The Man Who Adores the Negro: Race and American Folklore

by Patrick B. Mullen

Drawing on over thirty-five years of fieldwork, Patrick B. Mullen considers how African American cultural representations in folklore relate to racial dynamics in the United States. Providing insight into white folklorists' relationships with black consultants, The Man Who Adores the Negro describes the personal experiences of both fieldworkers and ethnographic subjects. Mullen explores how folklorists such as John Lomax, Newbell Niles Puckett, Alan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252074866
• ISBN13: 9780252074868
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"