"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
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 …
Text #3: The Dumb Roommate (i) Source: Contributor: Molly Fagan Informant(s): Akilah R. and Kinsey H. Semester/Year: Spring, 2021 IU Bloomington (ii) Text: MF: So, I heard you mention this earlier, and it made me curious. Who’s Becky? KH: Okay, Continue Reading …
Text #4: Zoom Room Blues (i) Source: Contributor: Molly Fagan Informant: Jacob Semester/Year: Spring, 2021 IU Bloomington (ii) Text: MF: So of course we’re all quite familiar with Zoom by this point, unfortunately [laughing], so I was wondering, have you Continue Reading …
Text #1: The Kinky Professor (i) Source: Contributor: Molly Fagan Informant: Ashley Bochner Semester/Year: Spring, 2021 IU Bloomington (ii) Text: MF: Have you ever heard any funny, or crazy stories out there? I know that’s super general, but it could Continue Reading …
Text #2: “Talking Joe” (i) Source: Contributor: Molly Fagan Informants(s): Akilah R. and Kinsey H. Semester/Year: Spring, 2021 IU Bloomington (ii) Text: MF: So were you guys part of any clubs, or student organizations or anything? I’m just curious, because Continue Reading …