"Folklore of Student Life" holds the accumulated wisdom and wit of several IU undergraduate classes and of a good many IU undergraduates, all focused upon the folklore -- those shared avenues of creativity and expression -- that is part of the college experience at Indiana University. This website is a joint production of Prof John McDowell and his students in a number of undergraduate classes
E103 T-shirt slogans FEMA Evacuation Plan (Run-Motherfucker-Run) Don’t Give Me Your Attitude I Already have One Computers are fun and useful (Image of 1980s family around a monitor) The leaf of the coca plant isn’t a drug (Image of a Continue Reading …
These free-style raps were all performed by Dane Hoover (age 26) one evening with Sarah Brewer (age 22) in attendance, during the spring semester of 2008. Text 1: On Dane’s life as an IU student I can do anything you Continue Reading …
Item 2 College Song Contributor: Joe Cuttriss Informant: William R. Masters Date of Text: May 3, 1969 High above her Pi Phi garters; High above her knee, Lies a pit of hallowed passion, Waiting there for me. Context: The informant Continue Reading …
Clair’s Facebook poetry Overview: The following content was found on the internet website called Facebook. This website is extremely popular among college students. It is a social utility that connects you with the people around you. The poetry I found Continue Reading …
Informant: Lakyra Pharms Text Title: Campus Superstar Text Date: Second Semester 4/13/08 Interview: Interviewer: So what is Campus SuperStar? Lakyra: It is a competition involving student singers from I U campuses. Interviewer: Do you have to be involved in the Continue Reading …
Collection 2 Title of Collection: “Graffiti on I.U. Campus “ Collector’s Name: Rick Haywood Collected: 1973, Ballantine Hall (#4); Education Building (#5) 4 To do is to be and to be is to do so, do-be-do-be-do-be 5 A friend with Continue Reading …
Folk Song Contributor: Clune McDermott Informant: Susie Connors Date of Text: July 6, 1969 I love, love; Love a Chi O, I always will in my dreams and thoughts, Always because a Chi O always will. Context: The informant first Continue Reading …
These art pieces were performed anonymously and then later captured on photographs. The graffiti shown in these photos is a very common style of graffiti found in almost every town. The meaning of the graffiti is not necessarily clear and Continue Reading …
Joey’s graffiti I searched Bloomington for graffiti which was political in its nature. By political, I mean anything which references or is critical of the United States government. Hot topics which are based on current issues are being discussed in Continue Reading …