further to 1.12.06 class; prep for 1.17.06

Folks:

As you do the readings (in Glassie and Carson) assigned for next Tuesday, think about and be prepared to respond to the following questions:

• What are the differences in the two experiences being described? What is the significance of those two contrasting experiences?

• What is the relationship between “insider” and “outsider”, and how/why might music and folklore help cross those boundaries?

• Do “outsiders” use music and folklore to cross boundaries? Do “insiders” use music and folklore to cross other kinds of boundaries?

• What do we have to say about the language and rhetoric of these two writers? How might that shape our experience of reading them?

Slan.