New York state folklife reader : diverse voices / edited by Elizabeth Tucker and Ellen McHale.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tucker, Elizabeth, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folklore--New York (State).

Folklore.

New York (State).

New York (State)--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

xviii, 263 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2013]

Summary:

Unlike some folklore anthologies, New York State Folklife Reader does not follow an organizational plan based on regions or genres. Because the New York Folklore Society has always tried to "give folklore back to the people," the editors decided to divide the edited volume into sections about life processes that all New York state residents share. The book begins with a section containing five essays on various aspects of folk cultural memory: personal, family, community, and historical processes of remembrance expressed through narrative, ritual, and other forms of folklore. Subsequent sections explore aspects of life in New York through the lens of play, work, resistance, and food. Both the New York Folklore Society and its journal were, as society co-founder Louis Jones explained, "intended to reach not just the professional folklorists but those of the general public who were interested in the oral traditions of the state." Written in an accessible and readable style, this volume offers a glimpse into New York State's rich cultural diversity. Book jacket.

Contents:

Memory

Dynamics of New York's Folk Culture / Elizabeth Tucker Tucker, Elizabeth 3

Oral Culture and History Today / Joanne Shenandoah Shenandoah, Joanne, Jack W. Gladstone Gladstone, Jack W., Linda Rosekrans Rosekrans, Linda 16

Cities within the City: Ben Botkin's New York / Michael L. Murray Murray, Michael L. 29

Ritual and Storytelling: A Passover Tale / Barbara Myerhoff Myerhoff, Barbara 39

Comfort in Cloth: The Syracuse University Remembrance Quilt / Dee Britton Britton, Dee 50

Here Was New York: Memorial Images of the Twin Towers / Kay Turner Turner, Kay 58

Play

"I Saw Mrs. Saray, Sitting on a Bombalerry": Ralph Ellison Collects Children's Folklore in Harlem / Robert Baron Baron, Robert 67

Cultivating Courage through Play / Brian Sutton-Smith Sutton-Smith, Brian 86

Emerging Traditions: Dance Performances of the Sudanese DiDinga in Syracuse / Felicia McMahon McMahon, Felicia 94

Flyin' High: Kite Flying from the Silk Road to Roosevelt Avenue / Elena Martínez Martínez, Elena 106

Petanque in New York / Valérie Feschet Feschet, Valérie 115

Work

Mediating between Two Worlds: The Sonideros of Mexican Youth Dances / Cathy Ragland Ragland, Cathy 133

In the Midst of a Monastery: Filming the Making of a Buddhist Sand Mandala / Puja Sahney Sahney, Puja 145

Set in Stone: The Art of Stonework and Wall Building in Westchester County / Tom Van Buren Buren, Tom Van 154

An Ethnography of the Saratoga Racetrack / Ellen McHale McHale, Ellen 159

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors! Occupational Folklore of New York City Subway Workers / Ryn Gargulinski Gargulinski, Ryn 169

Resistance

Two Spirited People: Understanding Who We Are as Creation / Curtis Harris Harris, Curtis, Leota Lone Dog Dog, Leota Lone 181

Camp Woodland: Progressive Education and Folklore in the Catskill Mountains of New York / Dale W. Johnson Johnson, Dale W. 192

Employing Music in the Cause of Social Justice: Ruth Crawford Seeger and Zilphia Horton / Julia Schmidt-Pirro Schmidt-Pirro, Julia, Karen M. McCurdy McCurdy, Karen M. 203

Burning Messages: Interpreting African American Fraternity Brands and Their Bearers / Sandra Mizumoto Posey Posey, Sandra Mizumoto 215

Food

Wild Game Cooking / Kay Kennedy Kennedy, Kay, Gus Hedlund Hedlund, Gus, Edith Bills Bills, Edith, Varick Chittenden Chittenden, Varick 227

Foodways / Lynn Case Ekfelt Ekfelt, Lynn Case 232

Free Market Flavor / Steve Zeitlin Zeitlin, Steve 242.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: New York state folklife reader.

ISBN:

1617038636

9781617038631

OCLC:

837957559

Publisher Number:

99955532740