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Potential Priestesses: Vernacular Beliefs on Women and the Priesthood
Wesley Allred and Trevor Craven
About women and the priesthood, women's roles in the church, and women's beliefs about changing policy and theology in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Family Folklore Fun
Jane Athay
About Anderson family folklore. Includes holiday traditions, crafts, textiles, and conversion narratives. Multiple photographs of quilts.
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Women's Dating Experiences in Provo
Rachel Blackburn
Stories about women's bad dates in Provo. This paper explores the impact of these stories on women's culture at BYU.
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The AdLab: Folklore of Excellence
Melanie Black and Anabelle Peterson
Folklore about the BYU American Advertising lab as a renowned featured among many majors on campus.
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Connections to the Past: Family Folklore in the Bullock/Christensen Family
Ashley Bullock
Stories and songs passed through the Bullock and Christensen family.
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Holesville: A Short Story
Emma Cox
A short story about two children performing an act of ostension based on an urban legend in a small town.
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Cattle Branding: Epitomizing Ranch Culture
Cassidy Crosby
Customs surrounding cattle branding on the Crosby Family Ranch in Northern Wyoming. This paper highlights how branding reflects family ethics and how those ethics are transmitted to the next generation of ranchers.
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Mormon Naming Conventions: Conformity and Individuality
Kate Eliason
About the naming of children among Mormons.
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Ted Bundy Tales
Jalen Fairchild
About the folklore surrounding Ted Bundy. Includes interviews about legend and personal narratives about encountering the infamous Ted Bundy.
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Tumblr and the Ides of March
Marissa Fuller
This paper discusses Tumblr memes and text-posts from the #IdesofMarch.
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Eve and Lilith - The Women of the Garden and their Place in Modern Post-Christian Feminism
Zachary Gallafent and Alexis Lopez
Beliefs about Eve and Lilith and their role in modern feminism
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The Culture of Authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sara Grundvig
Stories about Latter-day Saint general authorities sharing questionable, out of line, or personally offensive teachings.
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Patriarchal Blessing Lore
Rachel Harper
A collection of stories about Patriarchal blessings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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The Mixtape as Modern Folk Art
Claire Jenkins
About modern mixtape/playlists as artistic expression.
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American Cryptids: A Field Guide
Melanie Kimball
A field guide about American cryptids, such as Bigfoot and the Chupacabra.
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The Tehachapi Savage: Apostate Missionary Stories
Ellen Lloyd
Stories about Latter-Day Saint missionaries who form cults in the field and regularly break mission rules.
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Cryptids and the Uncanny Valley
Megan Petty and Caroline Dale
About cryptids and their relationship to the uncanny valley.
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Ravenswood High
Patrick Smith-LaBombard
A short story inspired by the tale Campers "On the Trail" by Gayle Vernon Gates.
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The Folklore of Rock Climbing in American Fork
Paden Allsup and Spencer Luque
About the folklore surrounding the history and development of rock climbing in American Fork.
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North American Chinese Comfort Foods
Alyssa Anderson
This project encompasses several recipes from a North American Chinese family and examines the use of technology in the transmission of folklore
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Coping Mechanisms 2020
Rebekah Balanzategui
Traditions that sustained people throughout the 2020 pandemic
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