Folklore Matters Incursions in the Field, 1965–2021
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Folklore Matters Incursions in the Field, 1965–2021

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Full Title

Folklore Matters Incursions in the Field, 1965–2021
Author(s)

Bruce Jackson
Edition
ISBN

9781438496177, 9781438496160, 9781438496153
Publisher

Suny Press
Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Celebrates over a half-century of the work of one of America’s greatest folklorists. Folklore Matters gathers over a half-century of articles, memoirs, field studies, and more by master folklorist Bruce Jackson. Jackson’s wide-ranging view of what makes up folklore, his affection for his subjects, and his keen-eyed ability to observe and record without prejudice stories, songs, and lore from everyone from death-row inmates to numbers runners, hustlers, and legendary blues musicians shines through. In his own words, Jackson’s essays “bear witness” to worlds that others have too easily ignored. This book includes Jackson’s landmark work on prison lore and toasts (the predecessor of rap); labor and criminology; his wide-ranging interest in African American lore and legend; his encounters with legendary figures including Alan Lomax and Pete Seeger; and articles that challenge the many traps and pitfalls that plague much of academic study. Folklore Matters will delight, inform, and inspire all those who value America’s deepest traditions and the endless creativity of the unrecognized masters of our national culture.

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