Approaches to the study of folklore and literature: old cruces and new possibilities

Article Abstract:

Scholars continue to distinguish between folklore and folk literature, although there are signs of recognition for a broader interrelationship that includes both. Increasingly, scholars are beginning to acknowledge literature's dependence on folklore and that of folklore's on literature. If this trend continues, it may restore the balance between the two first identified in the 19th century.

Criticism and interpretation

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Tears that crumbled the great wall: The archaeology of feeling in the May Fourth folklore movement

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The folklore movement is viewed as a collective translation project that is deeply concerned with the power-knowledge link. The May Fourth folklorists translate folklore by inscribing modern notions of the self, gender, and the people onto a scriptural economy structured by friendship, ritual, and the cultural nexus of power.

Public affairs, Evaluation, Romanticism (Literature)

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Remapping Koreatown: folklore, narrative and the Los Angeles riots

Article Abstract:

The Koreatown section of Los Angeles, CA, experienced property damage in the 1992 wave of riots following the acquittal of police officers accused of beating Rodney King. Threatened Korean identity was revitalized and remapped by playing traditional farmer's band music, wearing white headbands, and group chanting.

California, United States, Los Angeles, California, Riots, Koreans in the United States, Koreans

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