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Playing dead: mock trauma and folk drama in staged high school drunk-driving tragedies

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dc.contributor.authorMiller, Montana, author
dc.contributor.authorUtah State University Press, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T05:47:59Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T05:47:59Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references and index.
dc.description.abstractAs the Grim Reaper pulls a student out of class to be a "victim" of drunk driving in a program called "Every 15 Minutes," Montana Miller observes the ritual through a folklorist's lens. Playing Dead examines why hundreds of American schools and communities each year organize these mock tragedies without any national sponsorship or coordination. Often, the event is complete with a staged accident in the parking lot, a life-flight helicopter, and faux eulogies for the "dead" students read in school assemblies.
dc.description.tableofcontentsEvery 15 minutes someone dies -- Backdrop for the scene -- Marked for death: ambiguity and slippery steps in frames of play -- Engrossed out: every 15 minutes as folk drama -- The dazzle and darkness of play -- Shattering frames: the crash through YouTube's window -- Rustles in the gallery.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumbooks
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/88112
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofRitual, Festival, and Celebration; v. 2
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dc.rightsAll rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.
dc.rights.accessAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.
dc.subject.lcshFolklore -- Performance
dc.subject.lcshFolk drama
dc.subject.lcshHigh school students -- Psychology
dc.subject.lcshDeath -- Social aspects
dc.titlePlaying dead: mock trauma and folk drama in staged high school drunk-driving tragedies
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