Toward a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Folklore and the Internet
Toward a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Folklore and the Internet
Trevor J. Blank
Copyright Date: 2014
Published by: University Press of Colorado,
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Toward a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Folklore and the Internet
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Trevor 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.Utah State University Press's Current Arguments in Folklore is a series of thought-provoking, short-form, digital publications made up of provocative original material and selections from foundational titles by leading thinkers in the field. Perfect for the folklore classroom as well as the professional collection, this series provides access to important introductory content as well as innovative new work intended to stimulate scholarly conversation.

eISBN: 978-0-87421-945-6
Subjects: Sociology
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. [i]-[ii])
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrr8p.1
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. [iii]-[vi])
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrr8p.2
  3. Toward a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Folklore and the Internet
    Toward a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Folklore and the Internet (pp. 1-23)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrr8p.3

    One afternoon at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Folklore Society in Boise, Idaho—just one month after the release ofFolklore and the Internet—I went out to lunch with a small group of folklorists. Catching up over an impressive array of potatoes and other local fare, we eventually began to discuss our new and ongoing research endeavors of late. When it was my turn to speak, I excitedly announced that I had been studying Internet folklore, and that I was conducting some ethnographic fieldwork online.¹ Before I could break into another sentence I was cut off by...

  4. Notes
    Notes (pp. 24-29)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrr8p.4
  5. References
    References (pp. 30-38)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrr8p.5
  6. About the Author
    About the Author (pp. 39-39)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrr8p.6
  7. Back Matter
    Back Matter (pp. 40-40)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wrr8p.7