Daniel Peretti
Undergraduate Studies Administrator
Associate Professor
B.A. (Grand Valley)
M.A. (Indiana)
Ph.D. (Indiana)
dperetti@mun.ca
709-864-8778
ED4053, Education Bldg.
Daniel Peretti became a folklorist to understand the ways that narrative, ritual, and festivity affect people鈥檚 lives. His focus on mythology and legend seemed the right approach because these are often the most important narratives people tell. Pursuing the idea of mythology in the United States, he began with a look at how the Greek god Prometheus appears in literature and popular culture. He proceeded to a study of Superman through fieldwork and textual analysis. His current projects include case studies of festivals based on legendary figures as well as a long-term exploration of Santa Claus in legend and ritual behaviour.
Recent Publications
Superman in Myth and Folklore. University Press of Mississippi. 2017
鈥淐omics as Folklore鈥 In The Folkloresque: Reframing Folklore in a Popular Culture World, edited by Michael Dylan Foster and Jeffrey A. Tolbert, Utah State University Press, 2016.
鈥淭heories of Myth鈥 In Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia, edited by R. Jon McGee and Richard L. Warms, Sage Publications, 2013.
鈥淲eltzeitmuthen鈥 (Myths of the Ages of the World) Co-authored with Dr. Gregory Schrempp. In the W volume of Enzyklop盲die des M盲rchens.
鈥淕host Stories and a Pinecone Tree: The Coordination of Belief, Narrative, and Material Culture鈥 in Contemporary Legend (2008), 94-120.
鈥淎 Good Offense: Exploring Cinematic Tale Types鈥 In Pushing Boundaries: Extreme Folklore and Ethnomusicology, edited by Rhonda Dass, J. Meryl Krieger, and Adam Zolkover. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2007.
鈥淭he Ogre Blinded and the Lord of the Rings鈥 In Mythlore (Spring 2007), 133-143.