Lowell Brower

Teaching faculty @UWMadGNS, Alum @harvardfolklore | Folklorist, Ethnographer, Writer, African Language Enthusiast, Wisconsinite, Lucky Husband, Proud Papa.

[Lowell Brower @_LABrower]

Does this mean I can add ⁦@CNN⁩ ghost correspondent to my email signature? https://t.co/T9EJNjy2NJ

[Harvard Griffin GSAS @HarvardGSAS]

The same interest in horror and the supernatural that drives people to Halloween hot spots like Salem, Massachusetts also shapes our cultural and civic life in the post-pandemic, post-truth era, says University of Wisconsin Professor Lowell Brower, PhD ’19.https://t.co/RkSRyYQSd7

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Hey, that’s my unfortunately evergreen course on the powers and potentials of folk traditions in the face of crisis, violence, and rupture

[GNS+ @UWMadGNS]

Are you interested in Folklore? "The Folklore of Emergency" examines the discourses of "crisis" and "emergency." To learn more information about this course and others, visit the "courses" page on the GNS website!
https://t.co/h8mjGyUAFh

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Coming Spring 2024 @UWMadGNS
Folklore 315: Folklore of Emergency @UWMadison

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Just 3 years ago?!?! The shape of time has changed. The speed of culture has warped it.

[Know Your Meme @knowyourmeme]

Dreams: On this day three years ago, TikToker 420doggface208 (real name: Nathan Apodaca) filmed himself skateboarding on the freeway, drinking Ocean Spray cranberry juice and lip-syncing to the song "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac.

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@Udadisi si wewe?

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Isn’t the whole point of living in a town like Madison the ability to scooch right off the bike path and feed a pig some tortilla chips and apple slices? Get it together, folks! #keepmadisonweird #saverudi https://t.co/oUnxaVOeDt

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@jessieopie where is the petition we can sign?!

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@MaybeNotPayton in the hodag’s name we pray

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“It’s more than a creature…it’s more than an icon for the town; it’s kind of like a way of life up here in Rhinelander…[it] connects us all as one.”

Watch this ode to #folklore, #supernatural storytelling, and Wisconsin’s favorite #cryptid: The Hodag!

https://t.co/iiWtftGpOD

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h/t @MaybeNotPayton at Flyover Culture for making this #hodag love song, and doing all the fieldwork that went into it!

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@PaulaNiedenthal Noooo!! Rudi has been such a joy for my kiddos to visit on our daily commutes!!

[Kaitlyn L. Kinney @Deathlorist]

Prelim Program officially released for #AFSAM23! I couldn’t be more stoked to continue deathy convos in folklore with these folks this November!

#Death #Folklore #Deathlore #FolkloreThursday #Folk #Lore

@afsfolklorists @_LABrower @DarcyStaniforth @COM_in_practice

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@digiFolklorePod @ISCLR @Centre_4_Legend 👀

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took a trip, made a friend
#hodag

[Dr. Marnie Jane Thomson @MarnieThomson]

Just out on @SAPIENS_org! https://t.co/77DmaPHG2U
Inspired to write this by the student who authored the insert on "sus." And it also includes photos taken by two anthropology majors.

[Lowell Brower @_LABrower]

each one is better than the last

[All The Right Movies @ATRightMovies]

AFRICAN GAZE was an exhibition showcasing the weird and wonderful art form that is the Ghanaian movie poster. These are some of the best...

A THREAD

1/20 - Mrs Doubtfire