Putting a Mirror to People's Lives. Cultural Brokerage, Folklore, and Multiculturalism

In the United States, folklorists are entering the public sector. With the advent of multicultural programs in education and cultural politics, so-called public folklorists are increasingly assuming a new role in cultural brokerage, mediating the relationship between immigrant cultures and the wider public. This paper contends that rather than reflecting cultures "as in a mirror", public folklore entails representational practices that invent cultural otherness

Aesthetics · Art · Cultural diversity · Folklore · Immigration · Media studies · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public sector · Sociology · Anthropology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Gender Studies · Globalization and Cultural Identity · Law