Digital legend and belief: the slender man, folklore, and the media
Auteur :
Peck, Andrew
Éditeur :
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN :
9780299343408
Date de publication :
18 juil. 2023
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
272 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The internet brings new urgency to the study of folklore. The digital networks we use every day amplify the capacity of legends to spread swiftly, define threats, and inform action. Using the case of a particularly popular digital bogeyman known as the Slender Man, Andrew Peck brings the study of legends into the twenty-first century.