Putting Folklore to Use

"Part 3, Enhancing Identity and Community," contains Betty J. Belanus's discussion of public sector folklore work, drawn from her own diverse career experience; David Shuldiner's discussion of his position as humanities program coordinator with the Connecticut State Department on...

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Published in:Journal of Folklore Research 1997, Vol.34 (2), p.156-158
Main Author: Sommers, Laurie Kay
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Congdon, Kristin G
Culture
Employment
Environmental impact
Essays
Folklore
Humanities
Museums
Reviews
Rural development
Tourism
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Summary:"Part 3, Enhancing Identity and Community," contains Betty J. Belanus's discussion of public sector folklore work, drawn from her own diverse career experience; David Shuldiner's discussion of his position as humanities program coordinator with the Connecticut State Department on Aging and of the role of oral history and life review projects in boosting self esteem among the elderly; the late Sue Samuelson's description of her job as a communications specialist for the Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners and of the creative ways in which she used her folklore training in a nontraditional field; and Patricia Atkinson Wells's thoughtful analysis of her experience creating a marketing and advocacy organization for artisans in the Hilltown region of western Massachusetts. [...]the otherwise exemplary 'Tor Further Information" sections are already somewhat outdated. [...]Conserving Culture ( 1994) , edited by Mary Hufford grew out of the landmark cultural conservation conference at the Library of Congress in 1990.
ISSN:0737-7037
1543-0413