Ethnography and Folklore in Print - Cross-Genre Explorations of Nineteenth-Century Social Knowledge

Throughout the nineteenth century, social expressions and dynamics have been reflected in the surge of various printed products. The contributors analyze a diverse range of sources, such as caricatures, journalistic reports, travelogues, scholarly volumes, social novels, and fairytale collections, viewing them as early manifestations of social knowledge and ethnographic representation situated at the confluence of 'popular' and 'scientific' publishing. Their comprehensive exploration unveils alternative contexts and dimensions of early ethnographic knowledge production, providing insights into a history of social knowledge that surpasses disciplinary, national, and genre-related boundaries.

About the author

Christiane Schwab (Edited by)
>Frauke Ahrens (Edited by)
>Karin Riedl (Edited by)
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Summary

Throughout the nineteenth century, social expressions and dynamics have been reflected in the surge of various printed products. The contributors analyze a diverse range of sources, such as caricatures, journalistic reports, travelogues, scholarly volumes, social novels, and fairytale collections, viewing them as early manifestations of social knowledge and ethnographic representation situated at the confluence of ›popular‹ and ›scientific‹ publishing. Their comprehensive exploration unveils alternative contexts and dimensions of early ethnographic knowledge production, providing insights into a history of social knowledge that surpasses disciplinary, national, and genre-related boundaries.

Product details

• Assisted by: Frauke Ahrens (Editor), Karin Riedl (Editor), Christiane Schwab (Editor)
• Publisher: Transcript
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2025
• EAN: 9783837674613
• ISBN: 978-3-8376-7461-3
• No. of pages: 204
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 15 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Illustrations: 10 Farbabb.
• Series: WissensKulturen / Knowledge Cultures; WissensKulturen | Knowledge Cultures; WissensKulturen - Knowledge Cultures 2
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; England, Peru, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Folklore, Cultural History, Culture, France, Cultural Anthropology, Germany, Ethnology, Ethnography, Analogue Media, Print Culture, History of the Social Sciences