Simon J. Bronner is Distinguished University Professor of American Studies and Folklore Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, and Maxwell C. Weiner Visiting Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He is author or editor of over forty books on folklore, ethnology, and cultural history, including Campus Traditions: Folklore from the Old-Time College to the Modern Mega-University, published by University Press of Mississippi.
Bronner's deft handling of an impressive range of topics and
disciplines permeates the volume. . . . The Practice of Folklore is
a rich resource and one that is user-friendly. Bronner's tone is
conversational, while the content he shares is packed with depth
and detail.--Lisa M. Ruch "Western Folklore"
I consider The Practice of Folklore to be part of a new wave of
folklore scholarship that refigures folklore as a discipline the
subject of which is human social and cultural interaction in
everyday life. Simon Bronner has taken his place among the
leadership group of current folklore scholars. His past productive
scholarship and the present work certainly position him among those
who articulate folklore theories for the twenty-first century.--Dan
Ben-Amos, professor of folklore and Asian and Middle Eastern
studies at the University of Pennsylvania
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