Folklore in the Digital Age – Collected Essays
Andy Ross author Violetta Krawczyk–wasile author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo
Published:20th Oct '17
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?Folklore in the Digital Age shows how digital folklore transcends the boundaries of cyberspace and has very real effect on our everyday life in today's interconnected global world. Online and digital cultures are perhaps the most vivid aspects of globalization and while global multimedia culture may on the one hand endanger traditional folklore, there is no doubt that it creates new folklore as well. Collecting essays from Violetta Krawczyk-Wasilewska's 15 years of e-folklore research, this book is an illustration of the range of modern folklore studies. While these essays cover the most serious political issues of the day, such as the 9/11 attacks, the Arab Spring and global epidemic threats such as the HIV virus, the book also touches on more lighthearted topics, such as online dating and food culture.
In this innovative book Professor Krawczyk-Wasilewska has provided us with a complete picture of digital folklore as cultural heritage, covering the full range of issues that transcend all levels of society and providing a fascinating insight into how both local and global culture affect our postmodern lives. -- Dionizjusz Czubala, University of Silesia, Katowice
Folklore in the Digital Age provides a deeper understanding and appreciation of the corresponding developments of the study of folklore and the Internet in Europe which, when examined in tandem with the American school’s contributions, offers a useful composite view of folklorists’ attempts to make sense of the Digital Age in recent years. -- Trevor Blank, SUNY Potsdam * Journal of Folklore Research *
ISBN: 9788323341758
Dimensions: 239mm x 169mm x 9mm
Weight: 266g
128 pages