My academic identity is that of a folklorist, and for many years I have taught only folklore courses.
Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible. - Alan Dundes
Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible.
- Alan Dundes
Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not g… - Alan Dundes
Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not g…
In my introductory course, Anthropology 160, the Forms of Folklore, I try to show the students what the major and minor genres of folklore are, and h… - Alan Dundes
In my introductory course, Anthropology 160, the Forms of Folklore, I try to show the students what the major and minor genres of folklore are, and h…
Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past. - Alan Dundes
Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past.
In the light of our culture, these are not unreasonable questions and tactics, but if once again, we try to see the lens through which we look, we ca… - Alan Dundes
In the light of our culture, these are not unreasonable questions and tactics, but if once again, we try to see the lens through which we look, we ca…
Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment. - Alan Dundes
Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment.
I have a great advantage over many of my colleagues inasmuch as my students bring with them to class their own personal knowledge of national, region… - Alan Dundes
I have a great advantage over many of my colleagues inasmuch as my students bring with them to class their own personal knowledge of national, region…
If a student takes the whole series of my folklore courses including the graduate seminars, he or she should learn something about fieldwork, somethi… - Alan Dundes
If a student takes the whole series of my folklore courses including the graduate seminars, he or she should learn something about fieldwork, somethi…
Cities all over the world are getting bigger as more and more people move from rural to urban sites, but that has created enormous problems with resp… - Alan Dundes
Cities all over the world are getting bigger as more and more people move from rural to urban sites, but that has created enormous problems with resp…
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