My Academic Identity Is That Of A

My Academic Identity Is That Of A Folklorist, And For Many Years I Have Taught Only Folklore Courses.

Polls Are Frequently Taken To Try To Tease Out Or Determine Likely Directions And Trends, But Once Taken, They Belong To The Past, Requiring That New Polls Be Taken.

Americans Have A Penchant For The Future And Tend To Disregard The Past.

I Have A Great Advantage Over Many Of My Colleagues Inasmuch As My Students Bring With Them To Class Their Own Personal Knowledge Of National, Regional, Religious, Ethnic, Occupational, And Family Folklore Traditions.

Life, It Seems, Is Nothing If Not A Series Of Initiations, Transitions, And Incorporations.