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Episode 6: Emily Hilliard on Folklore, West Virginia, and Documenting Contemporary Labor Movements

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Abstract:
What role does folklore play in modern life? What is folklore, anyway? In this episode, Amelia Golcheski interviews West Virginia state folklorist Emily Hilliard to learn why folklore is more than just myths and legends. It can also be about labor movements, local histories, and even the “right” way to eat a hot dog. Amelia and Emily also discuss the recent teachers’ strike in West Virginia, misconceptions about life in so-called “Trump Country,” and approaches to public humanities that are invested in showing the importance of regional history.

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Hilliard, Emily, "Episode 6: Emily Hilliard on Folklore, West Virginia, and Documenting Contemporary Labor Movements" (2018). Public Work: a public humanities podcast. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/qc5f-6291

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  • Public Work: a public humanities podcast

    This collection houses the archived audio files for each episode of Public Work, a podcast based out of Brown University’s John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage.

    Public Work was created and co-produced by Amelia Golcheski …

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