Exemplary stories

The article analyses phenomenon of the “exemplary stories” — apocryphal anecdotes often told at parties as realistic stories which supposedly really happened, but which are in fact variants of socially quite widespread, sometimes even international folkloric narratives. Also labelled as urban/contem...

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Published inStudia ethnologica Pragensia no. 2; pp. 15 - 32
Main Author Campion-Vincent, Véronique
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Czech
Published Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství 01.12.2018
Charles University in Prague - Faculty of Arts Press
Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická Fakulta
Subjects
anecdotes
contemporary folklore
contemporary legends
Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
exemplary stories
fait divers
oral culture
rumors
urban legends
contemporary folklore
oral culture
anecdotes
exemplary stories
urban legends
fait divers
rumors
contemporary legends
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Summary:The article analyses phenomenon of the “exemplary stories” — apocryphal anecdotes often told at parties as realistic stories which supposedly really happened, but which are in fact variants of socially quite widespread, sometimes even international folkloric narratives. Also labelled as urban/contemporary legends, this type of narratives is discussed in wide theoretical and disciplinary context, including their itinerations in the modern mass media (especially newspapers) and popular literature. Finally, social and cultural functions and meanings of these apocryphal stories are presented.
ISSN:1803-9812
2336-6699