The Reluctant Folklorist
Jon Y. Lee, Paul Radin, and the Fieldwork Process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2808285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony Bak Buccitelli (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 127 |
| Issue | 506 |
| Pages | 400-424 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8715 • E-ISSN: 1535-1882 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5406/jamerfolk.127.506.0400 |
| OpenAlex | W3140149232 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
In the early 1930s, the anthropologist Paul Radin hired Jon Lee to collect Chinese American folk narratives in Oakland's Chinatown. These were later published as The Golden Mountain: Chinese Tales Told in California. Despite being lead fieldworker for the project, Lee's contributions have been largely overlooked. This paper examines Lee's important folkloristic work and opens up a wider discussion about the role that professional aspirations play in shaping the field methodologies of folklorists
Chinatown · Folkloristics · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |