Group. Art. Text. Genre. Performance. Context. Tradition. Identity. No matter where we are-in academic institutions, in cultural agencies, at home, or in a casual conversation-these are words we use when we talk about creative expression in its cultural contexts. Eight Words for the Study of Expressive Culture is a thoughtful, interdisciplinary examination of the keywords that are integral to the formulation of ideas about the diversity of human creativity, presented as a set of essays by leading folklorists. Many of us use these eight words every day. We think with them. We teach with them....