Rethinking the Canon: Research Practices in 21st Century US-Folklore Studies Part 1

Please join Rachel Gonzalez (Folklorist and Associate Professor of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, University of Texas, Austin) and Sophia Enriquez (Ethnomusicologist and Assistant Professor of Music, Duke University) for a two-part workshop addressing questions of how our canons shape our ways of knowing. How do we construct canons that reflect our values and commitments? How do we decolonize our own reading and citation practices? This workshop, intended for graduate students at all levels and for teaching faculty, is the third in our Decolonizing Folklore and Ethnomusicology Series.

After this workshop participants will be able to: 

• Explain the importance of decolonization to folklore canon and citation practices.
• Understand how folklore canons shape folklorists' ways of knowing.

You may register here.

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