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Interview with Professor Simon J. Bronner
No full textInterview with Professor Simon J. Bronner (Penn State University)
Interview with Professor Simon J. Bronner
No full textInterview with Professor Simon J. Bronner (Penn State University)
Bronner vs. Fukuyama : 1989, the end of history, and the new internationalism
No full textRevisiting the 1989 controversy over the “end of history” twenty years later, this chapter focuses on the vital contribution made by Stephen Eric Bronner, then a charismatic young political theorist at New Jersey’s Rutgers University and rising public intellectual of the democratic Left. Though more engaging and lucid than the more prominent responses to Fukuyama, his critical reflections on the subject never received a wide dissemination. My textual excavation of Bronner’s intervention tries to give it the close attention it deserves. My reading starts with the necessary historical exercise of situating Fukuyama’s claims within their larger historical context, particularly the equally controversial end-of-ideology controversy that erupted in the late 1950s. This opening section sets the stage for my interpretative analysis of Bronner’s engagement with Fukuyama’s arguments. The chapter ends with a brief but appreciative reflection on what I consider to be the most enduring virtue of Bronner’s intervention: its constructive outline of a progressive “New Internationalism.
The Carver\u27s Art: Crafting Meaning from Wood
No full textChains carved from a single block of wood, cages whittled with wooden balls rattling inside—all “made with just a pocketknife”—are among our most enduring folk designs. Who makes them and why? what is their history? what do they mean for their makers, for their viewers, for our society? Simon J. Bronner portrays four wood carvers in southern Indiana, men who had been transplanted from the rural landscapes of their youth to industrial towns. After retiring, they took up a skill they remembered from childhood. Bronner discusses how creativity helped these men adjust to change and how viewers’ responses to carving reflect their own backgrounds. By recording the narratives of these men’s lives, the stories and anecdotes that laced their conversation, Bronner finds new insight into the functions and symbolism of traditional craft. Including anew illustrated afterword in which the author discusses recent developments in the carver’s art, this new edition will appeal to carvers, scholars, and anyone interested in traditional woodworking.
A masterfully balanced psychological interpretation of a group of traditional artists, their creativity, and the functions and symbolism of their works. -- Winterthur Portfoliohttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_art_and_design/1000/thumbnail.jp
Meaning of Folklore
No full textThe essays of Alan Dundes virtually created the meaning of folklore as an American academic discipline. Yet many of them went quickly out of print after their initial publication in far-flung journals. Brought together for the first time in this volume compiled and edited by Simon Bronner, the selection surveys Dundes's major ideas and emphases, and is introduced by Bronner with a thorough analysis of Dundes's long career, his interpretations, and his inestimable contribution to folklore studies. Runner-up, the Wayland Hand Award for Folklore and History, 200
Meaning of Folklore
No full textThe essays of Alan Dundes virtually created the meaning of folklore as an American academic discipline. Yet many of them went quickly out of print after their initial publication in far-flung journals. Brought together for the first time in this volume compiled and edited by Simon Bronner, the selection surveys Dundes's major ideas and emphases, and is introduced by Bronner with a thorough analysis of Dundes's long career, his interpretations, and his inestimable contribution to folklore studies. Runner-up, the Wayland Hand Award for Folklore and History, 200
The Meaning of Folklore
No full textThe essays of Alan Dundes virtually created the meaning of folklore as an American academic discipline. Yet many of them went quickly out of print after their initial publication in far-flung journals. Brought together for the first time in this volume compiled and edited by Simon Bronner, the selection surveys Dundes's major ideas and emphases, and is introduced by Bronner with a thorough analysis of Dundes's long career, his interpretations, and his inestimable contribution to folklore studies
The Meaning of Folklore
No full textThe essays of Alan Dundes virtually created the meaning of folklore as an American academic discipline. Yet many of them went quickly out of print after their initial publication in far-flung journals. Brought together for the first time in this volume compiled and edited by Simon Bronner, the selection surveys Dundes's major ideas and emphases, and is introduced by Bronner with a thorough analysis of Dundes's long career, his interpretations, and his inestimable contribution to folklore studies
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