Folklore and the Internet
Download or Read eBook Folklore and the Internet PDF written by Trevor J. Blank and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Trevor J. Blank |
| Publisher | : University Press of Colorado |
| Total Pages | : 436 |
| Release | : 2009-09-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781457174742 |
| ISBN-13 | : 145717474X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Folklore and the Internet by : Trevor J. Blank
Book excerpt: A pioneering examination of the folkloric qualities of the World Wide Web, e-mail, and related digital media. These stuidies show that folk culture, sustained by a new and evolving vernacular, has been a key, since the Internet's beginnings, to language, practice, and interaction online. Users of many sorts continue to develop the Internet as a significant medium for generating, transmitting, documenting, and preserving folklore. In a set of new, insightful essays, contributors Trevor J. Blank, Simon J. Bronner, Robert Dobler, Russell Frank, Gregory Hansen, Robert Glenn Howard, Lynne S. McNeill, Elizabeth Tucker, and William Westerman showcase ways the Internet both shapes and is shaped by folklore
