Folklore and the Internet: The Challenge of an Ephemeral Landscape1

Through the lens of memetic folk humor, this essay examines the slippery, ephemeral nature of hybridized forms of contemporary digital folklore. In doing so, it is argued that scholars should not be distracted by the breakneck speed in which expressive materials proliferate and then dissipate but sh...

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Main Author: Trevor J. Blank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Humanities
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/7/2/50