Pickup trucks, horses, women, and foreplay: the fluidity of folklore

Article Abstract:

The Western livestock persons' use of assemblage in decorating their pickup trucks is a process rich in meaning. One group of objects used recalls the idea of the cowboy and of mastery over animals. Another group recall the feminine, for instance, hanging garters in the rearview mirror. This symbol is so ubiquitous that even garters which can do double duty as truck air fresheners are on the market. Another female image which often appears in trucks and associates these vehicles with sex is covering the window with curtains. Western livestock culture associates women and horses with the cowboy as dominant over both.

Social aspects, Trucks, Art, Cowhands, Assemblage (Art), Cowhands in art

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All in the family: family folklore, objectivity and self-censorship

Article Abstract:

Folklorists who study their own families must consider ethical questions that define their role in the research and the family information that can enter the public domain. Family members who are being interviewed and recorded by other family members may speak more freely than they would if they were speaking with a stranger. Folklorists should determine which information should remain private. Folklorists must also be careful not to unduly influence, with their own remarks, the direction of conversations they are recording.

Methods, Ethical aspects, Folklore, Family, Folklorists

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