New Beginnings: Towards a National Folklore Survey

J. Widdowson

DOI:10.1080/0015587X.2016.1198178

Corpus ID: 151463190

New Beginnings: Towards a National Folklore Survey

@article{Widdowson2016NewBT,
  title={New Beginnings: Towards a National Folklore Survey},
  author={J. Widdowson},
  journal={Folklore},
  year={2016},
  volume={127},
  pages={257 - 269}
}

J. Widdowson

Published 2016

Sociology

Folklore

Abstract The study of folklore in England stands at a crossroads. Is it content with its current activities and achievements, or should it make a determined effort to move forward? A subject pioneered in this country, which gave it its name and early academic reputation, seems in danger of losing momentum. Its mission lacks a common purpose, and tends to be fragmented, and the discipline as a whole has largely been ineffectual in asserting its social and cultural importance. One way to redress… CONTINUE READING

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