : 9715425143

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A Handbook of Philippine Folklore by Mellie Leandicho Lopez Pdf

The voluminous book provides a range of international theories and methodologies in analytical folklore investigations, and a classification scheme based on genre is offered as the system of taxonomy for Philippine traditional materials. Lopez counts on the regional folklorists to refine the classification according to the texts of their respective areas. The different genres, too, are explained and examined in another part of Lopez's study. The reader will definitely find interesting and useful, the illustrative examples for each genre.

Author : Shirley Brinkerhoff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Legends
ISBN : 1590843312

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Contemporary Folklore by Shirley Brinkerhoff Pdf

Chock-full of bizarre stories, contemporary folktales help us handle our deepest feelings about life, including love, sex and divorce, and our most embarrasing moments.

Author : Simon J. Bronner
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781496822666

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The Practice of Folklore by Simon J. Bronner Pdf

Despite predictions that commercial mass culture would displace customs of the past, traditions firmly abound, often characterized as folklore. In The Practice of Folklore: Essays toward a Theory of Tradition, author Simon J. Bronner works with theories of cultural practice to explain the social and psychological need for tradition in everyday life. Bronner proposes a distinctive “praxic” perspective that will answer the pressing philosophical as well as psychological question of why people enjoy repeating themselves. The significance of the keyword practice, he asserts, is the embodiment of a tension between repetition and variation in human behavior. Thinking with practice, particularly in a digital world, forces redefinitions of folklore and a reorientation toward interpreting everyday life. More than performance or enactment in social theory, practice connects localized culture with the vernacular idea that “this is the way we do things around here.” Practice refers to the way those things are analyzed as part of, rather than apart from, theory, thus inviting the study of studying. “The way we do things” invokes the social basis of “doing” in practice as cultural and instrumental. Building on previous studies of tradition in relation to creativity, Bronner presents an overview of practice theory and the ways it might be used in folklore and folklife studies. Demonstrating the application of this theory in folkloristic studies, Bronner offers four provocative case studies of psychocultural meanings that arise from traditional frames of action and address issues of our times: referring to the boogieman; connecting “wild child” beliefs to school shootings; deciphering the offensive chants of sports fans; and explicating male bravado in bawdy singing. Turning his analysis to the analysts of tradition, Bronner uses practice theory to evaluate the agenda of folklorists in shaping perceptions of tradition-centered “folk societies” such as the Amish. He further unpacks the culturally based rationale of public folklore programming. He interprets the evolving idea of folk museums in a digital world and assesses how the folklorists' terms and actions affect how people think about tradition.