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The vanishing hitchhiker in shillong nanzan institute for religion. Includes bibliographical references and index presents a collection of examples of major american urban legends, one of the most common forms of contemporary american folklore, and explains their popular appeal. Jan harold brunvand, phd, is professor emeritus of english at the university of utah, salt lake city, ut. Jan harold brunvand born march 23, 1933 is a retired american folklorist, researcher, writer, public speaker, and professor emeritus of english at the. Folklore scholar jan harold brunvand assembles the bestknown urban legendsincluding the hook, the spider in the hairdo, and the babysitter and the man upstairsand provides an enlightening and entertaining analysis of their variants and evolution. Brunvand discussed fifteen versions of the vanishing hitchhiker legend in his.
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Bruvand suggests that the story of a vanishing hitchhiker can be traced back to the 1870s and that there are similar stories in russia, korea and also among mormons, ozark mountaineers and chineseamericans. Brunvand holds a doctorate in folklore from indiana university. American urban legends and their meanings new ed by brunvand, jan harold isbn. The vanishing hitchhiker was professor brunvands first popular book on urban legends, and it remains a classic. The vanishing hitchhiker jefferson county public schools. In 1941 rosalie hankey of the university of california, who was gathering materials for a lengthy study of the vanishing hitchhiker, tried to verify specific accident reports from berkeley. The world with marges face contorting very near future may. American urban legends and their meanings jan harold brunvand. Brunvand, a university of utah folklorist and author of the study of american folklore, opens with some routine pointers on legends and legend interpretationidentifying the three essential elements of living legends, for example, as a. Feb 12, 2017 download pdf the vanishing hitchhiker. Dec 17, 2003 the groundbreaking book that launched americas urban legend obsession.
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Specifically, this study is a formal analysis of online discussion groups devoted to the perpetuation and analysis of a particular type of oral folklore urban legends and the cultural significance of their existence in the online realm. The vanishing hitchhiker legend was researched extensively by folklorist jan brunvand in the 1980s as the title urban legend for his book, the vanishing hitchhiker. Origins of the hitchhiker myths and legends from e2bn. After the 1981 publication of jan harold brunvands book, the vanishing hitchhiker, popularity of urban legends increased dramatically. In 1941 rosalie hankey of the university of california, who was gathering materials for a lengthy study of the vanishing hitchhiker, tried to. American urban legends and their meanings by brunvand, jan harold. Though this tale has been around since horse drawn carriage was the standard in personal transport, the recurrence of the tale in.
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