Vernacular Culture: The Folklore Blog

This blog chronicles recent developments in folklore studies, in my very subjective style. I hope to review books, websites and blogs. It might also include much griping about folklore and fakelorists. In a word, it's folklotastic!

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January 13, 2006

Is This Video Folklore? Discuss.

Here's the video: Link.

Now, I would argue that this is folklore. Why? Oh, many reasons. None of which probably make any sense.

Let me list some reasons:
1) It is passed along through non-traditional means (viral video, even though quickly co-opted by marketeers and advertisers is still a folk medium in my book).

2) It is a folk reaction to something from popular culture (like mashups, "Sonic Outlaws"-type art, and and fan fiction.

Some reasons why this is not folklore:

1) It's not passed on orally. (Oh stop being such a fuddy-duddy).

2) There is a stated author to the video.

It's too late at night right now to get into this any further.

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