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Lowell Brower

@_LABrower

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

 Wisconsin, USA
Joined April 2016
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Does this mean I can add ⁦@CNN⁩ ghost correspondent to my email signature? cnn.com/travel/article/spook…
The spookiest cities in the US — and why they still scare us | CNN

The spookiest cities in the US — and why they still scare us | CNN

Explore the haunting histories of New Orleans, Savannah and Salem, three of the eeriest locales in the country.

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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
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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 – at Wisconsin, USA
GNS+ (@UWMadGNS) profile pictureGNS+@UWMadGNS25 Oct 2023
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-course…
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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. – at Wisconsin, USA
Know Your Meme (@knowyourmeme) profile pictureKnow Your Meme
@knowyourmeme25 Sep 2023
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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Replying to @Udadisi
si wewe? – at Wisconsin, USA
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– at Wisconsin, USA
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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 madison.com/news/local/gover…
Rudi, the pet pig that has entertained people on the bike path, has to go, Madison says

Rudi, the pet pig that has entertained people on the bike path, has to go, Madison says

Rudi the pig has been entertaining people along the Near West Side bike path for more than a year. Now the city says the pig has to move.

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where is the petition we can sign?! – at Wisconsin, USA
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Replying to @_LABrower @MaybeNotPayton
in the hodag’s name we pray – at Rhinelander, WI
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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! – at Wisconsin, USA
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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! youtu.be/6zprRsGgLEo – at Wisconsin, USA
The Hodag: How Fakelore Became Real | Flyover Culture

The Hodag: How Fakelore Became Real | Flyover Culture

Horns of an ox, the face of a frog, and a sensation that was entire...

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Noooo!! Rudi has been such a joy for my kiddos to visit on our daily commutes!! – at Wisconsin, USA
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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
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took a trip, made a friend #hodag – at Rhinelander, WI
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Just out on @SAPIENS_org! sapiens.org/language/gendere… Inspired to write this by the student who authored the insert on "sus." And it also includes photos taken by two anthropology majors.
Why I Ask My Students to Swear in Class

Why I Ask My Students to Swear in Class

An anthropologist uses gendered insults to get students thinking about the power of everyday language. Plus, an explainer on the term "sus."

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each one is better than the last
All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies) profile pictureAll The Right Movies
@ATRightMovies17 May 2023
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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