Folk Life
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I. Basic Journal Info

Country

United Kingdom

Journal ISSN: 04308778, 1759670X

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.

History: 1963-1995, 2002-2021

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Scope/Description:

Folk Life Journal of Ethnological Studies is a journal devoted to the study of all aspects of traditional ways of life in Great Britain and Ireland. The journal publishes original high quality peerreviewed research in the form of unsolicited articles solicited papers which are usually selected from those read at the Societys annual conference and of members papers which are usually short reports of work in progress. Work published in Folk Life may include for example papers dealing with the traditional ways of life of other countries and regions which may be compared to or contrasted with those of Great Britain and Ireland. The journal may also include appropriate work on museology related to traditional ways of life on cultural heritage and tourism and on the history and development of the study of ethnology.This fascinating interdisciplinary subject is important from a historical perspective but it is also highly relevant to current debate on sustainability globalisation migrations of people and cultural identity. The journal is committed to multidisciplinary approaches and wishes to foster international approaches and debate. It deals with all forms of both material and expressive culture engages in current theoretical debate and provides a forum for innovative museological thinking. Folk Life aims to provide a robust selection of book reviews which assists in the achievement of the aims of the Society for Folk Life Studies.Folk Life Journal of Ethnological Studies is an international journal. It covers a wide range of topics and subjects illustrating the breadth of relevance of the study of Folk Life to the understanding of past and present experience exploring ways of life folk art and related aesthetics vernacular architecture custom and belief crafts costume and the study of the landscape.