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LOGGER'S SHEET 129 130 LOGGER: Lori Taylor REEL NUMBER: 8/9 STAGE: AFS DATE: 6/30/1985 PRESENTOR: Rayna Green GROUP NAME: Personal Politics: Folk Community Members and REGION/STYLE: Folklorists. PERFORMER(S) INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION Norma Cantu (folklorist- Laredo, Texas) Teresita Gonzalez (Matichines dancer- Laredo, Texas) Maria Teresa Gonzal Lynn Martin (folklorist Honolulu, Hawaii) Rayna Green (folklorist- Washington, DC) CONTENTS 1. Intro- NC- political act of going home to study our own culture. 2. the people are open to their own; folklorist perhaps more empathetic. awkwardness of communicating an academic work [[crossed-out]] [[??]] [[crossed-out]] to the community. 3. RG- when the folklorist intrudes on private culture, someone from within 4. may not be perceived that way 5. NC- Matchines- as religious ritual or as performance. RG- reorientation of questions- not what the folklorist wants to know but 6. what the community wants to know. 7. LM- staying long w/one weaver- increased sensitivity to culture. NC- necessity of a personal bond between master & student. 8. ever find a conflict between responsibility to society and resp. to academe (Barry Ancelet) NC- definitely. if a question- it is out 9. RG- conscious decision not to do fieldwork (painful decision) & continue exploitatio 10. won't present religious materials. Answer: She's not an objective scholar. NC- to TG what do they think of me. 11.TG- torn between protection & exposure. 12. deciding how they would feel best about presenting their material. 13. Barry Ancelet- do you find yourself dealing with the eventuality of success? LM- folklorist sometimes acts as manager.