Journal of American Folklore articles from March 2007

Journal of American Folklore archives from March 2007

Food choice, symbolism, and identity: bread-and-butter issues for folkloristics and nutrition studies (American Folklore Society Presidential Address, October 2005).(Speech)
March 22, 2007... Research on food abounds, from the history of differing types of fare to the relationship between provisioning and culture, gender roles, and eating disorders. In disciplines concerned with health and nutrition, few studies focus on the...

Distanciation and the recontextualization of space: finding one's way in a small western community.
March 22, 2007... In the 1990s, the city of McCall, Idaho, and the surrounding region implemented the Rural Addressing System. The system assigned a name to every street and a number to every house and erected visible signage for both. Although a seemingly...

The song of Gryon: political ritual, local identity, and the consolidation of nationalism in multiethnic Switzerland.(Viewpoint essay)
March 22, 2007... Switzerland's successful multicultural nationalism is often based in local identity and practices, but few studies have examined nationalism in the nation's non-Germanic regions. This article explores the summer festival cycle in Gryon, a...

Recent University Marching Band Recordings.(Critical essay)
March 22, 2007... University marching bands represent an important piece of American vernacular music but are notably absent from the folk music literature. These bands have received increased attention from the popular media, but they are discussed primarily...

The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes.(Video recording review)
March 22, 2007... The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes. 2003. By Bess Lomax Hawes. 58 min., plus extras. DVD format, black and white. (Media-Generation, West Hills, Calif.) I am too young to have traveled around the country looking for the kinds of American folk...

Food Culture USA, 39th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival.(Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage)
March 22, 2007... Food Culture USA, 39th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Organized by the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage; Joan Nathan, guest curator, and Stephen Kidd, cocurator. National Mall, Washington, DC, June 23-July 4, 2005. 39th...

The Cultural Thread: 130 Years of Embroidery and Lace in New Jersey.
March 22, 2007... The Cultural Thread: 130 Years of Embroidery and Lace in New Jersey. Curated by Meriam Lobel. Park Performing Arts Center, Union City, N.J. Open by appointment. The Cultural Thread/El Hilo Cultural exhibit opened in 2002 in a gallery in...

Santeria Healing: A Journey into the Afro-Cuban World of Divinities, Spirits, and Sorcery.(Book review)
March 22, 2007... Santeria Healing: A Journey into the Afro-Cuban World of Divinities, Spirits, and Sorcery. By Johan Wedel. (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2004. Pp. xiv + 209, foreword, introduction, three appendices, notes, glossary,...

Myth and History in the Creation of Yellowstone National Park.(Book review)
March 22, 2007... Myth and History in the Creation of Yellowstone National Park. By Paul Schullery and Lee Whittlesey. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2003. Pp. xv + 125, appendix, notes, index.) This book explains how a popular but fictional story...