"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 1 – House Show Posters Collected From: Instagram (@bloomingtonmusicscene) Date Collected: March 17, 2021 Informant(s): Connor H. (He did not make the artwork, but he directed me to check out the Instagram page) Contributor: Alex Hunt Text Analysis of Continue Reading …
Item 4 – Feeling Welcome Collected From: In-person interviews (on separate occasions) Date Collected: March 17, 2021, March 19, 2021 and March 30, 2021 respectively Informant(s): Connor H., Katy Z., and Paige J. Collector: Alex Hunt Connor H.: “My friend Continue Reading …
Item 5 – House Show Anecdote Collected From: In-person interview Date Collected: March 17, 2021 Informant(s): Connor H. Collector: Alex Hunt Connor H: “As the night goes on you reach this kind of crescendo of the night. The band realizes Continue Reading …
Item 2 – House Show Archetypes Collected From: In-person interviews (on separate occasions) Date Collected: March 17, 2021, March 19, 2021, and March 30, 2021, respectively Informant(s): Connor H., Katy Z., and Paige J. Collector: Alex Hunt Text Connor H.: Continue Reading …
Item 3 – House Show Dynamic Collected From: In-person interviews (on separate occasions) Date Collected: March 17, 2021, March 19, 2021 and March 30, 2021, respectively Informant(s): Connor H., Katy Z., and Paige J. Collector: Alex Hunt Connor H.: “The Continue Reading …
Item 5 Source: This was collected by me (Elise Suarez) in an informal Zoom interview with my friends and fellow IU students: Emilyann (Emily) Long, Cassie Ruch, Allyson McBride, and Harrison Sutton. The interview took place on Sunday, March 21, Continue Reading …
Item 4 Source: This was collected by me (Elise Suarez) in an informal Zoom interview with my friends and fellow IU students: Emilyann (Emily) Long, Cassie Ruch, Allyson McBride, and Harrison Sutton. The interview took place on Sunday, March 21, Continue Reading …
Item 2 Source: This was collected by me (Elise Suarez) in an informal Zoom interview with my friends and fellow IU students: Emilyann (Emily) Long, Cassie Ruch, Allyson McBride, and Harrison Sutton. The interview took place on Sunday, March 21, Continue Reading …
Item 3 Source: This was collected by me (Elise Suarez) in an informal Zoom interview with my friends and fellow IU students: Emilyann (Emily) Long, Cassie Ruch, Allyson McBride, and Harrison Sutton. The interview took place on Sunday, March 21, Continue Reading …
Text #5: Drunk Jenga (i) Source: Contributor: Molly Fagan Informant: Jacob Semester/Year: Spring, 2021 IU Bloomington MF: Okay, so I really don’t party very much so I’d consider myself out of the loop, besides beer pong or Cards Against Humanity Continue Reading …