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Lowell Brower

@_LABrower

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

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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.buff.ly/4eTLxQl


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

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! gns.wisc.edu/folklore-cours…

UWMadGNS's tweet image. 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!
gns.wisc.edu/folklore-cours…


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


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

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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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

Deathlorist's tweet image. 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

took a trip, made a friend #hodag

_LABrower's tweet image. took a trip, made a friend
#hodag

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Just out on @SAPIENS_org! sapiens.org/language/gende… Inspired to write this by the student who authored the insert on "sus." And it also includes photos taken by two anthropology majors.


each one is better than the last

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

ATRightMovies's tweet image. 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


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Folklore 320: Folklore of Wisconsin will be offered in Fall 2023!

UWMadGNS's tweet image. Folklore 320: Folklore of Wisconsin will be offered in Fall 2023!

When you offer extra credit for making memetic variants of the corn kid meme and 200 students take it as an opportunity to mercilessly dunk on you.

_LABrower's tweet image. When you offer extra credit for making memetic variants of the corn kid meme and 200 students take it as an opportunity to mercilessly dunk on you.

“When we started sliding those snakes, we brought back our connection to our grandparents,” said Wayne Valliere. The winter games of the Ojibwe come to UW-Madison. madison.com/news/local/the…


Come one, come all!! It’s snow snake season!

The Ojibwe Winter Games celebrate and sustain traditional winter sports. On Friday, Feb 3, from 3pm to Sundown, stop by Lake Mendota near Dejope Lawn to play snow snake, hoop and spear, & more! Opening Welcome will be in the Mendota Room, Dejope Hall. gns.wisc.edu/events/2023-oj…

UWMadGNS's tweet image. The Ojibwe Winter Games celebrate and sustain traditional winter sports. On Friday, Feb 3, from 3pm to Sundown, stop by Lake Mendota near Dejope Lawn to play snow snake, hoop and spear, & more! Opening Welcome will be in the Mendota Room, Dejope Hall. gns.wisc.edu/events/2023-oj…


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