The Oxford handbook of American folklore and folklife studies / edited by Simon J. Bronner.

Surveying the materials, approaches, and contexts of American folklore and folklife studies, this handbook guides folklorists and students/scholars of American culture, history, and society through more than 350 years of work in the subject.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Oxford Handbooks Online)
Other Authors: Bronner, Simon J. (Editor)
Other title:American Folklore and folklife studies.
Format: Continuing Resource
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2018-2019.
Series:Oxford handbooks online.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Definition, Concepts,, and Questions of Folklore and Folklife Studies in a Diverse, Mobile Nation / Simon J. Bronner
  • American Jokes, Pranks, and Humor / Moira Marsh
  • American Legends, Anecdotes, and Personal Narratives / Elizabeth Tucker
  • American Custom, Ritual, and Holidays / Jack Santino
  • American Festival and Folk Drama / Lisa Gabbert
  • American Folk Music, Folk Songs, and Ballads / Stephen D. Winick
  • American Folk Dance and Movement / Eric César Morales
  • Play, Game, and Sport in American Folklore and Folklife / Fernando Orejuela
  • American Folk Buildings, Constructions, and Landscapes / Simon J. Bronner
  • American Folk Art and Crafts / C. Kurt Dewhurst, Marsha MacDowell
  • American Gravemarkers and Memorial Assemblages / Holly Everett
  • Historiography and Intellectual History of American Folklore and Folklife Studies / Jill Terry Rudy
  • American Bodylore and Folk Dress / Amy K. Milligan
  • American Food, Foodways, and Eating / Lucy M. Long
  • American Folk Medicine and Health Practices / Andrea Kitta
  • Farm, Town, and Country in American Folklore and Folklife / R. Troy Boyer
  • American Urban, Suburban, and Metropolitan Folklore and Folklife / David J. Puglia
  • Waters, Islands, and Shores in American Folklore and Folklife / Shelly Drummond
  • Folklore and Folklife of European Americans / Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Cory Thomas Hutcheson
  • Internet and Media in American Folklore and Folklife / David J. Puglia
  • Home and Vehicle in American Folklore and Folklife / Cory Thomas Hutcheson
  • American Folk Beliefs, Themes, and Worldview / Jay Mechling
  • Schools and Colleges in American Folklore and Folklife / Simon J. Bronner
  • Total Institutions: Camps, Boarding Schools, Military Bases, Hospitals, and Prisons in American Folklore and Folklife / Jay Mechling
  • Native and Indigenous American Folklore and Folklife / Tom Mould
  • African American Folklore, Folklife, and Race / Anand Prahlad
  • Asian American Folklore and Folklife / Fariha Khan
  • Folklore and Folklife of American Religious Communities / William M. Clements
  • American Occupational Folklife: Work, Workers, and Workscapes / Nancy Groce
  • Folklore and Folklife of Age Groups and Aging / Mary L. Sellers
  • Folklore and Folklife of American Family and Friends / Caren Neile
  • Folklore and Folklife of American Organizations and Networks / Simon J. Bronner
  • Methods and Tools of American Folklore & Folklife Studies / Anthony Bak Buccitelli
  • Folklore and Folklife of American Women, Men, and Other Gendered Identities / Lisa Gilman
  • Folklore and Folklife of American LGBTQIA+ Communities and Queer Culture / J. Tyler Chadwell-English, Simon J. Bronner
  • Folklore and Folklife of Body, Neurodiverse, and Ability-Centered American Identities / Sheila Bock
  • Regions, Borders, and Nation in American Folklore and Folklife / Simon J. Bronner
  • Latinx Folklore and Folklife / Norma E. Cantú
  • Applications and Representations of American Folklore and Folklife Studies / Gregory Hansen
  • American Folk Speech, Names, and Gestures / Charles Clay Doyle
  • American Proverbs and Related Sayings / Wolfgang Mieder
  • American Folk Poetry / Elizabeth Tucker
  • American Storytelling, Myths, and Tales / Frank de Caro.