47 Some primary folklore-specific references (Urban legends)
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This article is from the Urban legends FAQ, by Terry Chan tchan@dante.lbl.gov and Peter van der Linden linden@eng.sun.com with numerous contributions by others.
47 Some primary folklore-specific references (Urban legends)
Simon J. Bronner, _Piled Higher and Deeper_, 1990, ISBN 0-87483-154-7,
August House. Very readable and interesting collection of campus
and academic folklore.
Jan Harold Brunvand (_The Vanishing Hitchhiker_, 1981, ISBN 0-393-95169-3;
_The Choking Doberman_, 1984, ISBN 0-393-30321-7; _The Mexican Pet_,
1986, ISBN 0-393-30542-2; _Curses! Broiled Again_, 1989, ISBN 0-393-
30711-5, _The Baby Train_, 1993, ISBN 0-393-03438-0; _The Study of
American Folklore_, 3rd Ed., 1986, all published by W.W. Norton);
_Folklore: A Study and Research Guide_, 1976, St. Martin's (out of
print). JHB is one of the leading folklorists in this field today
and has done much to popularize the study of ULs. Also has a great
back hand and skis a mean "figure 11."
Alan Dundes, _Cracking Jokes: Studies of Sick Humor Cycles and
Stereotypes_, 1987, Ten Speed Press. Curious about what makes
sick humor popular? Check this baby out so you'll be ready the
next time an Olympian gets whacked with a crowbar.
Alan Dundes and Carl Pagter, _Urban folklore from the Paperwork
Empire_, 1975, American Folklore Society. You want it when?
Find out about it and other Xerox lore in the modern (or not
so modern) office in this series of collections by Dundes and
Pagter.
Arthur Goldstuck, _The Ink in the Porridge: Urban Legends of
South African Elections_, Penguin, 1994. Interesting short
study on ULs in a seminal event in our time. You can also
email him at arthurg@is.co.za.
Beng af Klintberg, _R&ttan i Pizzan_ (The rat in the pizza. The
'&' is an a-with-a-ring-above), Pan, 1990 ISBN 91-1-893831-0.
Haakon Styri, maintainer of the Norway AFU ftp site says Bengt
af Klintberg writes in a Brunvandish style. He lists 100 legends,
unfortunately not classified by topic. Though many of the legends
are well known in other parts of the world there are a few that
may be European.
Iona and Peter Opie, _The Lore and Language of School-Children_,
Oxford, Clarendon P., 1972. Noted poster Jack Campin says:
"This [book] has some mind-boggling figures on the speed and
effectiveness of folklore transmission by kids."
Paul Smith, _The Complete Book of Office Mis-practice_, 1984, London;
Boston: Routledge & K. Paul, 1984. Covers some of the same subject
matter as Dundes and Pagter. Other comments by Jack Campin:
"He's also done a series of popular books with titles
incorporating the phrase "Nasty Legends" (rather like
Brunvand's stuff) and some heavyweight folklore theory
in a series he edits called "Perspectives on Contemporary
Legend"
Smith has also co-authored two books with Gillian Bennett
entitled, _Monsters with Iron Teeth_, 1988, and _Perspectives
on Contemporary Legend_, 1987, both published by Sheffield
Sheffield Academic Press.
Patricia Turner, _I Heard It Through the Grapevine: Rumor in African-
American Culture_, 1993, University of California Press. Provides
interesting insights into the propagation of urban legends in
African-American Culture.
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