There is more to folklore research than fieldwork. This is why in all of my other upper-division courses I require a term paper involving original research. Alan Dundes Read Quote
The study of folklore is largely the study of particular folklore genres: myth, folktale, legend, ballad, proverb, riddle, superstition, etc. Alan Dundes Read Quote
It is important to recognize that folklore is not simply a way of obtaining available date about identity for social scientists; it is actually one of the principal means by which an individual and a group discovers or establishes his or its identity. Alan Dundes Read Quote
Folklore provides a socially sanctioned outlet for the discussion of the forbidden and taboo. Alan Dundes Read Quote
As a folklorist, I have come to believe that no piece of folklore continues to be transmitted unless it means something – even if neither the speaker nor the audience can articulate what that meaning might be. Alan Dundes Read Quote
I find all folklore challenging, and I never cease to be grateful that I became a professional folklorist. Alan Dundes Read Quote
Americans do believe in progress and there is almost certainly a kernel of truth in the joke. Alan Dundes Read Quote
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 can see that there is far too great an emphasis placed on the future. Alan Dundes Read Quote
