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South Asian Folklore in Transition, Crafting New Horizons, 1st Edition
The Indian Subcontinent has been at the centre of folklore inquiry since the 19th century, yet, while much attention was paid to India by early scholars, folkloristic interest in the region waned over time until it virtually disappeared from the research agendas of scholars working in the discipline of folklore and folklife. This fortunately changed in the 1980s when a newly energized group of younger scholars, who were interested in a variety of new approaches that went beyond the textual interface, returned to folklore as an untapped resource in South Asian Studies.
This comprehensive volume further reinvigorates the field by providing fresh studies and new models both for studying the “lore” and the “life” of everyday people in the region, as well as their engagement with the world at large. By bringing Muslims, material culture, diasporic horizons, global interventions and politics to bear on South Asian folklore studies, the authors hope to stimulate more dialogue across theoretical and geographical borders to infuse the study of the Indian Subcontinent’s cultural traditions with a new sense of relevance that will be of interest not only to areal specialists but also to folklorists and anthropologists in general.
“Visual Clave” Exhibit Co-curated by Philip Scher, Folklore and Public Culture
Visual Clave is organized by Philip W. Scher, UO Professor of Anthropology and Folklore and Public Culture and Divisional Dean for Social, and Pablo E. Yglesias, a Northampton, MA-based Cuban-American researcher, writer, musician, artist, and DJ. An expanded version of the exhibition was on view previously at the Student Union Art Gallery at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst; the Bronx Music Heritage Center, NY; and Picture Farm Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Visual Clave takes its inspiration and intellectual structure from Yglesias’ book Cocinando: 50 Years of Latin Album Cover Art (Princeton Architectural Press, 2005). The exhibition is supported by UO’s College of Arts and Sciences, the Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS), and a JSMA Academic Support Grant.
Exhibition link: https://jsma.uoregon.edu/visualclave
Sharon Sherman and Juwen Zhang Book now Available in China
Folklore and Public Culture Professor emerita Sharon Sherman and Williamette University Professor Juwen Zhang’s book A Handbook for Video-Documenting Folklore is now available in China. Their book addresses disciplinary knowledge, designing a film project, aspects of film narrative and includes a checklist that includes equipment and techniques. Their book also details shooting, editing, use of the final product, and ethical principles.
A Handbook for Video-Documenting Folklore
Free concert of Traditional Korean Music, 7 PM, Tykeson Rehearsal Space
Join the World Music Series for its winter 2019 concert featuring the Dankook University Korean Traditional Music Ensemble, featuring a variety of instruments and even some performers who have been names masters in Korean Intangible Cultural Heritage. The concert is free, thanks to the generosity of the many sponsors listed on the poster. Hope to see you at 7 PM in the Tykeson Rehearsal Space in Berwick Hall!
From Folk to Folklorist Exhibit Update
Exhibit update Winter 2019
As part of UO Folklore Program, the Archives supports students in the study of folklore and it provides training opportunities in the management of cultural collections. The Archives also makes collections available to the public for study and appreciation. On display in this exhibit are collections that span the past 50 years, showcasing the interdisciplinary approach of the UO’s folklore students.
Exhibit runs fall-winter, but material on display was refreshed in January. The archives contain so many interesting collections that we couldn’t fit them all in the exhibit cases at one time!
Credits and Acknowledgments
Sponsored by UO Libraries and the Folklore Program.
Curated by Sarah Fisher (Folklore Archivist and Collection Coordinator in the Randall V. Mills Archives of Northwest Folklore [RVMA]), with assistance from Student Archivists Christal Snyder and Alia Kempton.
Exhibit proposal by Nathan Georgitis (Archivist for Digital Collections in Special Collections University Archives), Doug Blandy (Folklore Program Director), Alina Mansfield (former Folklore Archivist at RVMA), and Tamara LeRoy (former Student Archivist at RVMA).
Exhibit design and production by Mandi Garcia (Graphic Designer and Exhibits Coordinator).
Original materials courtesy of the Randall V. Mills Archives of Northwest Folklore.