已有一百多年历史的中国民俗学，在进入21世纪后获得了新的发展机遇。与此同时，民俗学既有的传统理念、范式和方法论等，也因为需要直面当下普通民众极其多样性的生活文化实践而显得力不从心。于是，近年来有关“现代民俗学”的讨论便成为一个重要的学术话题。在将传统民俗学和现代民俗学予以对比的基础上归纳现代民俗学的基本特征，进而指出现代民俗学在中国的成长，必须要将“乡愁”和“本真性”对象化。

Chinese folkloristics, with a history of more than 100 years, is meeting a new opportunity for development in the 21^st century. Meanwhile, the existing traditional concepts, paradigms and methodologies of folkloristics seem to be incapable of confronting the enormous diversity of the common people's life and culture today. Therefore, "modern folkloristics" has become a significant academic topic in recent years. Comparing traditional folkloristics with modern folkloristics to summarize the basic characteristics of modern folkloristics, this paper claims that the growth of modern folkloristics in China must objectify "nostalgia" and "authenticity".