Folklore Matters - Incursions in the Field, 19652021

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.

About the author

Bruce Jackson is SUNY Distinguished Professor and the James Agee Professor of American Culture at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. His numerous books include American Chartres: Buffalo's Waterfront Grain Elevators; The Story is Tru

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Jackson, Jackson Bruce
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.08.2024
• EAN: 9781438496153
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-9615-3
• No. of pages: 388
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); USA, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, MUSIC / Ethnomusicology, Folklore, myths & legends, United States of America, USA, Theory of music & musicology, Black & Asian Studies, Theory of music and musicology, Relating to African American / Black American people, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)