ISBN:
9781350181472
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9781350181458
,
9781350210936
,
1350181447
,
9781350181441
,
9781350181465
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (256 pages)
,
illustrations (black and white)
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Also published in print
Parallel Title:
ebook version
DDC:
398.20285
Keywords:
Slender Man
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Folklore and the Internet
;
Contagion (Social psychology)
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Memes
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Folklore, myths & legends
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Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Introduction -- 1. Mythology and the Digitization of Lv̌i-Strauss -- 2. Introducing the Slender Man -- 3. The Origin of the Slender Man -- 4. The Origin of the Slender Man -- 5. Marble Hornets -- 6. Playing the Slender Man -- 7. Loving the Horror, Romancing Slender -- 8. Laughing at the Horror -- 9: A Dog, a Video Game and a Monster -- 10: The Online Hive Mind's Stories -- 11: The Slender Man's Culture -- Conclusion
Abstract:
"Exploring a prominent digital mythology, this book proposes a new way of viewing both online narratives and the online communities which tell them. The Slender Man ? a monster known for making children disappear and causing violent deaths to the adults who seek to know more about him - is used as an extended case study to explore the role of digital communities, as well as the question of the existence of a broader "digital culture". Structural anthropological mythic analysis and ethnographic details demonstrate how the Slender Man mythology is structured, and how its everlasting nature in the online communities demonstrates an importance of the mythos."--
Note:
Also published in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
DOI:
10.5040/9781350181472
URL:
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