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The Watkins Book of Urban Legends
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A comprehensive and entertaining collection of urban legends from around the world, with a history and analysis of the origin of each tale, compiled by a leading authority in the field.
A rich collection of folktales and urban legends from around the world, some hilarious, some ridiculous, some frightening or paranoid. Each story comes with an accompanying brief note to provide context. The stories, whether original or modern versions and retellings have all been in circulation in the last decade. New tales reflecting new concerns; old tales repurposed for new audiences and new ways of telling. The collection illustrates that these stories are now alive across many new media; where stories that once originated via the oral tradition were then collected and reiniterpreted by gatekeepers for “official versions” they now proliferate on twitter, facebook, Instagram and TikTok. This is the first such popular book to bring together stories with both traditional and digital media origins and to examine how the phenomenon of social media has affected both the spread of urban legends and their very nature.
The book also examines that uniquely modern manifestation of folk mythology and legend, now made ubiquitous by the internet; the conspiracy theory.
Includes urban legends such as: The Pickled Hand, The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs, The Waking Coffin, The Hare Dryer and The Final Exam.
Includes conspiracy theories such as: Wild Fires, Fifteen Minute Cities and Organ Theft.
A rich collection of folktales and urban legends from around the world, some hilarious, some ridiculous, some frightening or paranoid. Each story comes with an accompanying brief note to provide context. The stories, whether original or modern versions and retellings have all been in circulation in the last decade. New tales reflecting new concerns; old tales repurposed for new audiences and new ways of telling. The collection illustrates that these stories are now alive across many new media; where stories that once originated via the oral tradition were then collected and reiniterpreted by gatekeepers for “official versions” they now proliferate on twitter, facebook, Instagram and TikTok. This is the first such popular book to bring together stories with both traditional and digital media origins and to examine how the phenomenon of social media has affected both the spread of urban legends and their very nature.
The book also examines that uniquely modern manifestation of folk mythology and legend, now made ubiquitous by the internet; the conspiracy theory.
Includes urban legends such as: The Pickled Hand, The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs, The Waking Coffin, The Hare Dryer and The Final Exam.
Includes conspiracy theories such as: Wild Fires, Fifteen Minute Cities and Organ Theft.
Szczegóły
Szczegóły
Data wydania: 12.11.2024
Liczba stron: 400
Wymiary: 15.9x24.1
Typ okładki:twarda okładka
Wydawca: Watkins Media Limited
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Tytuł:The Watkins Book of Urban Legends
EAN: 9781786788559
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