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Toward a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Folklore and the Internet /

Trevor J. Blank broke new ground for the field of folklore studies in this essay by rationalizing the study of the internet as an important area of expressive vernacular culture. Pushing back against traditionalists who dismissed the digital as simply the domain of technicians and mass media, Blank...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Blank, Trevor J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2014
Series:Current arguments in folklore.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Trevor J. Blank broke new ground for the field of folklore studies in this essay by rationalizing the study of the internet as an important area of expressive vernacular culture. Pushing back against traditionalists who dismissed the digital as simply the domain of technicians and mass media, Blank argues that "from the earliest moments of the modern Internet's existence, folklore was a central component of the domain, moderating the intersection of computer professionals with hackers, newfangled lingo, and the dispersal of stories, pranks, and legends." With this essay and the volume it introduces, Blank theorizes the internet as an important analytic venue for folklorists, and sets the agenda for digital folklore research.
Item Description:"A Current arguments in folklore selection from Folklore and the Internet : vernacular expression in a digital world with new material."
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Physical Description:1 online resource (46 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [30]-37).
ISBN:9780874219456
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