"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
Item 3: “Fxck Censorship” Collector’s name: Oliver Evans Collector’s location: Nicks English Hut in Bloomington Indiana Date collected: 1968 Genre/ subgenre: Political Graffiti (This is a recreation of the graffito, in the original collection.)
Item 6 Folk Song Contributor: Clune McDermott Informant: Pam Collins Date of Text: July 2, 1969 Ring a ling, ling, ling; blow it out your ass; Ring a ling, ling, ling; blow it out your ass; Ring a ling, ling, Continue Reading …
Item 1: AAA Taste of Asia Poetry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejFpmnsGL9o>. This video is from the 2006 Taste of Asia Culture Show. It is described as “slam” poetry. The artist infuses both his native language and English in describing aspects of his Asian Continue Reading …
A sampling of toasts from students in E103, Spring 2006 From James: High School Graduation Cheer The majority of shots you take Will not be in a glass. The majority of hurdles made Won’t require running fast. The thing about Continue Reading …
Valentine’s Day Rhyme From Elizabeth: “A friend of mine emailed this to me for Valentine’s day. I think its a good little parody of the roses are red, violets are blue theme….I think it’s funny because it is sad. It Continue Reading …
from Leah’s journal, some proverbs overheard: “A man is known by his friends” o I heard this on the way to class, as one girl was talking about a boy she was interested in. “Actions Speak Louder than Words” Continue Reading …