North America – Folklore Forum

“Hometown Cooking”: Layering Values, Mass-Produced, and Garden-Raised Foods in Tater Tot Hot Dish in Southwest Minnesota

24 Jun 202024 Jun 2020

Abstract: Hot dishes, or casseroles, are popularly conceptualized as meals comprised merely of mass-produced ingredients. Through a close reading of Tater Tot Hot Dish, this article challenges this perception by…

Beyond the Borderlands: Migration and Belonging in the United States and Mexico

1 Jul 20132 Jun 2020

Debra Lattanzi Shutika. Beyond the Borderlands: Migration and Belonging in the United States and Mexico. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011. $65.00, hardcover. $27.95, paperback. $27.95, e-book. Fredericka Schmadel Indiana…

Wild Games: Hunting and Fishing Traditions in North America

Dennis Cutchins and Eric A. Eliason, Eds. Wild Games: Hunting and Fishing Traditions in North America. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2009. Pp. xxi + 230, black and white photographs,…

McMeaning in the Maw of the Masses: Analyzing Fast Food Mash-Ups

27 Aug 201228 Aug 2012

McMeaning in the Maw of the Masses: Analyzing Fast Food Mash-Ups Meagan Winkelman Ohio State University This paper analyzes the foodways of teenagers in the digital age, specifically the construction…

Shaping Theory, Bending Method, Tapping [New] Media: Ethnographic Craftsmanship and Responsive Design

13 Aug 201225 Nov 2012

Shaping Theory, Bending Method, Tapping [New] Media: Ethnographic Craftsmanship and Responsive Design Matthew Hale Indiana University This article was awarded the Warren E. Roberts Prize for Best Student Paper in…

Thomas Burton. Beech Mountain Man: The Memoirs of Ronda Lee Hicks.

Thomas Burton. Beech Mountain Man: The Memoirs of Ronda Lee Hicks. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2009. $32.95 cloth. Danielle E. Quales Indiana University In this book, Burton presents the…

Music, Mediation, Sustainability: A Case Study on the Banjo

28 Jun 201215 Jul 2012

Music, Mediation, Sustainability: A Case Study on the Banjo Jeff Todd Titon Brown University The banjo mediates structurally, culturally and historically, and experientially. Structurally, it resists taxonomic classification. Culturally and…

Carolyn E. Ware. Cajun Women and Mardi Gras: Reading the Rules Backward.

Carolyn E. Ware. Cajun Women and Mardi Gras: Reading the Rules Backward. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2007. Pp. xi+233, photographs, notes, index. $65.00 cloth, $24.95 paper. Nichole…

Mary Noailles Murfree. ed. Bill Hardwig. In the Tennessee Mountains

20 Mar 201220 Mar 2012

Mary Noailles Murfree. Ed. Bill Hardwig. In the Tennessee Mountains. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2008. Pp. xlviii +167. $24.95 paper. Danielle Quales Indiana University The main body of this…

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Negotiating a Shire: The Transformation of Local Values in the Society for Creative Anachronism

Negotiating a Shire: The Transformation of Local Values in the Society for Creative Anachronism Suzanne Barber Indiana University Abstract: The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international non-profit organization and…

Variation of Manufactured Folk Drama: A Case Study of The Ellettsville House of Prayer Hell House

2 Dec 20119 Dec 2011

Variation of Manufactured Folk Drama: A Case Study of The Ellettsville House of Prayer Hell House Mary Mesteller Indiana University A version of this paper received the prize for Best…