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Title Media sense : the folklore-popular culture continuum / Peter Narváez and Martin Laba, editors.

Publication Info. Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green State University Popular Press, [1986]

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  306.1 N238M    Check Shelf
Description 168 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographies.
Contents Introduction: the folklore-popular culture continuum / Peter Narváez and Martin Laba -- Popular culture and folklore: the social dimension / Martin Laba -- Gossip, rumor and personal malice: the rhetoric of radio open-line shows / Martin Lovelace -- Communicating culture; or, can we really vocalize a brownie? / Paul Smith -- Joseph R. Smallwood, the barrelman: the broadcaster as folklorist / Peter Narváez -- The Newfie bullet: the nostalgic use of folklore / Peter Narváez -- Of scoffs, mounties and mainlanders: the popularity of a sheep-stealing ballad in Newfoundland / Michael Taft -- Rumors of Maggie: outlaw news in folklore / James Hornby -- Occupational stereotype, technique and the critical comment of folklore / Robert S. McCarl -- Holy pictures in Newfoundland houses: visual codes for secular and supernatural relationships / Gerald L. Pocius -- Big fish, small pond: country musicians and their markets / Neil V. Rosenberg.
Subject Popular culture -- Canada.
Popular culture -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
Mass media -- Canada.
Mass media -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
Folklore -- Canada -- Performance.
Folklore -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Performance.
Communication in folklore -- Canada.
Communication in folklore -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
Added Author Narváez, Peter.
Laba, Martin.
ISBN 0879723432
0879723440 paperback
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