Life, It Seems, Is Nothing

My Academic Identity Is That Of A Folklorist, And For Many Years I Have Taught Only Folklore Courses.

Cities All Over The World Are Getting Bigger As More And More People Move From Rural To Urban Sites, But That Has Created Enormous Problems With Respect To Environmental Pollution And The General Quality Of Life.

Ancestor Worship, Or Filial Piety So Characteristic Of Asian Cultures, For Example, Does Not Really Resonate With Americans Who Favor Children, Not Grandparents.

In My Introductory Course, Anthropology 160, The Forms Of Folklore, I Try To Show The Students What The Major And Minor Genres Of Folklore Are, And How They Can Be Analyzed.

Life, It Seems, Is Nothing If Not A Series Of Initiations, Transitions, And Incorporations.