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"Volkskultur": Aspekte einer kulturtheoretischen Debatte in Wissenschaft und Literatur, Wien/Prag 1884-1939 by König, Anna-Maria

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Outlaw Heroes in Myth and History by Seal, Graham

“…—Professor Dáithí Ó hÓgáin, University College Dublin‘Folklorist Seal examines the durability of the outlaw as hero in the imaginations of the disenfranchised. [...] …”
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‘We’re Here Because We’re Here’: Trench Culture in the Great War by Seal, Graham

“…While some elements of soldier folklore, especially song, verse, and language, have been the subject of usually discrete interest by folklorists, this is the first attempt to understand a range of folkloric practice and expression in the context of a particular set of combat circumstances.…”
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Voices of the other: authenticity and consciousness of language in an East Indonesian song tradition by Timo Kaartinen

“…This conclusion suggests the need to rethink the assumption, prevalent in current folkloristics and ethnography of speaking, that the meaning and authenticity of tradition are situational constructs. …”
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The New Penglipurlara: spoken word poetry and the revival of the storyteller in Malaysian literature in English by Baharudin, Nur Sheena

“…Drawing largely on methodologies informed by folklorists, postcolonial and performance theorists, it investigates how spoken word poets use the medium as a way to challenge established narratives and engage with the personal and the concerns of their society at large. …”
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