A gaggle of geeks, a flock of freaks : traditions and customs among the "drama kids" of Cottonwood Junior High, 2003.

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A gaggle of geeks, a flock of freaks : traditions and customs among the "drama kids" of Cottonwood Junior High, 2003.

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Jensen collects folklore from the Cottonwood Drama Club and analyzes it in terms of its traditional, artistic, social, and creative functions. She divides the types of folklore into the traditions surrounding initiation, graduation, and pre- and post-show rituals. She suggests that drama kids use folkloric traditions and rituals to establish camaraderie in a group that stereotypically consists of outcasts and eccentrics. She believes that drama kids use rituals to unite themselves, protect themselves, and ward off stage fright.

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Harold B. Lee Library

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Jensen, Anna, 1985-

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Jensen was born into an acting family and was very involved with theatre from an early age. She participated in drama at Cottonwood Junior High, and collected her experiences in that scene for this folklore project. From the description of A gaggle of geeks, a flock of freaks : traditions and customs among the "drama kids" of Cottonwood Junior High, 2003. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367512288 ...