Culture & Tradition, vol. 17 (1995)

• Other Authors: Gholson, Martha Rachel, 1966-, Gholson, Martha Rachel, 1966-; Bedard, Marie Danielle; Barr, Christina; Mason, Bruce Lionel, 1965-; Neal, J. David (James David), 1964-; Saillant, John; Evans, Michael Robert, 1959-; Powell, Lucy A.; Maynard, Lara
• Format: Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Folklore Students Association, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Association des étudiants en arts et traditions populaires, Université Laval 1995
• Subjects: Folklore > Canada > Periodicals; Folklore > Newfoundland and Labrador > Periodicals; Newfoundland studies; University of Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cult_trad/id/3521

Editorial (Memorial University of Newfoundland) / Rachel Gholson -- Ėditorial (Memorial University of Newfoundland) / translated by Marie Danielle Bedard -- Culture & Tradition: a joint editorial assessment / Rachel Gholson, Christina Barr, Bruce Mason -- The politics of pop music in Canada / J. David Neal -- Explaining syncreticism in African-American views of death: an eighteenth century example / John Saillant -- Alabaster Bear: tradition, spirits, and David Ruben Piqtoukun / Michael Evans – “Ernpty Nets": the songs of Jim Payne as reflections of politics in Newfoundland / Lucy A. Powell -- Local legends and nomenclature of the coves on the north side of Torbay, Newfoundland / Lara Maynard -- Reading the voice: native American poetry on the page (Zolbrod) / J. David Neal -- An introductory guide to cultural theory and popular culture (Storey) / Bruce Lionel Mason . Culture & Tradition is published by graduate students in the Department of Folklore, Memorial University of Newfoundland. It is Canada's longest running, bilingual folklore journal. The journal was founded in 1976 by graduate students in the Department of Folklore, Memorial University of Newfoundland and in Arts et Traditions Populaires at Université Laval, Québec, with the aim of increasing communication among students of folklore in Canada. The journal is published annually. -- Frequency: annual, 1976-present.