Evidence for a developing variant of "La Llorona." (Hispanic folklore of child abandonment)

Article Abstract:

The traditional Hispanic legend of La Llorona, or the Weeping Woman, may be merging with contemporary stories of babies left in trash dumpsters. La Llorona is traditionally associated with bodies of water, the legend being that the location is haunted by a woman who drowned her children there. Two preliminary reports have connected La Llorona with municipal landfills or city dumps, echoing other contemporary folk material associating children and garbage.

Hispanic Americans, Myths and legends, Abandoned children

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Folklore in the classroom: 19th-century roots, 20th-century perspectives

Article Abstract:

The public's perception of folklorists is rooted in the 19th-century conception of folklore as a native language category denoting a type of narrative that others had but that is disappearing. Folklorists need to realize that these misconceptions exist, but also that it is possible to modify them. Folklorists need to avoid thinking of folklore as informal learning.

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Panel discussion

Article Abstract:

A panel discussion at the 1990 California Folklore Society meeting is presented. Several panelists and meeting attendees give their views on the state of folklore studies and discuss the papers presented at the conference. Issues such as the definition of folklore, relations with other disciplines and what is necessary to improve folklore studies are discussed.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Panel Discussion, Folklorists, Georges, Robert A., Evanchuk, Robin, Stern, Stephen, Jones, Michael Owen, Mechling, Jay, Sherman, Sharon R., Haut, Judith E., Oring, Elliott

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