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Folklore in the public square: how the study of traditional culture can solve contemporary social problems

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dc.contributor.authorMould, Tom, editor
dc.contributor.authorKitta, Andrea, editor
dc.contributor.authorUtah State University Press, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-30T18:06:01Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractFolklore in the Public Square applies folkloristics to address critical issues of contemporary relevance and social justice, such mass media, social media, public discourse, conspiracy theories, fake news, disease and pandemic, climate change, and more from diverse contributors.--Provided by publisher.
dc.description.tableofcontentsIntroduction: applied and activist folklore: a brief survey / Tom Mould and Andrea Kitta -- Countering scams and conspiracy theories / Jeannie Banks Thomas -- In the public eye: conspiracy theory, belief, and the responsibility of folklorists / Jesse A. Fivecoate -- Engaging the public folkloresque: responsible folkloristics as an academic popularizer / Lynne S. McNeill -- Shifting roles in uncertain times: when a folklorist becomes a health communicator / Andrea Kitta -- "Some sort of huge monster": campus legends in the era of COVID-19 / Elizabeth Tucker -- Community crisis legends and sustainability tourism / Carl Lindahl -- Lay of the land: the folklorist's niche in an ecosystem of experts / Ben Bridges -- Between science and vernacular culture: the politics of climate change temporalities / Kyrre Kverndokk, Marit Ruge Bjœrke, and Lone Ree Milkœr -- When public spheres collide in the political asylum process / Amy Shuman and Carol Bohmer -- A "good" mother is a dead mother: "failure to protect," intimate partner violence, and tellability / Ann K. Ferrell -- Crack babies wear shiestys: African American folklife and carceral power / Langston Collin Wilkins -- Spreading the word: the Civil Rights History Project, archival collections, and advocacy / Timothy Lloyd -- "It is our right to rebel": Black Lives Matter Plaza, folk expression, and political discourse in and on the streets of Washington, DC / David Todd Lawrence and Heather Shirey -- Counter memes on the internet: folklore research in service to social justice / Tom Mould and Qian Xu -- Repatriation, access, precarity, and good intentions: folklore publications to help mediate Afghanistan's nationalisms / Margaret A. Mills -- A folklorist of crisis | a folklorist in crisis: folklore and public intellectualism in Putin's Russia / Ian Brodie.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/245713
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.rights.accessAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, and Western Colorado University members only.
dc.subjectApplied folklore
dc.subjectFolklore and history
dc.subjectFolklore -- Social aspects
dc.subjectSocial change
dc.subjectSocial problems -- 21st century
dc.titleFolklore in the public square: how the study of traditional culture can solve contemporary social problems
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