Legends at Work, Post-Katrina

Authors

  • Kate Parker Ohio State University

Keywords:

legend, narrative, disaster, displacement, Katrina, Houston, New Orleans

Abstract

Sometimes what's lurking in the depths is scarier than an albino alligator.

Author Biography

Kate Parker, Ohio State University

I am a doctoral student in English at the Ohio State University, where I research Katrina narratives, teach writing, and bask in the glory of OSU’s Center for Folklore Studies.

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Published

2010-10-12

Issue

No. 5 (2010)

Section

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