folk cultures

UBC Asian Folklore

Podcast by UBC Asian Folklore

  1. 08/31/2020

    [#7] wrap-up

    we conclude our crash course in folklore studies, by talking about where we've been and where to go next, now that you're a folklorist!

    [#7] wrap-up

  2. 08/31/2020

    [#6b] the folkloresque

    we explore how today's folklorists are investigating the complex relationships between folk cultures and pop culture / mass media, focusing on michael foster's theory of the folkloresque.

    [#6b] the folkloresque

  3. 08/31/2020

    [#6a] fakelore & folklorism

    what goes on in the grey zone where folklore and pop culture overlap? in this segment we look at two ways in which this hybrid folk-pop culture has been negatively valued: fakelore (fabricated folklore) and folklorism (secondhand folklore).

    [#6a] fakelore & folklorism

  4. 08/31/2020

    [#5b] performance & authenticity

    we discuss how items of folklore are brought to life through an act of performance, and examine issues of authenticity in folklore studies.

    [#5b] performance & authenticity

  5. 08/31/2020

    [#5a] folk groups

    we talk about Alan Dundes's 1965 definition of a folk group as "any group of people whatsoever who share at least one common factor," and the advantages of this dynamic definition over the static notion of "the folk" as "the illiterate in a literate society."

    [#5a] folk groups

  6. 08/31/2020

    [#4b] texture & context

    this segment through various ways in which folklorists think about the aspects of folklore that are beyond the text itself - the stylistic features or "texture", and the "context" in which it is performed.

    [#4b] texture & context

  7. 08/31/2020

    [#4a] folklore genres

    we look at various ways in which verbal, performance, material, and belief-based genres of folklore are classified, and talk about emic vs. etic genre labels.

    [#4a] folklore genres

  8. 08/31/2020

    [#3b] analysis (the air method)

    we talk about various ways that you can analyze folklore, by focusing on "the AIR method" to analyze how folklore helps groups and individuals to express [A]nxieties, assert [Identity], and establish meaningful [R]elationships.

    [#3b] analysis (the air method)
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Podcast by UBC Asian Folklore

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  • Creator
    UBC Asian Folklore
  • Years Active
    2020
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
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