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Yo' Mama, Mary Mack, and Boudreaux and Thibodeaux

Louisiana Children's Folklore and Play

University Press of Mississippi

How children have used story and play to navigate problems and delineate ethnic boundaries

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Another Haul

Narrative Stewardship and Cultural Sustainability at the Lewis Family Fishery

University Press of Mississippi

A record catch of place, lore, tradition, and family connection with environment

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Look Who's Cooking

The Rhetoric of American Home Cooking Traditions in the Twenty-First Century

University Press of Mississippi

An exploration of home cooking in the twenty-first century

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Consuming Katrina

Public Disaster and Personal Narrative

University Press of Mississippi

An analysis of mismanaged representation and response after disasters

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The Amazing Crawfish Boat

University Press of Mississippi

The true story of how a network of Cajun and German farmers and fabricators invented a traditional amphibious boat

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A Vulgar Art

A New Approach to Stand-Up Comedy

University Press of Mississippi

The first examination of stand-up comedy through the lens of folklore

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Stable Views

Stories and Voices from the Thoroughbred Racetrack

University Press of Mississippi

A moving revelation of the many essential workers and their lives on the backside of thoroughbred racetracks

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The Jumbies' Playing Ground

Old World Influences on Afro-Creole Masquerades in the Eastern Caribbean

University Press of Mississippi

A study of the carnival traditions that created “whole theater” folk pageants

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The Painted Screens of Baltimore

An Urban Folk Art Revealed

University Press of Mississippi

An exploration of a homegrown tradition of unexpected beauty and privacy

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