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The Sweets Of Love, Or, Valentine Day, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

No abstract provided.

A New Song Concerning The Boxing Match Between The Ancient British Boxer, John Bull, And The Elf, Buonaparte, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Song concerning John Bull, symbol of the British identity and spirit, fighting evil

Bailey, Joe Kenneth (Fa 1312), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 1312. Student folk studies project titled “Folk Remedies,” which includes entries with brief descriptions of folk remedies collected in Jefferson County and Logan County, Kentucky. Entries may include a brief description of belief, remedy, traditional practice, and informant’s name, age and origin of remedy.

Licentious Legends: A Folklore Podcast, Alexandra L. Haynes

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Licentious Legends was created out of a need to both understand and educate about sexual contemporary legends; not just what they are and what defines them, but the effect that they have on those who experience them. The purpose of this podcast is not to shame, but to take what has been found and educate about the joys and dangers of these legends. These legends range from the everyday (such as "The Hook"), to legends about a young man killing himself with a plunger. In an effort to gather as many examples as they could, Faye interviewed several of their …

Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things, Sarah Adcock

Graduate School of Art Theses

I view my creative process as alchemy, the transformation of materials through experimentation. I use wax as a material that transcends its historical use as a sculptural process for casting and instead, use it for its transmutable qualities to inform content. Because of its plasticity and duality as fragile and resilient, wax is symbolically submissive and assertive. By applying heat, wax can be molded and formed into new shapes. Once it cools, wax reverts back to its natural state; solid and impermeable. I use objects to explore desires of origin and life. Transitional objects, the first “me not me” possession …

Werewolves: A Three-Dimensional Content Analysis Of Films From 1980-2014, Jennifer Lewis

Master's Theses

WEREWOLVES: A THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT ANALYSIS OF FILMS FROM 1980 – 2014 revolves around how monsters function in stories. Monsters represent fears and teach social norms. They are often portrayed as “other”, but more recently the werewolf has appeared in media as more sympathetic (Brannon 2016, 21; Gilmore 2008, 362; Hughes 2009, 97). Limited research has systematically studied how werewolves are represented in the media. This content analysis focuses on how major werewolf characters are represented in 20 films.

The analysis showcases werewolf characters in today’s culture and what it means to be a monster by analyzing hybridity. This study presents …

Archaeological Artifacts As Expressive Desire Of Hindu-Buddha Religions In Java In 8th–15th Centuries, Agus Aris Munandar

International Review of Humanities Studies

This study discusses the Hindu-Buddha religions in the ancient Javanese society which developed in 8—15 th Century AD when the centers of the kingdoms in the central part of Java. The case discussed in this paper is concerned with their ritual and ceremony tools used by the worshipped of Hindu-Buddha religions, especially in the regards with the statues of Hindu-Buddha gods, which are still used up to the present time. The statues of Hindu-Buddha gods are actually the realization of wishes to fulfill their worshipper hopes. This study in line with the opinion of Melford E.Spiro (1977), an expert on …

The Gin Shop, Philanthrophic Society

Broadside Ballads: England

Anti-alcohol, mainly gin, poem

The Monkey Who Has Seen The World, A New Song, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Song concerning the travel and cultural education of Mr. Pug, the monkey.

Song, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Nationalistic piece concerning the might of Britain

An Address To Great Britain, On Behalf Of Her Majesty The Queen, John Scott

Broadside Ballads: England

Poem of honor and love towards the Queen

Lover's Leap, And Co., Joseph Bates

Broadside Ballads: England

Travel poem concerning Ashwood Dale, Buxton

The Valliant Sailor, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Allegorical song concerning Anglo-German relations

The Constant Maid, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Daughter discussing her love and seeking acceptance.

The Honour Of A London 'Prentice : Being An Account Of His Matchess Manhood And Brave Adventures Done In Turkey, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Young man fighting for the virtue of England

Cupid's Revenge, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

A King marries a poor woman with respectability

Bateman's Tragedy, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

A woman haunted by her rejection of her promised love.

Patient Grissel, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Details the folklore story of Griselda

St. George And The Dragon, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Details Saint George's battle with the dragon as superior to other legends

The Cruel Step Mother, Author Unknown

Broadside Ballads: England

Jealous and greedy stepmother battles an innocent boy