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} }
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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