Voices Journal Volume 1976: 3-4
Edited by Todd DeGarmo
Articles In This Volume
"Remember Me": the Sources of American Sampler Verses
Fratto examines the origins and use of verses stiched by young girls on American "samplers."
Computerlore: The Bit Bucket
An article about folklore and computer programming from the viewpoint of an early programmer.
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Its Recent Acceptance into the American Popular Christmas Tradition
This article examines the Dr. Suess story, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," in its use of secular Christmas symbols and reasons that that is the reason for its popularity as a story told during the Christmas season.
Ethnic Folklore and the School Art Curriculum
Using folklore genres to engage secondary school students, the author dicusses the use of folklore in the art classroom.
Folklore as Wartime Propaganda
The Folklore of war time, shared by veterans
Garage Sale Folklore
An exploration of the pheonomenon of the "garage sale," and an examination of its participants
Popular Folk Synonymies
The author provides idioms of folk speech.
Religious and Scriptural Paradies
The author examines parodies of religious texts in contemporary usage.
Rufus Rawlin's Ride
An examination of the Ballad of Rufus Rawlin's Ride
The Dutch Barn in America: Survival of a Medieval Structural Frame
An exploration of the European precedents for the New World Dutch Barn
The Enlisted Man: Army Folklore
The folklore of enlisted men, from 1970.
The Folk and the Region
Defining the idea of "region" in American Folklore scholarship
The Rhythm of Something Imperishable: An Investigation of the Powers of Game
Cochran applies sociocultural and symbolic theories to his discussion of games and sport.
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