PART I: BACKGROUND, THEORY, AND PRACTICE 1. Introduction: Definition, Concepts, and Questions of Folklore and Folklife in a Diverse, Mobile Nation / Simon J. Bronner 2. Historiography and Intellectual History of American Folklore and Folklife Studies / Jill Terry Rudy 3. American Folk Ideas, Themes, and Worldview / Jay Mechling 4. Methods and Tools of American Folklore and Folklife Studies / Anthony Bak Buccitelli 5. Applications and Representations of the Uses of American Folklore and Folklife / Gregory Hansen PART II: GENRES, PROCESSES, AND PRACTITIONERS 6. American Folk Speech, Names, and Gestures / Charles Clay Doyle 7.
American Proverbs and Related Sayings / Wolfgang Mieder 8. American Folk Poetry / Elizabeth Tucker 9. American Storytelling, Myths, and Tales / Frank de Caro 10. American Jokes, Pranks, and Humor / Moira Marsh 11. American Legends, Anecdotes, and Personal Narratives / Elizabeth Tucker 12. American Custom, Ritual, and Holidays / Jack Santino 13. American Folk Drama and Festival / Lisa Gabbert 14. American Folk Music, Folk Songs, and Ballads / Stephen D.
Winick 15. American Folk Dance and Movement / Eric César Morales 16. Play, Game, and Sport in American Folklore and Folklife / Fernando Orejuela 17. American Folk Buildings, Constructions, and Landscapes / Simon J. Bronner 18. American Folk Art and Crafts / C. Kurt Dewhurst and Marsha MacDowell 19. American Gravemarkes and Memorial Assemblages / Holly Everett 20.
American Bodylore and Folk Dress / Amy K. Milligan 21. American Food, Foodways, and Eating / Lucy M. Long 22. American Folk Medicine and Health Practices / Andrea Kitta PART III: SETTINGS, CONTEXTS, AND INSTITUTIONS 23. Regions, Borders, and Nation in American Folklore and Folklife / Simon J. Bronner 24. Farm, Town, and Country in American Folklore and Folklife / R.
Troy Boyer 25. American Urban, Suburban, and Metropolitan Folklore and Folklife / David J. Puglia 26. Waters, Islands, and Shores in American Folklore and Folklife / Shelly Drummond 27. Internet and Media in American Folklore and Folklife / David J. Puglia 28. Home and Vehicle in American Folklore and Folklife / Cory Thomas Hutcheson 29. Schools and Colleges in American Folklore and Folklife / Simon J.
Bronner 30. Total Institutions: Camps, Boarding Schools, Military Bases, Hospitals, and Prisons in American Folklore and Folklife / Jay Mechling PART IV: GROUPS, NETWORKS, AND COMMUNITIES 31. Folklore and Folklife in Native and Indigenous America / Tom Mould 32. African American Folklore, Folklife, and Race / Anand Prahlad 33. Asian American Folklore and Folklife / Fariha Khan 34. Folklore and Folklife of Latinx America / Norma E. Cantú 35. Folklore and Folklife of European Americans / Anthony Bak Buccitelli and Cory Thomas Hutcheson 36.
Folklore and Folklife of American Religious and Other Belief-Based Communities / William M. Clements 37. American Occupational Folklife: Work, Workers, and Workscapes / Nancy Groce 38. Folklore and Folklife of American Age Groups and Aging / Mary Sellers 39. Folklore and Folklife of American Family and Friends / Caren Neile 40. Folklore and Folklife of American Organizations and Networks / Simon J. Bronner 41. Folklore and Folklife of Women, Men, and Other Gendered Identities / Lisa Gilman 42.
Folklore and Folklife of American LGBTQIA+ Communities and Queer Culture / James Tyler Chadwell and Simon J. Bronner 43. Folklore and Folklife of Body, Neurodiverse, and Ability-Centered American Identities / Sheila Bock Index.