If a student takes the whole series of my folklore courses including the graduate seminars, he or she should learn something about fieldwork, something about bibliography, something about how to carry out library research, and something about how to publish that research. Alan Dundes bibliographycarrycourse share on social
There is more to folklore research than fieldwork. This is why in all of my other upper-division courses I require a term paper involving original research. Alan Dundes coursedivisionfieldwork Change image and share on social
Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible. Alan Dundes combineexpectationfuture Change image and share on social
They do not merely collect texts; they must also gather data about the context and the informant and, above all, write an analysis of the items based upon the course readings and lecture material on folklore theory and method. Alan Dundes analysisbasecollect share on social
Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken. Alan Dundes belongdeterminedirection Change image and share on social
Their term project consists of a fieldwork collection of folklore that they create by interviewing family members, friends, or anyone they can manage to persuade to serve as an informant. Alan Dundes collectionconsistcreate Change image and share on social
Life, it seems, is nothing if not a series of initiations, transitions, and incorporations. Alan Dundes incorporationinitiationlife Change image and share on social
Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents. Alan Dundes americanancestorasian Change image and share on social
I mentioned that one of the tripartite formulas in American worldview involves time: past, present, and future. Alan Dundes americanformulafuture Change image and share on social
