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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| description | 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 should instead focus on the overarching ways that popular culture and current news events infiltrate digital folk culture in the formation of individuals' cultural inventories. The process of transmission and variation that shapes the resulting hybridized folklore requires greater scrutiny and contextualization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a6da34e861fc4562a83a6b79be225dfe2022-12-22T00:44:58ZengMDPI AGHumanities2076-07872018-05-01725010.3390/h7020050h7020050Folklore and the Internet: The Challenge of an Ephemeral Landscape1Trevor J. Blank0Department of English & Communication, State University of New York at Potsdam, Potsdam, NY 13676, USAThrough 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 should instead focus on the overarching ways that popular culture and current news events infiltrate digital folk culture in the formation of individuals' cultural inventories. The process of transmission and variation that shapes the resulting hybridized folklore requires greater scrutiny and contextualization.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/7/2/50internetmemeshybridityhumorpopular culturecultural inventory |
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