TY - JOUR
T1 - The sweep of knowledge
T2 - The politics of grand and local theory in folkloristics
AU - Fine, Gary Alan
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Theory creates community in an academic discipline. The concern with generalizations ties scholars together in common projects, establishes networks, creates boundaries, and provides for a disciplinary status with other fields. Theory builds identity, both within and outside knowledge domains. The uncertainty of a self-conscious interest in folkloristic theory, both grand and local, poses political and intellectual challenges for the vitality of our discipline.
AB - Theory creates community in an academic discipline. The concern with generalizations ties scholars together in common projects, establishes networks, creates boundaries, and provides for a disciplinary status with other fields. Theory builds identity, both within and outside knowledge domains. The uncertainty of a self-conscious interest in folkloristic theory, both grand and local, poses political and intellectual challenges for the vitality of our discipline.
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U2 - 10.2979/JFR.2008.45.1.11
DO - 10.2979/JFR.2008.45.1.11
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:61249278214
SN - 0737-7037
VL - 45
SP - 11
EP - 18
JO - Journal of Folklore Research
JF - Journal of Folklore Research
IS - 1
ER -