The Soul of a Folklorist by Ann K. Ferrell, Diane E. Goldstein - 9780253074591

The Soul of a FolkloristHistorical Moments, Political Representation, and the Weight of Social Responsibility\nAuthor(s): Ann K. Ferrell, Diane E. Goldstein\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Indiana University Press, United States\nImprint: Indiana University Press\nISBN-13: 9780253074591, 978-0253074591\nSynopsis\nIn the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, the US saw a growing awareness of representational politics following the civil rights, women's, gay and lesbian, anti-war, and environmental justice movements, and, like most fields, folklore became increasingly cognizant of these cultural and political shifts. The Soul of a Folklorist chronicles the growing pains folklorists felt as the field engaged in these new and different ways of thinking about expressive culture, inequality, and political representation.\n Grounded in primary sources including archival documents and interviews with members of the field, authors Ann K. Ferrell and Diane E. Goldstein examine the discussions that arose during.