Lay My Burden down: A Folk History of Slavery

Morris, Robert L.; Botkin, B. A.

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“…Folklore and memory scholars not only strive to improve their research by engaging in methodological reflexivity and critically examining their own biases and assumptions but also aim to fulfill their ethical responsibility by adopting a critical attitude and activist agency to identify the flawed aspects of society and contribute to their rectification. In this regard, Benjamin Botkin's (1945) work "Lay My Burden Down: A Folk History of Slavery" 7 can be considered one of the earliest instances of a critical, ethical, and activist approach at the intersection of folklore and memory within an ethnic framework. Moreover, there is also a critical stance in both fields, which primarily focuses on negative, pejorative, and contentious aspects of the subject matter.…”

Section: Toward the Future: Enduring And Emerging Trajectoriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Folkloric memory: (Re)connecting the dots for broader perspectives

Gülüm

2023

Memory Studies

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This article explores various dimensions of the memory-folklore nexus to contribute to interdisciplinary dialogues between folkloristics and memory studies by drawing on a shared paradigm; examining the historical, theoretical, and methodological intersections; and mapping out overlapping approaches in each area. It thus establishes and introduces the concept and approach of folkloric memory to provide broader perspectives on common issues such as referential, migratory, transmedial, mimetic, aesthetic, schematic, and procreative aspects of collective and cultural narratives. The article ultimately aims to review the correlation between memory and folklore, delve into previously unexplored aspects of this connection, develop an interdisciplinary approach, and establish a groundwork for future research.

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Section: Toward the Future: Enduring And Emerging Trajectoriesmentioning

confidence: 99%