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Box 361

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Contains 1 Result:

Do not delete : a look into the world of online folklore / Robert Pixton, 2009

 Item — Box: 361, Folder: 14
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4471
Scope and Contents note This project is a collection of online folklore including email forwards and text messages. The analysis outlines why electronic messages are popular, how e-folklore is folklore, and what the common types of e-folklore are. The collector also claims that folklore, like people, adapt and evolve with changing technology. The common types of e-folklore are categorized as warnings, stories, hoaxes, rumors, jokes, and chain letters. Includes the full text of 12 email forwards and 1 text message....
Dates: Other: 2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

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