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Title The Oxford handbook of American folklore and folklife studies / edited by Simon J. Bonner
Published [New York, NY] : Oxford University Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Oxford handbooks online
Oxford handbooks online.
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
Summary "This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Publisher platform (viewed on February 25, 2019)
Subject Folklore -- United States.
Folklore
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Bronner, Simon J., editor.
ISBN 9780190840624
0190840625
Other Titles Handbook of American folklore and folklife studies
American folklore and folklife studies