Did You Hear About the Girl Who . . . ?
Contemporary Legends, Folklore, and Human Sexuality
$126.55
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
27 February 2001
Summary
Ever hear the one about the man who wakes up after a chance sexual encounter to discover he’s been involuntarily relieved of one of his kidneys? Or the tiny gift-wrapped box from a recently departed lover that reveals a horrible secret? Everyone knows contemporary legends, those barely believable, often lurid, cautionary tales, always told as though they happened to the friend of a friend. Sometimes we pass them on to others unsure of their truthfulness, usually we dismiss them as mere myt…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780814793220 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0814793223 |
| Author: | Marianne H. Whatley, Elissa R. Henken |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Imprint: | New York University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 27 February 2001 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Whatley and Henkin have written a book that is as intelligent as it is interesting and funny.” -Journal of Sex Research
“An excellent example of applied folklore.” – Western Folklore “A book with a wonderful interdisciplinary idea-using sexual urban legends as part of high school and college sex education” –The Women’s Review of Books, Oct. 2001 “Provocatively bridges the interdisciplinary gap between folklore and sexuality education.” –Journal of Folklore Research “One might assume that a book on urban legends would be too pop-culturish to be of value to serious sexuality educators and students, but one would be wrong…Whatley and Henken hae written a book that is as intelligent as it is interesting and funny.” –The Journal of Sex Research
About The Author
Marianne H. Whatley
Mariamne H. Whatley is Associate Dean of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Elissa R. Henken is Associate Professor of English at the University of Georgia.
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