02789nam 2200613Ia 450 991046373110332120200520144314.00-299-29203-7(CKB)3170000000060240(EBL)3445345(OCoLC)927484446(SSID)ssj0000956606(PQKBManifestationID)11599401(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000956606(PQKBWorkID)10965005(PQKB)10721882(MiAaPQ)EBC3445345(OCoLC)859778175(MdBmJHUP)muse25299(Au-PeEL)EBL3445345(CaPaEBR)ebr10729507(CaONFJC)MIL504329(OCoLC)852160097(EXLCZ)99317000000006024020120829d2013 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe last laugh[electronic resource] folk humor, celebrity culture, and mass-mediated disasters in the digital age /Trevor J. BlankMadison University of Wisconsin Pressc20131 online resource (188 p.)Folklore studies in a multicultural worldDescription based upon print version of record.0-299-29204-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Cyberspace, Technology, and Mass Media in the Twenty-First Century""; ""Chapter 1. Searching for Connections: How And Why We Use New Media For Vernacular Expression ""; ""Chapter 2. Changing Technologies, Changing Tastes: The Evolution Of Humor And Mass-Mediated Disasters In The Late Twentieth Century ""; ""Chapter 3. From 9/11 To The Death Of Bin Laden: Vernacular Expression And The Emergence Of Web 2.0""; ""Chapter 4. ""Intimate Strangers"" The Folk Response To Celebrity Death And Falls From Grace""""Chapter 5. From Sports Hero to Supervillain Or, How Tiger Woods Wrecked His Car(eer) """"Chapter 6. Dethroning the King of Pop: Michael Jackson And The Humor Of Death""; ""Chapter 7. Laughing to Death: Tradition, Vernacular Expression and American Culture In The Digital Age ""; ""Afterword ""; ""Glossary ""; ""Notes""; ""References ""; ""Index""Folklore studies in a multicultural world.Folklore and the InternetFolkloreElectronic books.Folklore and the Internet.Folklore.398/.36Blank Trevor J801351MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463731103321The last laugh1957095UNINA