Campus Traditions : Folklore from the Old-Time College to the Modern Mega-University.
Title:
Campus Traditions : Folklore from the Old-Time College to the Modern Mega-University.
Author:
Bronner, Simon J.
ISBN:
9781621036173
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (496 pages)
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Prologue: "Here's the Syllabus" -- 1. Getting In: Orientation -- 2. The Stress of Grades: Tests and Papers -- 3. Professors, Coaches, Jocks, Geeks, and Other Strange Characters -- 4. Rushes, Pranks, and Dinks: The Rough-and-Tumble Campus -- 5. College Spirit: Expressing Loyalty and Rivalry -- 6. Campus Events: Holidays, Games, and Sports -- 7. Greek Life -- 8. Legendary Locations, Laughs, and Horrors -- 9. Sex and the Single Student -- 10. Getting Out: Graduation -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
The first examination of stand-up comedy through the lens of folklore.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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