Advancing Folkloristics

Jesse A. Fivecoate, Kristina Downs, Meredith A. E. McGriff

Indiana University Press, Aug 3, 2021 - Political Science - 248 pages

An unprecedented number of folklorists are addressing issues of class, race, gender, and sexuality in academic and public spaces in the US, raising the question: How can folklorists contribute to these contemporary political affairs? Since the nature of folkloristics transcends binaries, can it help others develop critical personal narratives?

Advancing Folkloristics covers topics such as queer, feminist, and postcolonial scholarship in folkloristics. Contributors investigate how to apply folkloristic approaches in nonfolklore classrooms, how to maintain a folklorist identity without a "folklorist" job title, and how to use folkloristic knowledge to interact with others outside of the discipline. The chapters, which range from theoretical reorientations to personal experiences of folklore work, all demonstrate the kinds of work folklorists are well-suited to and promote the areas in which folkloristics is poised to expand and excel.

Advancing Folkloristics presents a clear picture of folklore studies today and articulates how it must adapt in the future.

Contents

• Envisioning a Future Folkloristics Jesse A FivecoateKristina Downs and Meredith A E McGriff: 1
• 1 Deep FolkloreQueer Folkloristics Kay Turner: 9
• The Tenuous Nature of Public Intellectualism Reflexivity and Belief Scholarship Andrea Kitta: 35
• 3 Expanding the Territory Jeanmarie RouhierWilloughby: 48
• 4 The Politics of Trivialization Jesse A Fivecoate Kristina Downs and Meredith A E McGriff ...: 59
• Public Spaces Pride and Gay Neoliberalism Cory W Thorne and Guillermo De Los Reyes ...: 77
• Residual Flows Ecological Disaster and Folklore Futures Solimar Otero: 98
• Experiencing the InBetween Gregory Hansen: 111
• Exploring the Four Cs Betty J Belanus: 125
• Lessons and Questions for Folkloristic Praxis Phyllis M MayMachunda ...: 141
• 10 The Power of Folkloristics at the Intersection of Affect Narrative and Performance in the College Classroom Anthony GuestScott ...: 154
• On Being a Folklorist in a Black Studies Department Anika Wilson: 165
• Folklorists in the Midst of Home Wanda G Addison: 179
• 13 Disruptive Folklore Debra Lattanzi Shutika: 188
• Getting Others to Take the Discipline Seriously while Remaining a Serious Folklorist Andrea Kitta Lynne S McNeill and Trevor J Blank ...: 202
• Advancing Folkloristics Norma E Cant: 217
• Index: 225

Bibliographic information

• Title: Advancing Folkloristics
• Editors: Jesse A. Fivecoate, Kristina Downs, Meredith A. E. McGriff
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2021
• ISBN: 0253057108, 9780253057105
• Length: 248 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration; Political Science / Public Policy / Cultural Policy; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology