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Sites of critical engagement undertaken by feminist folklorists
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-Documenting women's folklore
-looked at women cultural expression -Reexamining analysis of folklore to see how they are male-centered -examining how folklore and related forms of popular culture socialize women into subordinate gender roles. -use folklore to rethink broader sense of issues. |
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Folklore and social identities
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Means of challenging identities, boundaries, and how we are placed in terms of them.
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Example of the relationship between folklore and social identities.
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-Portraits of the Whiteman by Keith Basso:
-People can make jokes of stereotypes. -Position themselves outside of the issue (by making jokes of serious issues). -Make fun of serious topics/ conflicts. |
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Social identities
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We make them, and they are imposed on us.
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Two basis approaches taken by folklorists on the topic of social identities in folklore.
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1) Inclusion
2) Division/ Exclusion |
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Social Identities and Performance
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Performance is a crucial arena for creating/resisting social identities and negotiating their complex contraditions.
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Jokes and Performance
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Jokes are performative.
-helping to create social life by creating/producing social category -Position it within a social interaction: reproduce "us" and "them" relationship. -words don't just describe things. They make things happen by creating shapes around us--and ultimately creating social life. -Performance gives the joke "life" by the technique of verisimilitude. |
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Jokes and violence
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"Hate speech"
-Jokes can constitute acts of violence |
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Jokes and stereotype
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Because of the technique of verisimilitude (making the joke seems "real,"
-Jokes potentially make stereotypes seem like they are actual description of the social category. -Make the stereotype come to life. Make it a reality. -Dramatize a social category. -Reproduce the "us" and "them" relationship in real social interaction and within the context of the joke performance. |
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Competency and Performance
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The license of folkloric performance (the ability/competency to perform) broadens the scope of performativity.
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Blaison Populaire: types
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folk speech, proverbs, jokes, and riddles.
(not a new genre, but a combination of several) |
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Blaison Populaire: types
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folk speech, proverbs, jokes, and riddles.
(not a new genre, but a combination of several) |
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Blaison Populaire: what?
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Form negative description of the attributes of a particular social group.
-Closely related to the formation of negative stereotypes. |
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Blaison Populaire: what?
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Form negative description of the attributes of a particular social group.
-Closely related to the formation of negative stereotypes. |
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Blaison Populaire and stereotype
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-Closely related to the formation of negative stereotypes.
-Racism, homophobic-ism, sexism in folkloristic forms. |
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Blaison Populaire and stereotype
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-Closely related to the formation of negative stereotypes.
-Racism, homophobic-ism, sexism in folkloristic forms. |
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Jokes and Social Conflict
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Americo Paredes: Texas-Mexican border region:
-Stressed the variation and conflict with social groups. -Examining the boundaries between one social group and another. -Difference in social/political context which leads to conflicts--> variation and conflict are the center of folklore. |
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Jokes and Social Conflict
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Americo Paredes: Texas-Mexican border region:
-Stressed the variation and conflict with social groups. -Examining the boundaries between one social group and another. -Difference in social/political context which leads to conflicts--> variation and conflict are the center of folklore. |
