"They do not merely collect texts; they must……" — Alan Dundes
"They do not merely collect texts; they must also gather data about the context and the informant and, above all, write an analysis of the items based upon the course readings and lecture material on folklore theory and method."
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Alan Dundes
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19 Quotes by Alan Dundes
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Cities all over the world are getting bigger as more and more people move from rural to urban sites, but…
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I have a great advantage over many of my colleagues inasmuch as my students bring with them to class their…
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In my introductory course, Anthropology 160, the Forms of Folklore, I try to show the students what the major and…
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My academic identity is that of a folklorist, and for many years I have taught only folklore courses.
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Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past.
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Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment.
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I mentioned that one of the tripartite formulas in American worldview involves time: past, present, and future.
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Life, it seems, is nothing if not a series of initiations, transitions, and incorporations.
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Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong…
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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible.
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If a student takes the whole series of my folklore courses including the graduate seminars, he or she should learn…
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