| Between the Cracks of History: Essays on Teaching and Illustrating Folklore Contributor(s): Abernethy, Francis Edward (Editor), Fisher, Cynthia (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1574410369 ISBN-13: 9781574410365 Publisher: University of North Texas Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 398.097 |
| LCCN: 97017598 |
| Series: Publications of the Texas Folklore Society (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.31" W x 9.31" (1.51 lbs) 284 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this Texas Folklore Society publication there are essays on teaching folklore for students--"How I Define Folklore for My Students," "Toward a Definition of Folk Culture," "Beginning Within: Teaching Folklore the Easy Way," "Folklore Fieldwork on the Internet," and others. Essays illustrating folklore are also included, such as "The Honored Dead: The Ritual of Police Burial," "Gang Graffiti," "Rail Tales: Some Are True," "Dance Halls of East Texas," "The Oil Field Camp," "Tex-Mex Dialect or Gidget Goes to Acuna," and more. |