Folklore and Male Homosexuality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8935037 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Venetia Newall (University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 123-147 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.1986.9716377 |
| OpenAlex | W2062772330 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
Alan Dundes used this traditional saying in a well-known paper' to highlight a study of male chauvinism. But I would like to use it as an image for my topic of today. Even now, I think there is still a strong tendency to romanticize folklore, to regard it as something rather charming and quaint, that we can escape into when the outside world becomes disagreeable. But looked at in another way, it stands as a record of the unkind way in which we often treat other people. The first book on folklore that I ever looked at was Christina Hole's English Custom and Usage. When I picked it up, it fell open at page 67, where I read
Art · Cartography · Chauvinism · Fell · Folklore · Geography · Homosexuality · Literature · Political science · Sociology · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Gender Studies · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2015 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |