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129 (circled) 130 (circled) Logger's Sheet (underlined) Logger: Lori Taylor Reel Number: 8/9 Stage:AFS Date: 6/30/1988 Presentor: Rayna Green Group Name: Personal Politics: Folk Community Members and Region/Style: Folklorists. Performer(s) (underlined) Instrument (underlined)/ Occupation Norma Cantu (folklorist - laredo, Texas) Teresita Gonzalez (Matichines dancer - laredo, Texas) Maria Terese Gonzal Lynn Martin (folklorist - Honolulu, Hawaii) Rayna Green (folklorist - Washington, DC) Contents (underlined) 1. Intro - 2. NC(underlined)- political act of going home to study your own culture. The people are more open to their own; folklorist perhaps more empathetic. awkwardness of communicating an academic work to the community. 3.RG(underlined)- when the folklorist intrudes on private culture, someone from within may not be perceived that way 4.NC(underlined)- Matchines- as religious ritual or as performance. 5.RG(underlined)- reorientation of questions- not what the folklorist wants to know but what the community wants to know. 6.LM(underlined)- staying long w/ one weaver - increased sensitivity to culture. 7.NC(underlined)- necessity of a personal bond between master & student. ever find a conflict between responsibility to society and resp. to academe (Barny Ancelet[?]) 8.NC(underlined)- definitely if a question - it is out 9.RG(underlined)-conscious decision not to do fieldwork (painful decision) & continue exploitation won't present religious materials. Answer: She's not an objective scholar. 10.NC(underlined)-to TG "what they think of me." 11.TG(underlined)-torn between wanting the tradition to be accessible & wanting to be private 12.LM(underlined)-balance between protection & exposure. deciding how they(underlined) would feel best about presenting their material. Barry Ancelet- "do you find yourself dealing with the eventuality of success?" 13.LM(underlined)-folklorist sometimes acts as manager.