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39667
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The Conjure Woman, published in 1899 by Charles W. Chesnutt, has been the topic of much discussion, especially concerning superstition, literary trope, and a complex folkloric phenomenon.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 64 Issue 1 & 2, 2017,
p75-97, bibl
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36972
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By blending together anthropology, folklore, and science, Garrity-Blake created her own blend of research, policymaking, and community activism in eastern North Carolina.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 63 Issue 1-2, 2016,
p13-16
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36976
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Lau is a folklorist who studied African American shape note singing and helped found the Pauli Murray Project, an organization created to combat social inequalities and injustice.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 63 Issue 1-2, 2016,
p22-25
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37045
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The folk narrative is uncensored and unrestrained expression of relatively unsophisticated people, and can be offensive to some audiences.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 63 Issue 1-2, 2016,
p75-78
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37056
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Student thesis abstracts for spring and summer 2016 Master of Arts in Folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 63 Issue 1-2, 2016,
p98-100
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24867
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With observations on how the study of folklore has changed since the 1960’s, Katy Clune explores how folklore can be applied to today’s culture. Clune explores how folklore can remain relevant today including using the internet as a powerful tool.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 2015,
p32-35, por
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25539
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Jay Smith, a UNC professor of history, has been studying the Beast of the Gévaudan. The French have argued about the identity of the eighteenth-century creature that killed more than a hundred people in the southern countryside. Smith suggests that the creature was a wolf, but hunters perpetuated the idea that it was a mythological creature to explain his failures out of fear of shame.
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16230
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Baldwin explores ways to collect family traditions before they are lost for future generations. She highlights specific points that ensure stories will be collected and respect will be maintained.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 55 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2008,
p22-24, f
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36505
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Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF)’s philosophy is creating community through music and arts, and while they host various folk performances during their festival, the food is not to be ignored either. Chefs from as far away as Africa and as close at the local market gather to showcase the foods that are symbolic to them or their community.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 54 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2007,
p6-11
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36418
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The author’s great-uncle is John Foster West, noted folklorist. Daemon recalls the traditions in her own family, especially the ones noted by “Uncle John.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 52 Issue 1, Spring-Summer 2005,
p3-7
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36334
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Usually an accompaniment to barbecue, hash, a food mostly native to South Carolina, is basically a stew made with meat and vegetables, but the base broth varies widely dependent on the individual. The best agreed upon time to make hash, however, is by the light of a full moon.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 48 Issue 1-2, 2001,
p80-87
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1501
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Paul Green's numerous talents and interests make efforts to label him difficult. One of his pursuits was documentation of the language and folklore of his native North Carolina, particularly the Cape Fear Valley.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Spring 1994,
p47-55, il, bibl, f
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24442
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Charles Harry Whedbee (1875-1945) was Greenville’s chief district court judge who dedicated much of his time to preserving Outer Banks folklore. This article presents his life history and accomplishments, one of which was drinking from Blackbeard’s skull.
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35884
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In addition to works of folklore related materials, the author also included historic site archaeology and restoration, farmhouses, jails, and other public buildings.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 35 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 1988,
p14-39, bibl
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16305
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Although folk narratives in the southern United States and Ireland are similar, each represent a unique part of their respective cultures while combining to form a single subgenre of folk tales: the Jack Tale. Henigan discusses the Jack Tale tradition of Ireland and the United States to examine the differences in order to demonstrate the ways in which each depends upon and reflects its own cultural climate.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 34 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 1987,
p87-105
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