Folklife And Museums Twenty-first Century Perspectives

This cutting-edge new book is the replacement for folklife and museums: selected readings which was published nearly thirty years ago in 1987.The editors of that volume, patricia hall and charlie seemann, are now joined by c.Kurt dewhurst as a third editor, for this book which includes updates to the still-relevant and classic essays and articles from the earlier text and features new pioneering pieces by some of today’s most outstanding scholars and practitioners, to provide a more current overview of the field and addressing contemporary issues.Folklife and museums: twenty-first century perspectives is a brand new collection of cutting-edge essays that combine theoretical insights, practical applications, topical case studies focusing on particular subject matter areas and specific cultural groups , accompanied by up-to-date resources and suggested readings sections.Each essay is preceded by an explanatory headnote contextualizing the essay and includes illustrative photographs.

This cutting-edge new book is the replacement for folklife and museums: selected readings which was published nearly thirty years ago in 1987.The editors of that