{"product_id":"m-bius-media-popular-culture-folklore-and-the-folkloresque-paperback","title":"M?bius Media: Popular Culture, Folklore, and the Folkloresque - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey A. Tolbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael Dylan Foster\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eM?bius Media\u003c\/i\u003e explores the interplay of popular and traditional cultures, reminding readers that expressive cultural forms are never mutually exclusive but exist in a state of creative tension and interconnection, merging and (re)defining one another. With this insightful volume, editors Jeffrey Tolbert and Michael Dylan Foster build on their earlier work, \u003ci\u003eThe Folkloresque\u003c\/i\u003e, by considering how folklore is understood and mobilized within a variety of popular discourses and commercial marketplaces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The collection challenges readers to consider the stakes of labeling something as \u003ci\u003efolklore\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003efolk\u003c\/i\u003e. It demonstrates the rhetorical and political potency of ideas such as traditionality, heritage, and community in storytelling venues (including films, games, and even podcasts), in the construction and policing of genres, and in the selling of commodities. By interrogating popular media and expressions that make use of ideas such as folklore, tradition, authenticity, and heritage, \u003ci\u003eM?bius Media\u003c\/i\u003e further develops the theoretical applicability of the folkloresque concept and encourages productive interdisciplinary dialogue. Through the lens of the folkloresque, scholars can better see the hidden ideologies that inform the marketplace and influence contemporary modes of communication. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This interdisciplinary work will appeal to scholars and students of cultural studies, media studies, popular culture, literature, anthropology, and related areas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey A. Tolbert\u003c\/b\u003eis assistant professor of American studies and folklore at Penn State Harrisburg. His research focuses on vernacular belief and the supernatural, pop culture (especially the horror genre), and digital ethnography. He is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Folkloresque\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Dylan Foster \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of East Asian languages and cultures at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Yōkai \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePandemonium and Parade\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Chicago Folklore Prize in 2009, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Folkloresque\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written numerous other works on Japanese folklore, cultural heritage, festival, and media. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 370\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751662223648,"sku":"9781646426027","price":70.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bffa409a3907cbfa50a24b4a7987b745_c4278d28-3b0b-4198-9a66-2a08ae4748b8.webp?v=1779977469","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/m-bius-media-popular-culture-folklore-and-the-folkloresque-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}