Interview with Peter Knecht, former editor of Asian Folklore Studies – Part 2: Experiences as the journal editor
From Asian Ethnology Podcast by Asian Ethnology
December 20, 2021 · 47 min
About this episode
Peter Knecht shares his experiences as the editor of Asian Folklore Studies in this interview.
Interviewer: Ben Dorman, co-editor Asian Ethnology Recorded 8 June 2017, Nagoya, Japan Peter Knecht was the editor of Asian Folklore Studies from 1980 until 2007. The journal changed its name to Asian Ethnology in 2008. In this extended interview, Peter discusses his experiences working as the editor of Asian Folklore Studies . He talks about when he first encountered the journal working under founding editor, Matthias Eder, and what happened when he took over the journal in 1980.
People in this episode
Host: Ben Dorman
Guest: Peter Knecht
Topics covered
- journal editing
- Asian folklore
- academic publishing
- editorial experiences
- cultural studies
Keywords
- Asian Folklore Studies
- Peter Knecht
- Ben Dorman
- editorial experiences
- cultural studies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Asian Folklore Studies, Asian Ethnology
Places: Nagoya, Japan
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