Ethnology for the 21st century : bases and prospects / by Botíková, Marta, Válka, Miroslav

Table of Contents: “…; Traditional Folk Culture and Ethnology; Which Traditions Does the Teaching of Folkloristics at the University in Bratislava Follow?…”
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Fairy tales and society : illusion, allusion, and paradigm /

Table of Contents: “…Stone -- Marxists and the illumination of folk and fairy tales / Jack Zipes -- Past and present folkloristic narator research / Rainer Wehse -- Fairy tales from a folkloristic perspective / Alan Dundes -- The Grimms and the German obsession with fairy tales / Jack Zipes -- The "utterly Hessian" fairy tales by "old Marie" : the end of a myth / Heinz Rölleke.…”
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The Bell Witch in Myth and Memory : From Tennessee Legend to International Folktale / by Gregory, Rick S.

Table of Contents: “…The power of a story -- The legend -- Oral transmission -- Survival and growth, 1820-1894 -- The power of the printed word -- Academics, folklorists, and other entities fall under the spell -- The Bell witch live -- Pop culture queen -- Experience the bell witch and come to Adams.…”
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Folklore rules : a fun, quick, and useful introduction to the field of academic folklore studies / by McNeill, Lynne S.

Table of Contents: “…; Chapter 2: What Do Folklorists Do?; Chapter 3: Types of Folklore; Chapter 4: Types of Folk Groups; Conclusion: What Do I Do Now?…”
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Implied nowhere : absence in folklore studies / by Ingram, Shelley, 1979-, Mullins, Willow, Richardson, Todd, 1975-

Table of Contents: “…Mullins -- The #landmass between New Orleans and Mobile: neglect, race, and the cost of invisibility / Shelley Ingram -- A folkloristics of death: absence, sustainability, and ghosts in the film welcome to pine point / Willow G. …”
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A vulgar art : a new approach to stand-up comedy / by Brodie, Ian

Table of Contents: “…Stand-up comedy and a folkloristic approach -- Where is the stand-up comedian?…”
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Folksongs of Britain and Ireland /

Folklore in the digital age : collected essays / by Krawczyk-Wasilewska, Violetta

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / Andy Ross -- The Art of Bruegel and the Folklorist -- e-Folklore as a Part of Digital Culture -- Towards a Digital Folklore Heritage -- Post September 11: Global Fear vs Digital Humour -- The Haiti Legends Revisited and the Power of e-Rumour -- The Global Dating Phenomenon -- Matchmaking through Avatars: Social Aspects of Online Dating -- The Global Food Story and the Internet.…”
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Observations and Reflections on Texas Folklore. by Abernethy, Francis Edward

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Torching the fink books and other essays on vernacular culture / by Green, Archie

Table of Contents: “…Dutchman : an on-the-job etymology -- Hillbilly music : source and symbol -- Laborlore -- A folklorist's creed and a folksinger's gift -- Austin's cosmic cowboys : words in collision -- Tom Benton's folk depictions -- The archive's shores -- Stitching patchwork in public -- Remembering Jack Fitch, pile butt and artist, on Labor Day 1994 -- Kelly girl -- Torching the fink books -- Peter Tamony (1902-1985) -- Afterword. …”
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A sigh and a wish: Helen Creighton's maritimes / by Davies, Donna

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Manifest technique : hip hop, empire, and visionary Filipino American culture / by Villegas, Mark R.

Table of Contents: “…Preface: On constant replay -- Introduction: Savage folklorists in your empire -- Currents of militarization, flows of hip hop : expanding the geographies of Filipino American culture -- "Civilize the savage" : toward Islam, Filipino origin, and the golden age -- Nation in the universe : the cosmic vision of Afro-Filipino futurism -- Postcolonial bodies, modern postures : erasure and community formation in Filipino American hip hop dance culture -- Conclusion: Work I manifest.…”
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Superman in myth and folklore / by Peretti, Daniel

Table of Contents: “…-- 1: SUPERMAN AND THE FOLKLORISTIC PERSPECTIVE -- 2: THREE CASES -- 3: TRUTH MEANS MANY THINGS -- 4: CELEBRATING SUPERMAN -- 5: METAFOLKLORE AND SUPERMAN HUMOR -- 6: MORALITY -- 7: MYTHOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X…”
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Monumental lies : early Nevada folklore of the wild west / by James, Ronald M.

Table of Contents: “…The Kaleidoscope of Western Folklore -- 4. Dan De Quille the Folklorist -- 5. The Hoax as Folklore 66 -- 6. Tall Tales and Other Deceptions as Folklore -- 7. …”
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Explaining traditions : folk behavior in modern culture / by Bronner, Simon J.

Table of Contents: “…Defining tradition: on the meaning and politics of a "handy" concept -- Explaining tradition: on folk and folkloristic logic -- Building tradition: on control and authority in vernacular architecture -- Making tradition: on craft in American consciousness -- Adapting tradition: on folklore in human development -- Fading tradition: on a dying language and lore -- Personalizing tradition: on storytelling by an African American father and son -- Symbolizing tradition: on the scatology of an ethnic identity -- Sporting tradition: on the praxis of American football -- Virtual tradition: on the Internet as a folk system.…”
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Louise Bennett interviewed by Rose Ann Pierre /

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Helen of Troy / by Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912

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The folkloresque : reframing folklore in a popular culture world /

Table of Contents: “…A Deadly Discipline: Folklore, Folklorists, and the Occult in Fatal Frame -- Jeffrey A. …”
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The folkloresque : reframing folklore in a popular culture world /

Table of Contents: “…A Deadly Discipline: Folklore, Folklorists, and the Occult in Fatal Frame -- Jeffrey A. …”
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The Fiddler's tune-book : 100 traditional airs : hornpipes, reels, schottisches, polkas, waltzes & jigs /