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The Stigmatized Vernacular: Where Reflexivity Meets Untellability
Diane E. Goldstein
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Paperback. Editor(s): Goldstein, Diane E.; Shuman, Amy. Series: Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 130 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 7. Weight in Grams: 227.
As part of this multilayered conversation about stigma, this volume discusses the relationship between the stigmatized individual and our role as researchers. Here we address our own perspectives as researchers struggling with stigma issues and tellability, as well as scholarly reflexive concerns dealing with what can't be said when working with stigmatized groups or topics. The disciplinary focus of folklore positions us well to concentrate on the vernacular experience of the stigmatized, but it also propels us toward analysis of the performance of stigma, the process of stigmatization, and the political representation of stigmatized populations. These perspectives come to the ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
Series
Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Number of Pages
130
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253024404
SKU
V9780253024404
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About Diane E. Goldstein
Diane E. Goldstein is Professor and former Chair of the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University and is a former President of the American Folklore Society. Her publications include Talking AIDS: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Once Upon a Virus: AIDS Legends and Vernacular Risk Perception and Haunting Experiences: Ghosts in Contemporary Folklore. Amy Shuman ... Read more
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