(Folk)life, interrupted: Challenges for fieldwork, empathy, and public discourse in the age of trump

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Abstract

This article argues that the political and social developments of the current American moment represent a crisis for folkloristics and other humanistic fields that goes well beyond pragmatic concerns. It makes the case that, in response, we must conduct (or reinvigorate) sustained conversations about how we as scholars of folk cultures should engage with our subjects and with the public more broadly.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)412-429
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of American Folklore
Volume133
Issue number530
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Cultural Studies
  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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