"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 5 – Reddit Post/community Collected From: Reddit Date Posted: April 27th, 2021 Original Poster: u/Stoats1Ily Collector: Alex Hunt Analysis of Texture The first image is taken from the bio of a Reddit community known as QAnonCasualties, where, as stated Continue Reading …
Item 4 – Facebook Post Collected From: Facebook Date Posted: April 25, 2021 Original Poster: Chase Matthews Collector: Alex Hunt Analysis of Texture This is a series of images beginning with a post from Chase Matthews, where he uploaded what Continue Reading …
Item 3 – QAnon Meme Collected From: Reddit/Originally posted on 4chan Date Posted: 2020 Original Poster: Unknown Collector: Alex Hunt Analysis of Texture This meme involves one of the most basic and well-known meme formats, as I believe there a Continue Reading …
Item 2 – QAnon Meme Collected From: Reddit/Originally posted on Twitter Date Posted: On Reddit – 2019/On Twitter – Unknown Original Poster: “@ScottHobbes” (account has since been deactivated) Collector: Alex Hunt Analysis of Texture This, like many internet memes, is Continue Reading …
Item 1 – Q’s First Big Post Collected From: qresear.ch/Originally posted on 8chan Date Posted: October 29, 2017 Original Poster: “Q” Contributor: Alex Hunt Analysis of Texture The original text found in the above image was originally posted to a Continue Reading …
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 …