Focusing on the ways in which traditions arise and are maintained where diverse peoples come together, the editors and other essayistsJohn Holmes McDowell, Joe Graham, Alicia María González, Beverly J. Stoeltje, Archie Green, José E. Limón, Thomas A. Green, Rosan A. Jordan, Patrick B. Mullen, and Manuel H. Peñaexamine conjunto music, the corrido, Gulf fishermen's stories, rodeo traditions, dog trading and dog-trading tales, Mexican bakers' lore, Austin's "cosmic cowboy" scene, and other fascinating aspects of folklore in Texas. Their emphasis is on the creative reaction to socially and culturally pluralistic situations, and in this they represent a distinctively Texan way of studying folklore, especially as illustrated in the performance-centered approach of Paredes, Boatright, and others who taught at the University of Texas at Austin. As an overview of this approachits past, present, and future"And Other Neighborly Names" makes a valuable contribution both to Texas folklore and to the discipline as a whole.
Focusing on the ways in which traditions arise and are maintained where diverse peoples come together, the editors and other essayistsJohn Holmes McDowell, Joe Graham, Alicia María González, Beverly J. Stoeltje, Archie Green, José E. Limón, Thomas A. Green, Rosan A. Jordan, Patrick B. Mullen, and Manuel H. Peñaexamine conjunto music, the corrido, Gulf fishermen's stories, rodeo traditions, dog trading and dog-trading tales, Mexican bakers' lore, Austin's "cosmic cowboy" scene, and other fascinating aspects of folklore in Texas. Their emphasis is on the creative reaction to socially and culturally pluralistic situations, and in this they represent a distinctively Texan way of studying folklore, especially as illustrated in the performance-centered approach of Paredes, Boatright, and others who taught at the University of Texas at Austin. As an overview of this approachits past, present, and future"And Other Neighborly Names" makes a valuable contribution both to Texas folklore and to the discipline as a whole.
And Other Neighborly Names: Social Process and Cultural Image in Texas Folklore
334And Other Neighborly Names: Social Process and Cultural Image in Texas Folklore
334Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780292729049 |
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Publisher: | University of Texas Press |
Publication date: | 03/01/1981 |
Pages: | 334 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.00(d) |