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Ua68/5/1 Unto Jarvi, Folk Artist: A Retrospective, Wku Art, Wku Folk Studies & Anthropology, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters
Ua68/5/1 Unto Jarvi, Folk Artist: A Retrospective, Wku Art, Wku Folk Studies & Anthropology, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters
WKU Archives Records
Unto Jarvi: A Retrospective had its genesis when a young folklore graduate student, Eric Larsen, met the artist while working on a fieldwork project for Jay Anderson's course in folk art in 1981. Eric wanted to interview a local folk artist, and Unto Jarvi, who lives nearby in Auburn, Kentucky, agreed to talk with him. In the following weeks, Mr. Jarvi and Eric became close friends, and Jarvi shared rich memories of life in Finland and the United States and numerous thoughts about his painting and wood carving. The result was an oral history from which a portrait of the …
O. Henry’S Use Of Stereotypes In His New York City Stories: An Example Of The Utilization Of Folklore In Literature, Martin Ostrofsky
O. Henry’S Use Of Stereotypes In His New York City Stories: An Example Of The Utilization Of Folklore In Literature, Martin Ostrofsky
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Stereotyping is a folkloristic process which permits people to reduce the complexities of the real world into simplified, abstract terms. O. Henry one of America’s most popular short story writers, made generous use of stereotypes in his stories. By examining O. Henry’s use of stereotypes, insight may be gained into the essential role which folklore often plays in creative literature. Stereotypes greatly influence the composition, function and reception of O. Henry’s work. O. Henry’s personal habits and circumstances demanded that he produce a prolific stream of short stories which would have the greatest popular appeal. Clever manipulation of stereotypes permitted …
A Contemporary Female Psychic: A Folkloristic Study Of A Traditional Occupation, Jan Laude
A Contemporary Female Psychic: A Folkloristic Study Of A Traditional Occupation, Jan Laude
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This thesis is a case study of a contemporary woman psychic, Peggy Sue Turner, who resides in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The traditional aspects of her occupation are balanced with adaptative mechanisms in order to meet current cultural and social needs resulting in a satisfying job for both Turner and her clients. Chapter One provides a review of pertinent literature. Chapter Two details fieldwork methodology. Chapter Three gives the life history of Turner as it relates to the joint development of her femininity and her occupation. Chapter Four describes the overall generalities which Turner applies to all of her work and …
Beshens, Paige A. (Fa 99), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beshens, Paige A. (Fa 99), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 99. Folklore in "B.C." Examines the comic strip "B.C.", created by Johnny Hart, for examples of traditional and contemporary folklore.
Interview With Shella Ernestine Procter, B. 1901 And Alice Ruth Procter, B. 1911 (Fa 168), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Shella Ernestine Procter, B. 1901 And Alice Ruth Procter, B. 1911 (Fa 168), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Shella Ernestine Procter and Alice Ruth Procter conducted by Robert J. Gates on 26 February 1982. From folk studies student project documenting Alice Ruth and Shella Procter's memories of their aunt Ora Frances Porter, Warren County, Kentucky's first registered nurse.