-
Folklore Studies and Popular Film and Television: A Necessary Critical Survey
- Journal of American Folklore
- University of Illinois Press
- Volume 116, Number 460, Spring 2003
- pp. 176-195
- 10.1353/jaf.2003.0027
- Article
- Additional Information
- Purchase/rental options available:
The study of folklore and popular film and television, although frequently ignored by folkloristics and film scholars alike, has produced a number of articles and paradigms which not only inform its own study, but also other disciplines. This current study is a much-needed critical survey of the existing academic literature on the relationship between contemporary folkloristics and popular film and television.