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.]] Dorson has been called the " 2006 . That study, according to Dorson, involved several roles; " Polemicist , Critic , field collector, library scholar".Dorson, p. vii Dorson also wrote that "no subject of study in the United States today {Link without Title} is more misunderstood than folklore"Dorson, p. 1. Dorson contributed two terms to the study of folklore that have gained common currency. The first is " 2006 . Dorson also coined the neologism " Fakelore " in a debate with author James Stevens .Dorson, p. 5 Dorson dismissed Stevens' book on Paul Bunyan , and the later work of Ben Botkin as fakelore, or "a synthetic product claiming to be authentic oral tradition but actually tailored for mass edification", which "misled and gulled the public". Dorson's fieldwork touched upon African-American folklore in Michigan , folklore of the Upper Peninsula , other regional folklore in the United States, the folklore of Japan , and other topics. Among other academic recognitions, Dorson was awarded the Library Of Congress award in History of American Civilization in 1946, and three Guggenheim Fellowship s (1949, 1964, and 1971). In 2003, Minnesota State University awarded him their "Heritage Award" posthumously. BIBLIOGRAPHY Dorson's papers are kept in the Lilly Library in Indiana. Guide to the Richard Dorson papers in the Lilly Library . ''Indiana University''. URL accessed April 22 2006 . In addition to his several books, Dorson also edited the ''Folktales of the World'' series, published between 1963 and 1979 by the University of Chicago Press.
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