what is our professors name
Dr. Sydney Varajon
what is folklore
informally learned, unofficial, part of everyday experience, artistic creative, expressive dimensions
who has folklore
everyone 🙏
what is a folksong that tells a story and emphasizes a narrative
a ballad
fill in blank: tradition helps create sense of ______; it is the sharing of something that has ________
identity, cultural significance
Where did our professor go to college
WKU pretty sure
T or F: folklore is popculture
false
what are some characteristics of folklore (btw this is supposed to be in folklore category)
informal, learned from others, learned by doing, oral dimension, formulaic, exists in variation, traditional, exists across time and space
give example of material folklore
idk like a quilt that tells a story or smthn
define exoteric communication
communication to, for, with and about those outside of the group; stereotypes, what people outside the group think of those inside the group
which country music star does Dr. Varajon love
Dolly Parton
T or F: folklore is high art or another form of anthropology
Fslase
group of people with something in common who develop traditions out of their shared experiences or heritage
word for a 2 person group
dyad
are traditions linear?
no they a web of sorts
what did our professor do before coming to wku to teach
pretty sure she owned a bakery or flower shop or somthing not sure
verbal, material, customary
define esoteric communication
communication inside the group; secret knowledge like an inside joke
the idea that there was a natural hierarchy between cultures, and that all cultures "progressed" through 3 distinct phases at different paces
unilineal cultural evolution
a specific member of a group who carries out a tradition for other members of the group
tradition bearer
what is our professor's cat's name
bess
what are the 3 distinct cultures of folklore
elite, normative, folk
what are factors that can bring a folk group together
proximity, regular interaction, necessity, obligation, circumstance, shared interests or skills
what is the name for graffiti
latrinalia
explain why traditions do not die
they adapt and evolve into other things