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Full-Text Articles in Folklore
Zimmerman, Eric M. (Fa 366), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Zimmerman, Eric M. (Fa 366), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 366. Paper: "Proverbs in 'Computer Shopper,' January-April 1994" written by Eric M. Zimmerman for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Marcilliat, Gene (Fa 354), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marcilliat, Gene (Fa 354), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 354. "Books by Lucy Furman: [Folk Elements in Furman's Writings]" collected by Gene Marcilliat for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Robertson, Cindy (Fa 341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Robertson, Cindy (Fa 341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 341. Paper: "From One Generation to the Next" written by Cindy Robertson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Kozma, Luanne Gaykowski (Fa 370), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kozma, Luanne Gaykowski (Fa 370), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 370. Paper: "An Examination of Urban Folklore Sources in the Western Kentucky University Folklore, Folklife and Oral History Archives" written by Kozma for a Western Kentucky University class.
Millburn-Luttrell, Christine Ann (Fa 337), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Millburn-Luttrell, Christine Ann (Fa 337), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 337. Paper: "Folk Speech in Gary Larson's 'Far Side' Cartoons" written by Christine Ann Millburn-Luttrell for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Royse, Amy (Fa 358), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Royse, Amy (Fa 358), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 358. Paper: "A Way of Preserving the Past" written by Amy Royse for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Schell, Kimberly K. (Fa 361), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Schell, Kimberly K. (Fa 361), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 361. Paper: "Folklore in 'The Far Side'" written by Kimberly K. Schell for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Wright, D. Wynne (Fa 365), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wright, D. Wynne (Fa 365), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 365. Paper: "Kentucky Cuisine" written by D. Wynne Wright for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Marshall, Katherine (Fa 340), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marshall, Katherine (Fa 340), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 340. Paper: "The Traditions of a Sorority" written by Katherine Marshall for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Robertson, Stephen (Fa 342), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Robertson, Stephen (Fa 342), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 342. Paper: "The San Angelo Rodeo" written by Stephen Robertson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Vassar, Brehanna (Fa 363), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Vassar, Brehanna (Fa 363), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 363. Paper: "Tortillas in Troutville: Segments of My Family Folklore" written by Brehanna Vassar for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Saxton, Lashanda (Fa 359), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Saxton, Lashanda (Fa 359), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 359. Paper: "Home vs. College" written by LaShanda Saxton for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Morgan, Julia E. (Fa 336), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morgan, Julia E. (Fa 336), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 336. Paper: "American Girl Magazine and Children's Riddles," written by Julia E. Morgan for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Talking Tools, Suffering Servants, And Defecating Men: The Power Of Storytelling In Maithil Women’S Tales, Coralynn V. Davis
Talking Tools, Suffering Servants, And Defecating Men: The Power Of Storytelling In Maithil Women’S Tales, Coralynn V. Davis
Faculty Journal Articles
What can we learn about the way that folk storytelling operates for tellers and audience members by examining the telling of stories by characters within such narratives? I examine Maithil women’s folktales in which stories of women’s suffering at the hands of other women are first suppressed and later overheard by men who have the power to alleviate such suffering. Maithil women are pitted against one another in their pursuit of security and resources in the context of patrilineal formations. The solidarities such women nonetheless form—in part through sharing stories and keeping each other’s secrets—serve to mitigate their suffering and …