Digital Traditions - Special Projects

Digital Traditions was developed to provide access to the Folklife Resource Center (FRC) at McKissick Museum. For thirty years, deeply rooted traditions like quilting, pottery, basketry, communal foodways, and folk music have been documented through audio, video, and photography.

Find special projects that have been digitized for exploration.

 

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The Sheep Stew of Dundas Video Transcript

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The Sheep Stew of Dundas Video Transcript
Video transcripts for: Life In Dundas ​ Johnny Hawthorne Long Tradition Of Sheep Stew Preparing The Stew Sheep Stew Stirring Committee The Art Of Cooking Stew The Cooking Committee The Dundas Ruritan...
The Day the Earth Stood Still | Digital Traditions

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The Day the Earth Stood Still | Digital Traditions
by Ben Haggard. Haggard is an Electrical Engineering major in the South Carolina Honors College at USC. This review was written for the Spring 2012 class "Folklore and Film." “Gort, Klaatu barada...
City of God | Digital Traditions

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City of God | Digital Traditions
by Evan Comen. Comen is an Economics major in the South Carolina Honors College at USC. This review was written for the Spring 2012 class "Folklore and Film." In his award-winning 2002 film City of...
Time Bandits | Digital Traditions

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Time Bandits | Digital Traditions
by Adam Beaty. Beaty is a Broadcast Journalism major in the South Carolina Honors College at USC. This review was written for the Spring 2012 class "Folklore and Film." Managing to maintain both...
Hugo | Digital Traditions

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Hugo | Digital Traditions
by Caitlin Orr. Orr is a Media Arts major in the South Carolina Honors College at USC. This review was written for the Spring 2012 class "Folklore and Film." Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese, tells...
The Curse of the Black Pearl | Digital Traditions

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The Curse of the Black Pearl | Digital Traditions
by Brittany Anderson. Anderson is a Theatre major in the South Carolina Honors College at USC. This review was written for the Spring 2012 class "Folklore and Film." If a person were to tell me that...
Pregnancy Superstitions | Digital Traditions

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Pregnancy Superstitions | Digital Traditions
by Mallory Turner. Turner is an Anthropology student in the South Carolina Honors College at USC. This paper was written for the Fall 2011 class "Folklife in America." Pregnancy is a time of immense...
The Family Feast and Noodle-Making | Digital Traditions

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The Family Feast and Noodle-Making | Digital Traditions
by Alison Salisbury. Salisbury is an English major in the South Carolina Honors College at USC. This paper was written for the Fall 2007 class "Folklife in America." Food is an integral part of my...
Skinheadlore in "This is England | Digital Traditions

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Skinheadlore in "This is England | Digital Traditions
by David Sims. Sims is a Chemistry major in the South Carolina Honors College at USC. This paper was written for the Spring 2009 class "Folklore and Film." Skinhead culture as a movement began in the...
Les Blank: Folklife on Film | Digital Traditions

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Les Blank: Folklife on Film | Digital Traditions
by Annie Major. Major is a Film Studies student in the South Carolina Honors College at USC. This paper was written for a "Folklife in America" class. The simple moments in Les Blank’s films, whether...
Folklore in "The Sandlot" | Digital Traditions

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Folklore in "The Sandlot" | Digital Traditions
by Emily Enloe. Enloe is a Dance Education major in the South Carolina Honors College at USC. This paper was written for the Spring 2009 class "Folklore and Film." A classic movie about a boy trying...
Folklore & Dormroom Décor | Digital Traditions

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Folklore & Dormroom Décor | Digital Traditions
by Beth Hinson. Hinson is an International Studies student in the South Carolina Honors College at USC. This paper was written for the Fall 2007 class "Folklife in America." I have decided to address...