Informant: I got one. It’s a folktale from when I was younger. Interviewer: Is it like, a Brazilian or a Japanese tale? Informant: It’s Japanese… I don’t remember who told me the tale, it’s very common knowledge in Japan. It might’ve been in daycare. Does it matter? Interviewer: Not really. What is… Continue Reading »
Informant: There is one tale that I remember from when I was like… super young. Like an Indian folktale. Interviewer: Yeah sure, let’s hear it. Informant: It’s called The Elephant and the Jackal. There was once an Elephant that was a monster, and like, he would rampage across the forests destroying trees, and… Continue Reading »
Informant KJ is a sophomore studying cinematic art at the University of Southern California. He is of French-Canadian descent from the region of Quebec. Here, he discusses traditional Canadian folklore that has been known in his family for several generations: “La Chasse-galerie” “The Flying Canoe” KJ: “The Flying Canoe” is a pretty strange story if… Continue Reading »
The informant is a 21-year-old college student who was born in France, and continued to live there until moving to the United States at age 15. The informant’s mother is from Germany and his father is from Spain. I asked the informant to grab a cup of coffee on campus, and questioned whether he had… Continue Reading »
The informant is a 21-year-old college student who was born in France, and continued to live there until moving to the United States at age 15. The informant’s mother is from Germany and his father is from Spain. I asked the informant to grab a cup of coffee on campus, and questioned whether he had… Continue Reading »