The Harvest and the Reapers: Oral Traditions of Kentucky

The oral tradition of Kentucky is one of the most rich and interesting in the nation and has attracted a number of outstanding men and women—scholars and writers, teachers and singers—who have devoted their energies to Kentucky’s folk and their ways. Some have collected examples of the state’s unique speech patterns and word usages. Others have recorded local place names and the legends that surround them, or the yarns and tall tales transmitted from one generation to the next. Musicians have sought the authentic mountain folk songs, both old and new, and gifted writers have woven details of their Kentucky upbringing into poems, novels, and stories. The Harvest and the Reapers illuminates the work of those who labor tirelessly to preserve Kentucky’s oral history and traditions. Kenneth and Mary Clarke are professors of English and folklore at Western Kentucky University. They have collaborated previously on Introducing Folklore and A Folklore Reader, and are former coeditors of the Kentucky Folklore Record. Kenneth Clarke is also author of Uncle Bud Long: The Birth of a Kentucky Folk Legend. Mary Clarke is author of Jesse Stuart’s Kentucky.https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_folklore/1003/thumbnail.jp

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In America: A content analysis of the 2021 Met Gala

This study examined the 2021 Met Gala and how its theme In America: A Lexicon of Fashion was applied. It answered the question of: how was this theme interpreted via the attendees’ attire? This study was conducted via content analysis of the Met Gala attendees (using digital images), supplemented with additional Internet research to provide more context. The findings show that the attendees’ outfits had many influences, including icons, personal heritage, activism, and red-carpet norms, to name a few. The implications of this study are that “America” can have varying meanings for different people, depending on their values and lived experiences, and that it truly is difficult to define

Kentucky Quilts and Their Makers

Kentucky\u27s contribution to the perennially popular American craft of quiltmaking is a rich and varied one. Mary Clarke examines here the state of the craft in Kentucky and finds it as lively today as it was 150 years ago. Like a fingerprint, every Kentucky quilt differs from all others in some respects, whether it is an original creation or a variation of one of the traditional patterns long popular in the United States. And many Kentucky quilts reveal much about the individual maker—her disposition, taste, and lifestyle, the familiar objects that bring joy to her daily life, and her response to events beyond the confines of family and home. Taken as a whole, Kentucky quilts and quilt names reflect the history of the Commonwealth, at every turn showing the intermingling of old and new in the grassroots continuity of an ancient craft that responds to fads and fashions by absorbing and refining them. Mary Washington Clarke is emeritus professor of English and folklore at Western Kentucky University. Tells us much about the quiltmaker and therefore more about the quilt itself—its personality, its intrinsic qualities, its ‘heart.’ —Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine If you have admired quilts airing on wash lines, displayed at craft fairs, or proudly spread on your neighbors\u27 beds, then you should read Mary Washington Clarke\u27s Kentucky Quilts and Their Makers. —Kentucky Folklore Recordhttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_art_and_design/1002/thumbnail.jp

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Mary P. Clarke, Bone bank deposits and withdrawals, Kansas State University, August 1998

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Mary P. Clarke, Bone bank deposits and withdrawals: leader's guide, Kansas State University, August 1998

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This publication provides information to help people age 65 and older eat to maintain health. Friends, family, and others concerned with people this age also may profit.Mary P. Clarke, Sugars and your health, Kansas State University, June 1995