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Alan Dundes Quotes

Alan Dundes quotes

American Educator September 8, 1935 – March 30, 2005

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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. Alan Dundes
Alan Dundes quote: "Life, it seems, is nothing if not a series of initiations,..."
Life, it seems, is nothing if not a series of initiations, transitions, and incorporations. Alan Dundes
Their term project consists of a fieldwork collection of folklore that they create by interviewing family members, friends, or anyone they can manage to persuade to serve as an informant. Alan Dundes
I have a great advantage over many of my colleagues inasmuch as my students bring with them to class their own personal knowledge of national, regional, religious, ethnic, occupational, and family folklore traditions. Alan Dundes
Alan Dundes quote: "Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people..."
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. Alan Dundes
If a student takes the whole series of my folklore courses including the graduate seminars, he or she should learn something about fieldwork, something about bibliography, something about how to carry out library research, and something about how to publish that research. Alan Dundes
Alan Dundes quote: "I mentioned that one of the tripartite formulas in American..."
I mentioned that one of the tripartite formulas in American worldview involves time: past, present, and future. Alan Dundes
The class has become over the years fairly large, running to three hundred or more, but I always insist upon reading all the student folklore collections myself. Although this is a tall order, I look forward to it because I learn so much from it. Alan Dundes
In the light of our culture, these are not unreasonable questions and tactics, but if once again, we try to see the lens through which we look, we can see that there is far too great an emphasis placed on the future. Alan Dundes
Alan Dundes quote: "Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation..."
Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible. Alan Dundes
Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents. Alan Dundes
They do not merely collect texts; they must also gather data about the context and the informant and, above all, write an analysis of the items based upon the course readings and lecture material on folklore theory and method. Alan Dundes
Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken. Alan Dundes
Alan Dundes quote: "Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard..."
Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past. Alan Dundes
Alan Dundes quote: "Americans do believe in progress and there is almost certainly..."
Americans do believe in progress and there is almost certainly a kernel of truth in the joke. Alan Dundes

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