Contributions from Robert Baron, Edith Bills, Dee Britton, Varick
Chittenden, Lynn Case Ekfelt, Valerie Feschet, Ryn Gargulinski,
Curtis Harris, Gus Hedlund, Dale W. Johnson, Kay Kennedy, Leota
Lone Dog, Elena Martinez, Karen M. McCurdy, Ellen McHale, Felicia
McMahon, Michael L. Murray, Barbara Myerhoff, Sandra Mizumoto
Posey, Cathy Ragland, Linda Rosekrans, Puja Sahney, Julia
Schmidt-Pirro, Brian Sutton-Smith, Elizabeth Tucker, Kay Turner,
Tom van Buren, and Steve Zeitlin. New York and its folklore
scholars hold an important place in the history of the discipline.
In New York dialogue between folklore researchers in the academy
and those working in the public arena has been highly productive.
In this volume, the works of New York's academic and public
folklorists are presented together.Unlike some folklore
anthologies, New York State Folklife Reader does not follow an
organizational plan based on regions or genres. Because the New
York Folklore Society has always tried to "give folklore back to
the people," the editors decided to divide the edited volume into
sections about life processes that all New York state residents
share. The book begins with five essays on various aspects of folk
cultural memory: personal, family, community, and historical
processes of remembrance expressed through narrative, ritual, and
other forms of folklore. Following these essays, subsequent
sections explore aspects of life in New York through the lens of
Play, Work, Resistance, and Food. Both the New York Folklore
Society and its journal were, as society cofounder Louis Jones
explained, "intended to reach not just the professional folklorists
but those of the general public who were interested in the oral
traditions of the State." Written in an accessible and readable
style, this volume offers a glimpse into New York State's rich
cultural diversity.
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