Folk Culture in the Digital Age: The Emergent Dynamics of Human InteractionTrevor J. Blank Smart phones, tablets, Facebook, Twitter, and wireless Internet connections are the latest technologies to have become entrenched in our culture. Although traditionalists have argued that computer-mediated communication and cyberspace are incongruent with the study of folklore, Trevor J. Blank sees the digital world as fully capable of generating, transmitting, performing, and archiving vernacular culture. Folklore in the Digital Age documents the emergent cultural scenes and expressive folkloric communications made possible by digital “new media” technologies. |
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2 Netizens Revolutionaries and the Inalienable Right to the Internet Tok Thompson | 46 |
Observations toward a Theory of the Digital Performance of Folklore Anthony Bak Buccitelli | 60 |
Enhancing Locality by Enacting the Small World Theory Lynne S McNeill | 85 |
Listing toward Lists Elliott Oring | 98 |
Framing and Symbolizing Humor in Analog and Digital Culture Simon J Bronner | 119 |
Tapeworm Diet Rumors and Legends Elizabeth Tucker | 150 |
An Ethnographic Look at a Virtual Community of Collectors Bill Ellis | 166 |
The Ethics of Fieldwork on Facebook Montana Miller | 212 |
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About the Contributors | 257 |
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