Folklore, heritage politics and ethnic diversity : a festschrift for Barbro Klein

Häftad bok. Botkyrka : Multicultural Centre (Mångkulturellt centrum). English text!. 2000. 292 sidor.

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The collection of essays dedicated to Barbro Klein presents critical reflections on the intersection of folklore, heritage politics, and ethnic diversity, with a particular focus on how these themes manifest in the context of public space and gay identity. Contributors explore the complexities surrounding race, sexuality, and public venues, arguing for a nuanced understanding of identity politics and collective memory. By examining various historical and contemporary narratives, the authors highlight the potential of these discourses to challenge homogenized cultural representations and articulate a more informed and dynamic queer politics.
Arja Anna-Leena Siikala, född 1 januari 1943 i Helsingfors, död 27 februari 2016 i Esbo, var en finländsk folklorist. Siikala verkade från 1971 vid Helsingfors universitet, 1975–1978 vid Joensuu universitet och blev filosofie doktor 1978.
Barbro Klein, 1938.2018, var en svensk professor i etnologi. Efter en kandidatexamen vid Stockholms universitet 1961 erhöll hon ett stipendium för att studera vid Indiana University Bloomington där hon disputerade. i folklorestudier och antropologi 1970 under ledning av Richard Dorson.
Barbro Klein (1938 – 15 January 2018) was a Swedish professor of ethnology.[2] After a bachelor's degree at the Stockholm University in 1961, she obtained a scholarship to study at Indiana University Bloomington where she received her Ph.D. in folklore studies and anthropology in 1970 under the direction of Richard Dorson.[She returned to Scandinavia in 1983, to take a position at the Stockholm University. Klein was Director emerita of the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS), and a member of the executive board of the American Folklore Society. In 2017, she was awarded the H. M. The King's Medal for “significant contributions to Swedish and international scholarship and as an ethnologist.”
Klein wrote extensively on oral narration, rituals, and expressive culture, often in multi-ethnic settings. Her main fields were the folklore of Northern America and Scandinavia.