Preface Richard M. Dorson p. ix
Introduction W. Edson Richmond p. xi
Part I. Topics of Research
American Experiences p. 1
Colonizing a New Society William D. Piersen p. 4
Finding the Way Home: The Interpretation of American Indian Folklore Elaine Jahner p. 11
The Unfulfilled Promise of North American Indian Folklore George Lankford p. 18
Afro-American Folk Music Ronald R. Smith p. 24
The Westward Movement Thomas D. Clark p. 32
Studying Immigrant and Ethnic Folklore Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett p. 39
The Legacy of Early Afro-American Folklore Scholarship Adrienne Lanier Seward p. 48
American Cultural Myths p. 57
The Noble and Ignoble Savage Wilcomb E. Washburn p. 60
Rags to Riches Robert H. Walker p. 67
Fables of Innocence David W. Marcell p. 73
The Myth of the American Adam Giles Gunn p. 79
American Settings p. 86
In the Family Tradition Amy J. Kotkin and Steven J. Zeitlin p. 90
A Family's Repertoire Leonard Roberts p. 100
The Folklore of Students Ronald L. Baker p. 106
Office Folklore Alan Dundes p. 115
Factory Folklore Bruce E. Nickerson p. 121
Occupational Folklore: The Outdoor Industries Roger Mitchell p. 128
The Folk Church: Institution, Event, Performance William M. Clements p. 136
The Black Folk Church William H. Wiggins, Jr. p. 145
Mormon Folklore William A. Wilson p. 155
Urban Folklore Gerald Warshaver p. 162
Suburban Folklore Richard A. Reuss p. 172
"Hanging Out": Recreational Folklore in Everyday Life James P. Leary p. 178
Regional Folkloristics William E. Lightfoot p. 183
The Southwest: A regional Case Study Marta Weigle p. 194
Regional Folk Speech and Sayings Jan Harold Brunvand p. 201
The Study of Regional Songs and Ballads Edward D. Ives p. 208
Folklore, Social Conflict, and the United States-Mexico Border Jose E. Limon p. 216
Folklore of the Canadian-American Border Robert B. Klymasz p. 227
Americanization of Folklore in U.S. Possessions and Territories Roger Mitchell p. 233
American Entertainments p. 237
Festival in America Beverly J. Stoeltje p. 239
Folklore on the American Stage Robert C. Toll p. 247
American Sports and Folklore Elizabeth Peterson p. 257
American Forms and Performers p. 265
Personal Experience Stories Sandra K. D. Stahl p. 268
Conversational Genres Sally Yerkovich p. 277
Folk Singers and Musicians David Evans p. 282
Folktale Performers Richard M. Dorson p. 287
Folk Craftsmen John Michael Vlach p. 301
Folk Healers David J. Hufford p. 306
Children's Folklore John H. McDowell p. 314
Part II. Interpretation of Research p. 323
A Historical Theory for American Folklore Richard M. Dorson p. 326
How to Interpret American Folklore Historically Lawrence W. Levine p. 338
Interpreting Folklore Ethnographically and Sociologically Roger D. Abrahams p. 345
Interpreting Folklore Ideologically Archie Green p. 351
Part III. Methods of Research p. 359
The Field Study of Folklore in Context Richard Bauman p. 362
Collecting Musical Folklore and Folksong D. K. Wilgus p. 369
Folkloristic Study of the American Artifact: Objects and Objectives Henry Glassie p. 376
Sound Recording and Still Photography in the Field Carl Fleischhauer p. 384
Using a Folklore Archive Janet Langlois and and Philip LaRonge p. 391
Using Video in the Field Richard Blaustein p. 397
Folklore Research and Museums Willard B. Moore p. 402
Studying American Folklore in Printed Sources Francis A. de Caro p. 411
Studying Folklore and American Literature Sandra K. D. Stahl p. 422
Sound Recordings, Use and Challenge Archie Green p. 434
Studying American Folkloric Films Sharon R. Sherman p. 441
Bibliographies and Indexes in American Folklore Research Angela J. Maniak p. 447
Folklorists at Work: A Portfolio from the American Folklife Center Carl Fleischhauer p. 452
Part IV. Presentation of Research p. 459
Teaching Folklore to Graduate Students: The Introductory Proseminar Richard M. Dorson p. 463
Teaching Folklore in American Colleges and Universities Ronald L. Baker p. 470
The Publication of Research Richard M. Dorson p. 478
Indexing a Folklore Collection: Balance, Flexibility, and the Empathizing Indexer Michael Edward Bell p. 486
Developing a Folklore Archive Joseph C. Hickerson p. 493
Organizing a Folklore Museum Ormond H. Loomis p. 499
Filming the Folk George Carey p. 507
Video in the Classroom and Community Outreach Projects Richard Blaustein p. 513
Developing a State Folklife Program Charles Camp p. 518
Folk Is a Four-Letter Word: Dealing with Traditional * * * * in Fieldwork, Analysis, and Presentation Rayna Green p. 525
Ethics and the Folklorist Wm. Hugh Jansen p. 533
Bibliography p. 541
Contributors p. 565
Index p. 569
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