Alan Dundes
Birthday:
September 8, 1934 in New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name:
Alan A. Dundes
Dr. Dundes studied fairy tales, riddles and proverbs. And also popular culture, including chain letters, light-bulb jokes, bathroom graffiti, the folklore of wishing wells, and Choctaw tongue-twisters. "Folklore furnishes a socially sanctioned outlet for cultural pressure points and individual anxieties." In 2001, he became the first folk...
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Dr. Dundes studied fairy tales, riddles and proverbs. And also popular culture, including chain letters, light-bulb jokes, bathroom graffiti, the folklore of wishing wells, and Choctaw tongue-twisters. "Folklore furnishes a socially sanctioned outlet for cultural pressure points and individual anxieties." In 2001, he became the first folklorist elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Show less «
