On Folklore's Appeal: A Personal Essay

Popular perceptions of disciplinary folklore are necessarily different from academic ones. This article argues that taking these differing perceptions seriously, and actively engaging with them, is critical to ensuring the continued relevance of academic folklore study. Examining several examples of popular thinking about what folklore is reveals important areas for scholarly intervention, ones which pay due respect to both academic and non-academic expectations and understandings. To this end, the methods and insights of public folklorists can be brought to bear on academic publishing and disciplinary engagement with non-academics.

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Work Title On Folklore's Appeal: A Personal Essay
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  1. Jeffrey A. Tolbert
Keyword
  1. Popular culture
  2. Public folklore
  3. Folkloresque
  4. Folklorism
  5. Folklorismus
  6. Fakelore
  7. Poplore
License CC BY-ND 4.0 (Attribution-NoDerivatives)
Work Type Article
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  1. New Directions in Folklore
Publication Date September 25, 2015
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Deposited January 29, 2024

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    • Popular culture, Public folklore, Folkloresque , Folklorism, Folklorismus, Fakelore, Poplore
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